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JNCC seabird distribution and abundance data (all trips) from ESAS database

Dataset homepage

Citation

Dunn, T. 2012. JNCC seabird distribution and abundance data (all trips) from ESAS database. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/427) on yyyy-mm-dd. https://doi.org/10.15468/56wppq accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-07-08.

Description

Original provider: European Seabirds at Sea Dataset credits: Joint Nature Conservation Committee (United Kingdom) Nederlands Instituut voor Onderzoek der Zee (the Netherlands) Ornis Consult (Denmark) National Institute for Coastal and Marine Management/RIKZ (the Netherlands) Nederlands Zeevogelgroep (the Netherlands) Instituut voor Bos- en Natuuronderzoek (the Netherlands) Instituut voor Natuur Behoud (Belgium) National Environmental Research Institute (Denmark) Norsk Institutt for Naturforskning (Norway) Vogelwarte Helgoland (Germany) Abstract: The European Seabirds at Sea (ESAS) database was established in 1991 as a collaboration between individuals and institutes who had collected data on the distribution of seabirds and marine mammals in north-west European offshore areas. The most recent version of this database contains over two million records which were collected over 25 years. Purpose: The founding aim of this project was to merge data from different collaborators and use these to publish an atlas depicting vulnerable concentrations of seabirds to oil pollution. Subsequently, these data have been used for a wide variety of research purposes. The collaboration has also developed and defined common standards in data capture, processing and storage. Supplemental information: [2020-10-01] The following invalid species names were corrected according to the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Larus ridibundus (176835) => Chroicocephalus ridibundus (824041) Corvus monedula (179746) => Coloeus monedula (916629) Little Gull: Larus minutus (176840) => Hydrocoloeus minutus (824065) Little Tern: Sterna albifrons (176899) => Sternula albifrons (824126) Mediterranean Gull: Larus melanocephalus (176858) => Ichthyaetus melanocephalus (824070) Red Phalarope: Phalaropus fulicaria (554376) => Phalaropus fulicarius (176734) Sandwich Tern: Sterna sandvicensis (176927) => Thalasseus sandvicensis (176932) Turtles: Testudines (173749) => Testudines (948936) Phylloscopus sibilatrix (179847) => Phylloscopus sibillatrix (916708) Sula bassanus (174711) => Morus bassanus (174712) Larus sabini (176865) => Xema sabini (176866) Saxicola torquata (554448) => Saxicola torquatus (726114) [2015-03-24] A few records had a wrong animal count of zero. The value is replaced with a blank representing species presence only. This dataset represents a subset of version 4.1 of the ESAS database, which is composed of three related tables. As some attributes from the original dataset are dropped in the public view, certain records may appear as duplicate observations. This, however, is not the case, as these records will have varying attribute values in the original database (e.g., age/plumage/behavior, etc.) and should therefore be treated as separate entities.

Species notes:
Species EURING code 462 (noted [sp_obs] field in the dataset) is Puffinus puffinus mauretanicus. As ITIS doesn't register this species, it is represented as Puffinus puffinus (TSN 174555), instead.
Species EURING code 460 (noted the [sp_obs] field in the dataset) is Puffinus puffinus whose counterpart in ITIS is also Puffinus puffinus (TSN 174555).

This dataset includes multiple trips whose survey methods vary. Please consult the data provider for the proper use of the dataset.

Purpose

The founding aim of this project was to merge data from different collaborators and use these to publish an atlas depicting vulnerable concentrations of seabirds to oil pollution. Subsequently, these data have been used for a wide variety of research purposes. The collaboration has also developed and defined common standards in data capture, processing and storage.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

NA

Sampling

NA

Method steps

  1. NA

Additional info

marine, harvested by iOBIS

Taxonomic Coverages

Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
  1. Chondrichthyes
    common name: cartilaginous fishes rank: class
  2. Cetorhinus maximus
    common name: basking shark rank: species
  3. Lamna nasus
    common name: porbeagle rank: species
  4. Isurus oxyrinchus
    common name: shortfin mako rank: species
  5. Prionace glauca
    common name: blue shark rank: species
  6. Mola mola
    common name: ocean sunfish rank: species
  7. Dermochelys coriacea
    common name: Leatherback Sea Turtle rank: species
  8. Aves
    common name: Birds rank: class
  9. Gavia
    common name: Loons rank: genus
  10. Gavia immer
    common name: Common Loon rank: species
  11. Gavia arctica
    common name: Arctic Loon rank: species
  12. Gavia stellata
    common name: Red-throated Loon rank: species
  13. Podiceps
    rank: genus
  14. Podiceps grisegena
    common name: Red-necked Grebe rank: species
  15. Podiceps cristatus
    common name: Great Crested Grebe rank: species
  16. Procellariidae
    common name: Fulmars rank: family
  17. Procellariidae
    common name: Fulmars rank: family
  18. Fulmarus glacialis
    common name: Northern Fulmar rank: species
  19. Puffinus
    rank: genus
  20. Puffinus gravis
    common name: Great Shearwater rank: species
  21. Puffinus griseus
    common name: Sooty Shearwater rank: species
  22. Puffinus puffinus
    common name: Manx Shearwater rank: species
  23. Puffinus puffinus
    common name: Manx Shearwater rank: species
  24. Pterodroma mollis
    common name: Soft-plumaged Petrel rank: species
  25. Oceanodroma leucorhoa
    common name: Leach's Storm Petrel rank: species
  26. Oceanites oceanicus
    common name: Wilson's Storm Petrel rank: species
  27. Hydrobates pelagicus
    common name: European Storm Petrel rank: species
  28. Morus bassanus
    common name: Northern Gannet rank: species
  29. Phalacrocorax
    rank: genus
  30. Phalacrocorax carbo
    common name: Great Cormorant rank: species
  31. Phalacrocorax aristotelis
    rank: species
  32. Ardea cinerea
    common name: Gray Heron rank: species
  33. Anseriformes
    common name: Ducks rank: order
  34. Anatidae
    common name: Ducks rank: family
  35. Cygnus
    common name: Swans rank: genus
  36. Cygnus olor
    common name: Mute Swan rank: species
  37. Cygnus cygnus
    common name: Whooper Swan rank: species
  38. Branta bernicla
    common name: Brant rank: species
  39. Branta leucopsis
    common name: Barnacle Goose rank: species
  40. Anser
    common name: Bean Geese rank: genus
  41. Anser albifrons
    common name: Greater White-fronted Goose rank: species
  42. Anser anser
    common name: Greylag Goose rank: species
  43. Anser brachyrhynchus
    common name: Pink-footed Goose rank: species
  44. Tadorna tadorna
    common name: Common Shelduck rank: species
  45. Anas platyrhynchos
    common name: Mallard rank: species
  46. Anas strepera
    common name: Gadwall rank: species
  47. Anas acuta
    common name: Northern Pintail rank: species
  48. Anas crecca
    common name: Eurasian Teal rank: species
  49. Anas penelope
    common name: Eurasian Wigeon rank: species
  50. Anas clypeata
    common name: Northern Shoveler rank: species
  51. Aythya ferina
    common name: Common Pochard rank: species
  52. Aythya marila
    common name: Greater Scaup rank: species
  53. Aythya fuligula
    common name: Tufted Duck rank: species
  54. Bucephala clangula
    common name: Common Goldeneye rank: species
  55. Clangula hyemalis
    common name: Long-tailed Duck rank: species
  56. Somateria mollissima
    common name: Common Eider rank: species
  57. Melanitta
    common name: Scoters rank: genus
  58. Melanitta fusca
    common name: Velvet Scoter rank: species
  59. Melanitta perspicillata
    common name: Surf Scoter rank: species
  60. Melanitta nigra
    common name: Black Scoter rank: species
  61. Mergus merganser
    common name: Common Merganser rank: species
  62. Mergus serrator
    common name: Red-breasted Merganser rank: species
  63. Accipiter nisus
    common name: Eurasian Sparrowhawk rank: species
  64. Pandion haliaetus
    common name: Osprey rank: species
  65. Falco peregrinus
    common name: Peregrine Falcon rank: species
  66. Falco columbarius
    common name: Merlin rank: species
  67. Falco tinnunculus
    common name: Common Kestrel rank: species
  68. Fulica atra
    common name: Eurasian Coot rank: species
  69. Haematopus ostralegus
    common name: Eurasian Oystercatcher rank: species
  70. Vanellus vanellus
    common name: Northern Lapwing rank: species
  71. Charadrius hiaticula
    common name: Common Ringed Plover rank: species
  72. Pluvialis apricaria
    common name: European Golden Plover rank: species
  73. Pluvialis squatarola
    common name: Black-bellied Plover rank: species
  74. Arenaria interpres
    common name: Ruddy Turnstone rank: species
  75. Scolopax rusticola
    common name: Eurasian Woodcock rank: species
  76. Numenius arquata
    common name: Eurasian Curlew rank: species
  77. Numenius phaeopus
    common name: Whimbrel rank: species
  78. Actitis hypoleucos
    common name: Common Sandpiper rank: species
  79. Tringa erythropus
    common name: Spotted Redshank rank: species
  80. Tringa totanus
    common name: Common Redshank rank: species
  81. Tringa nebularia
    common name: Common Greenshank rank: species
  82. Tringa ochropus
    common name: Green Sandpiper rank: species
  83. Calidris
    rank: genus
  84. Calidris canutus
    common name: Red Knot rank: species
  85. Calidris maritima
    common name: Purple Sandpiper rank: species
  86. Calidris ferruginea
    common name: Curlew Sandpiper rank: species
  87. Calidris alpina
    common name: Dunlin rank: species
  88. Calidris alba
    common name: Sanderling rank: species
  89. Calidris minuta
    common name: Little Stint rank: species
  90. Limosa lapponica
    common name: Bar-tailed Godwit rank: species
  91. Limosa limosa
    common name: Black-tailed Godwit rank: species
  92. Philomachus pugnax
    common name: Ruff rank: species
  93. Gallinago gallinago
    common name: Common Snipe rank: species
  94. Recurvirostra avosetta
    common name: Pied Avocet rank: species
  95. Phalaropus
    rank: genus
  96. Phalaropus fulicarius
    common name: Red Phalarope rank: species
  97. Phalaropus lobatus
    common name: Red-necked Phalarope rank: species
  98. Stercorarius
    rank: genus
  99. Stercorarius pomarinus
    common name: Pomarine Jaeger rank: species
  100. Stercorarius parasiticus
    common name: Parasitic Jaeger rank: species
  101. Stercorarius longicaudus
    common name: Long-tailed Jaeger rank: species
  102. Laridae
    common name: Gulls rank: family
  103. Laridae
    common name: Gulls rank: family
  104. Laridae
    common name: Gulls rank: family
  105. Laridae
    common name: Gulls rank: family
  106. Larus
    rank: genus
  107. Larus
    rank: genus
  108. Larus
    rank: genus
  109. Larus
    rank: genus
  110. Larus
    rank: genus
  111. Larus
    rank: genus
  112. Larus hyperboreus
    common name: Glaucous Gull rank: species
  113. Larus glaucoides
    common name: Iceland Gull rank: species
  114. Larus marinus
    common name: Great Black-backed Gull rank: species
  115. Larus marinus
    common name: Great Black-backed Gull rank: species
  116. Larus fuscus
    common name: Lesser Black-backed Gull rank: species
  117. Larus fuscus graellsii
    rank: subspecies
  118. Larus fuscus fuscus
    rank: subspecies
  119. Larus argentatus
    common name: Herring Gull rank: species
  120. Larus argentatus argentatus
    rank: subspecies
  121. Larus canus
    common name: Mew Gull rank: species
  122. Xema sabini
    common name: Sabine's Gull rank: species
  123. Rissa tridactyla
    common name: Black-legged Kittiwake rank: species
  124. Sterna
    rank: genus
  125. Sterna
    rank: genus
  126. Sterna hirundo
    common name: Common Tern rank: species
  127. Sterna paradisaea
    common name: Arctic Tern rank: species
  128. Sterna dougallii
    common name: Roseate Tern rank: species
  129. Thalasseus sandvicensis
    common name: Sandwich Tern rank: species
  130. Chlidonias niger
    common name: Black Tern rank: species
  131. Alca torda
    common name: Razorbill rank: species
  132. Uria aalge
    common name: Common Murre rank: species
  133. Uria lomvia
    common name: Thick-billed Murre rank: species
  134. Alle alle
    common name: Dovekie rank: species
  135. Cepphus grylle
    common name: Black Guillemot rank: species
  136. Fratercula arctica
    common name: Atlantic Puffin rank: species
  137. Columba livia
    common name: Common Pigeon rank: species
  138. Columba livia
    common name: Common Pigeon rank: species
  139. Columba oenas
    common name: Stock Dove rank: species
  140. Columba palumbus
    common name: Common Wood Pigeon rank: species
  141. Streptopelia decaocto
    common name: Eurasian Collared Dove rank: species
  142. Streptopelia turtur
    common name: European Turtle Dove rank: species
  143. Asio otus
    common name: Long-eared Owl rank: species
  144. Asio flammeus
    common name: Short-eared Owl rank: species
  145. Apus apus
    common name: Common Swift rank: species
  146. Alaudidae
    rank: family
  147. Alauda arvensis
    common name: Eurasian Skylark rank: species
  148. Hirundinidae
    rank: family
  149. Riparia riparia
    common name: Bank Swallow rank: species
  150. Hirundo rustica
    common name: Barn Swallow rank: species
  151. Motacilla
    rank: genus
  152. Motacilla alba
    common name: White Wagtail rank: species
  153. Motacilla cinerea
    common name: Gray Wagtail rank: species
  154. Motacilla flava
    common name: Western Yellow Wagtail rank: species
  155. Anthus
    rank: genus
  156. Anthus spinoletta
    common name: Water Pipit rank: species
  157. Anthus pratensis
    common name: Meadow Pipit rank: species
  158. Fringilla montifringilla
    common name: Brambling rank: species
  159. Fringilla coelebs
    common name: Common Chaffinch rank: species
  160. Carduelis carduelis
    common name: Eurasian Goldfinch rank: species
  161. Carduelis flammea
    common name: Common Redpoll rank: species
  162. Plectrophenax nivalis
    common name: Snow Bunting rank: species
  163. Emberiza
    common name: Eurasian Buntings rank: genus
  164. Emberiza citrinella
    common name: Yellowhammer rank: species
  165. Emberiza schoeniclus
    common name: Common Reed Bunting rank: species
  166. Sturnus vulgaris
    common name: Common Starling rank: species
  167. Corvus
    rank: genus
  168. Corvus corax
    common name: Common Raven rank: species
  169. Corvus frugilegus
    common name: Rook rank: species
  170. Turdus
    rank: genus
  171. Turdus
    rank: genus
  172. Turdus merula
    common name: Common Blackbird rank: species
  173. Turdus pilaris
    common name: Fieldfare rank: species
  174. Turdus iliacus
    common name: Redwing rank: species
  175. Oenanthe oenanthe
    common name: Northern Wheatear rank: species
  176. Phylloscopus
    rank: genus
  177. Phylloscopus trochilus
    common name: Willow Warbler rank: species
  178. Cetacea
    common name: cetaceans rank: order
  179. Cetacea
    common name: cetaceans rank: order
  180. Cetacea
    common name: cetaceans rank: order
  181. Cetacea
    common name: cetaceans rank: order
  182. Cetacea
    common name: cetaceans rank: order
  183. Cetacea
    common name: cetaceans rank: order
  184. Cetacea
    common name: cetaceans rank: order
  185. Cetacea
    common name: cetaceans rank: order
  186. Delphinidae
    common name: dolphins rank: family
  187. Delphinidae
    common name: dolphins rank: family
  188. Delphinidae
    common name: dolphins rank: family
  189. Tursiops truncatus
    common name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species
  190. Stenella coeruleoalba
    common name: Striped Dolphin rank: species
  191. Delphinus delphis
    common name: Short-beaked Common Dolphin rank: species
  192. Lagenorhynchus
    common name: white-beaked dolphins rank: genus
  193. Lagenorhynchus albirostris
    common name: White-beaked Dolphin rank: species
  194. Lagenorhynchus acutus
    common name: Atlantic White-sided Dolphin rank: species
  195. Grampus griseus
    common name: Risso's Dolphin rank: species
  196. Orcinus orca
    common name: Killer Whale rank: species
  197. Phocoena phocoena
    common name: Harbor Porpoise rank: species
  198. Physeter macrocephalus
    common name: Sperm Whale rank: species
  199. Hyperoodon ampullatus
    common name: Northern bottlenose whale rank: species
  200. Mesoplodon
    common name: beaked whales rank: genus
  201. Mesoplodon bidens
    common name: Sowerby's Beaked Whale rank: species
  202. Balaenoptera
    common name: baleen whales rank: genus
  203. Balaenoptera acutorostrata
    common name: Minke Whale rank: species
  204. Balaenoptera borealis
    common name: Sei Whale rank: species
  205. Balaenoptera physalus
    common name: Fin Whale rank: species
  206. Megaptera novaeangliae
    common name: Humpback Whale rank: species
  207. Odobenus rosmarus
    common name: Walrus rank: species
  208. Phoca vitulina
    common name: Harbor Seal rank: species
  209. Halichoerus grypus
    common name: Atlantic gray seal rank: species
  210. Erignathus barbatus
    common name: Bearded Seal rank: species
  211. Cystophora cristata
    common name: Hooded Seal rank: species
  212. Calonectris diomedea
    common name: Cory's Shearwater rank: species
  213. Caniformia
    common name: pinnipeds rank: suborder
  214. Stenella frontalis
    common name: Atlantic Spotted Dolphin rank: species
  215. Globicephala melas
    common name: Long-finned Pilot Whale rank: species
  216. Larus cachinnans
    common name: Yellow-legged Gull rank: species
  217. Carduelis cannabina
    common name: Common Linnet rank: species
  218. Carduelis chloris
    common name: European Greenfinch rank: species
  219. Circus aeruginosus
    common name: Western Marsh Harrier rank: species
  220. Corvus corone
    common name: Carrion Crow rank: species
  221. Corvus corone
    common name: Carrion Crow rank: species
  222. Corvus corone
    common name: Carrion Crow rank: species
  223. Erithacus rubecula
    common name: European Robin rank: species
  224. Ficedula hypoleuca
    common name: European Pied Flycatcher rank: species
  225. Phoenicurus phoenicurus
    common name: Common Redstart rank: species
  226. Phylloscopus collybita
    common name: Common Chiffchaff rank: species
  227. Prunella modularis
    common name: Dunnock rank: species
  228. Regulus regulus
    common name: Goldcrest rank: species
  229. Saxicola rubetra
    common name: Whinchat rank: species
  230. Sylvia atricapilla
    common name: Eurasian Blackcap rank: species
  231. Turdus philomelos
    common name: Song Thrush rank: species
  232. Turdus viscivorus
    common name: Mistle Thrush rank: species
  233. Stercorarius skua
    common name: Great Skua rank: species
  234. Branta bernicla bernicla
    rank: subspecies
  235. Saxicola torquatus
    rank: species
  236. Delichon urbicum
    rank: species
  237. Chroicocephalus ridibundus
    common name: Common Black-headed Gull rank: species
  238. Hydrocoloeus minutus
    common name: Little Gull rank: species
  239. Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
    common name: Mediterranean Gull rank: species
  240. Sternula albifrons
    common name: Little Tern rank: species
  241. Coloeus monedula
    common name: Western Jackdaw rank: species
  242. Phylloscopus sibillatrix
    rank: species
  243. Testudines
    common name: Turtles rank: order

Geographic Coverages

north; west; offshore; European; Atlantic; Irish; Channel; Celtic; shelf; oceanic; Skaggerak; Kategat; Belt; Irish; English; Bristol; Biscay; oceanic

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Tim Dunn
originator
position: Primary contact
Joint Nature Conservation Committee
email: tim.dunn@jncc.gov.uk
homepage: http://www.jncc.gov.uk/
OBIS-SEAMAP
metadata author
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
27708
NC
US
email: seamap-contact@duke.edu
homepage: http://seamap.env.duke.edu
OBIS-SEAMAP
distributor
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
27708
NC
US
email: seamap-contact@duke.edu
homepage: http://seamap.env.duke.edu
Tim Dunn
owner
position: Primary contact
Joint Nature Conservation Committee
email: tim.dunn@jncc.gov.uk
homepage: http://www.jncc.gov.uk/
Tim Dunn
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
Joint Nature Conservation Committee
email: tim.dunn@jncc.gov.uk
homepage: http://www.jncc.gov.uk/
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