For decades, we have observed a major biodiversity crisis impacting all taxa. Avian species
have been particularly well monitored over the long term, documenting their declines. In …

The impact of increasing vertebrate predator numbers on bird populations is widely debated
among the general public, game managers and conservationists across Europe. However …

Biodiversity is undergoing unprecedented global decline. Efforts to slow this rate have
focused foremost on rarer species, which are at most risk of extinction. Less interest has …

From the red grouse to the Ethiopian bush-crow, bird populations around the world can
provide us with vital insights into the effects of climate change on species and ecosystems …

Eastern European countries are considered a stronghold for the continent's farmland
biodiversity. The abundance of farmland birds is one important element of this biodiversity …

The EU has adopted the European Farmland Bird Index (EFBI) as a Structural and
Sustainable Development Indicator and a proxy for wider biodiversity health on farmland …

Volunteer-based standardized monitoring of birds has been widely implemented in Europe
and North America. In France, a breeding bird survey is running since 1989 and offers keen …

Species monitoring is one key approach to assess human impact on nature. Four main
approaches have been applied in bird monitoring: comparing distribution atlases from …

The successful conservation of bird species relies upon our understanding of their habitat
use and requirements. In the coming decades the importance of such knowledge will only …

Neonicotinoids (neonics) are the most widely used insecticides worldwide and are
considered to be of low risk to non-target organisms such as vertebrates. Further, they are …