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European Red List of Birds 2015 Calidris alpina (Dunlin) European Red List of Birds Supplementary Material The European Union (EU27) Red List assessments were based principally on the official data reported by EU Member States to the European Commission under Article 12 of the Birds Directive in 2013-14. For the European Red List assessments, similar data were sourced from BirdLife Partners and other collaborating experts in other European countries and territories. For more information, see BirdLife International (2015). Contents Reported national population sizes and trends p. 2 Trend maps of reported national population data p. 5 Sources of reported national population data p. 8 Species factsheet bibliography p. 13 Recommended citation BirdLife International (2015) European Red List of Birds. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities. Further information http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/info/euroredlist http://www.birdlife.org/europe-and-central-asia/european-red-list-birds-0 http://www.iucnredlist.org/initiatives/europe http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/conservation/species/redlist/ Data requests and feedback To request access to these data in electronic format, provide new information, correct any errors or provide feedback, please email [email protected]. THE IUCN RED LIST OF THREATENED SPECIES™ BirdLife International (2015) European Red List of Birds Calidris alpina (Dunlin) Table 1. Reported national breeding population size and trends in Europe1. Country (or Population estimate Short-term population trend4 Long-term population trend4 Subspecific population (where relevant) 2 territory) Size (pairs)3 Europe (%) Year(s) Quality Direction5 Magnitude (%)6 Year(s) Quality Direction5 Magnitude (%)6 Year(s) Quality Belarus 0 <1 2003-2012 medium - 100 2001-2004 good - 100 1980-2004 medium C. a. schinzii, Baltic/SW Europe & NW Africa Denmark 135 <1 2011 good - 20-33 2000-2011 good - 50-100 1980-2011 good C. a. schinzii, Baltic/SW Europe & NW Africa DK: Faroe Is 10-15 <1 2014 medium ? ? C. a. schinzii, Iceland & Greenland/NW and West Africa DK: Greenland 7,000-15,000 2 2000-2012 medium ? ? C. a. arctica, NE Greenland/West Africa Estonia 180-230 <1 2008-2012 good - 20-50 2001-2012 good - 50-70 1980-2012 good C. a. schinzii, Baltic/SW Europe & NW Africa Finland 5,000-10,000 1 2006-2010 medium ? - 40-50 1980-2012 medium C. a. alpina, NE Europe & NW Siberia/W Europe & NW Africa Finland 55-60 <1 2010-2012 good 0 0 2001-2012 good - 42 1980-2012 medium C. a. schinzii, Baltic/SW Europe & NW Africa Germany 7-16 <1 2005-2009 good - 64-87 1998-2008 good - 51-100 1985-2009 medium C. a. schinzii, Baltic/SW Europe & NW Africa Iceland 270,000 56 2000 poor ? ? C. a. schinzii, Iceland & Greenland/NW and West Africa Rep. Ireland 150 <1 2008 medium - 27 1996-2008 poor - 58-79 1972-2008 poor C. a. schinzii, Britain & Ireland/SW Europe & NW Africa Latvia 0-1 <1 2012 medium ? - 90-100 1980-2012 good C. a. schinzii, Baltic/SW Europe & NW Africa Lithuania 5-10 <1 2008-2012 medium - 60-80 2001-2012 medium - 60-80 1980-2012 medium C. a. schinzii, Baltic/SW Europe & NW Africa Norway 25,000-35,000 6 2013 poor ? ? C. a. alpina, NE Europe & NW Siberia/W Europe & NW Africa NO: Svalbard 200-300 <1 2001-2013 poor ? ? C. a. alpina, NE Europe & NW Siberia/W Europe & NW Africa Poland 0-1 <1 2008-2012 good - 95-100 2000-2012 good - 100 1980-2012 medium C. a. schinzii, Baltic/SW Europe & NW Africa Russia 100,000-200,000 29 1995-2010 poor - 5-30 2001-2012 poor - 5-30 1980-2012 poor C. a. alpina, NE Europe & NW Siberia/W Europe & NW Africa Russia 10-25 <1 2001-2012 good - 60-90 2000-2011 good - 70-95 1980-2012 medium C. a. schinzii, Baltic/SW Europe & NW Africa Sweden 10,000-20,000 3 2008-2012 medium 0 0 2001-2012 medium + 10-30 1980-2012 medium C. a. alpina, NE Europe & NW Siberia/W Europe & NW Africa Sweden 80-120 <1 2008-2012 good - 35-65 2001-2012 good - 50-80 1980-2012 good C. a. schinzii, Baltic/SW Europe & NW Africa United Kingdom 8,600-10,600 2 2005-2007 good + 56 1998-2010 medium 0 0 1982-2006 medium C. a. schinzii, Britain & Ireland/SW Europe & NW Africa EU27 24,200-41,300 6 Stable Europe 426,000-562,000 100 Unknown THE IUCN RED LIST OF THREATENED SPECIES™ BirdLife International (2015) European Red List of Birds Calidris alpina (Dunlin) Table 1. Reported national breeding population size and trends in Europe1. Country (or Population estimate Short-term population trend4 Long-term population trend4 Subspecific population (where relevant) 2 territory) Size (pairs)3 Europe (%) Year(s) Quality Direction5 Magnitude (%)6 Year(s) Quality Direction5 Magnitude (%)6 Year(s) Quality 1 See 'Sources' at end of factsheet, and for more details on individual EU Member State reports, see the Article 12 reporting portal at http://bd.eionet.europa.eu/article12/report. 2 The designation of geographical entities and the presentation of the material do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of IUCN or BirdLife International concerning the legal status of any country, territory or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. 3 In the few cases where population size estimates were reported in units other than those specified, they were converted to the correct units using standard correction factors. 4 The robustness of regional trends to the effects of any missing or incomplete data was tested using plausible scenarios, based on other sources of information, including any other reported information, recent national Red Lists, scientific literature, other publications and consultation with relevant experts. 5 Trend directions are reported as: increasing (+); decreasing (-); stable (0); fluctuating (F); or unknown (?). 6 Trend magnitudes are rounded to the nearest integer. THE IUCN RED LIST OF THREATENED SPECIES™ BirdLife International (2015) European Red List of Birds Calidris alpina (Dunlin) Table 2. Reported national wintering population sizes and trends in Europe1. Note that some countries within the species' wintering range did not report any data, and that only minimum totals are presented, to avoid double-counting of birds moving between countries. Country (or Population estimate Short-term population trend4 Long-term population trend4 Subspecific population (where relevant) 2 territory) Size (individuals)3 Europe (%) Year(s) Quality Direction5 Magnitude (%)6 Year(s) Quality Direction5 Magnitude (%)6 Year(s) Quality Albania 750-3,800 <1 2002-2012 good - 5-10 2002-2012 good - 20-30 1980-2012 poor Azerbaijan 4,000-10,000 <1 1996-2002 medium ? ? Belgium 1,774-2,252 <1 2008-2012 good - 6-7 2001-2012 good - 1-3 1992-2012 good Bulgaria 140-820 <1 2008-2012 medium + 37 2000-2012 good ? Croatia 100-250 <1 2010 good - 40-50 1998-2010 good ? DK: Faroe Is 0-10 <1 1992 medium ? ? France 253,300-361,000 24 2008-2012 good - 11-12 2000-2012 good + 29-30 1980-2012 good Georgia Present <1 2012 ? ? Germany 120,000 9 2000-2005 good F 0 1997-2009 good F 0 1987-2009 good Rep. Ireland 44,380 3 2006-2011 good - 40 1999-2011 good - 43 1987-2011 medium Italy 64,925-79,211 6 2007-2009 good + 5-15 2000-2009 good + 40-75 1991-2009 good Montenegro 5,000-8,000 <1 2003-2012 good F 0 2003-2012 good F 0 1991-2012 good Netherlands 158,216-300,789 17 2006-2010 good 0 0 2000-2011 good + 12-112 1981-2011 good Portugal 30,004 2 2008-2012 good 0 0 2001-2012 good - 1988-2012 medium Slovenia 0-14 <1 2008-2012 good ? F 0-1000 1980-2012 medium Spain 94,217-104,728 8 2008-2010 good + 10 2000-2010 good + 2-7 1980-2009 good Turkey 4,000-12,000 1 2012 medium ? ? Ukraine 10-800 <1 1996-2009 medium F 10-70 1996-2009 medium F 10-80 1980-2009 medium United Kingdom 360,000 28 2004-2008 good - 14 1999-2010 good - 27 1980-2010 good EU27 1,130,000-1,400,000 98 Decreasing Europe 1,140,000-1,440,000 100 Decreasing 1 See 'Sources' at end of factsheet, and for more details on individual EU Member State reports, see the Article 12 reporting portal at http://bd.eionet.europa.eu/article12/report. 2 The designation of geographical entities and the presentation of the material do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of IUCN or BirdLife International concerning the legal status of any country, territory or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. 3 In the few cases where population size estimates were reported in units other than those specified, they were converted to the correct units using standard correction factors. 4 The robustness of regional trends to the effects of any missing or incomplete data was tested using plausible scenarios, based on other sources of information, including any other reported information, recent national Red Lists, scientific literature, other publications and consultation with relevant experts. 5 Trend directions are reported as: increasing (+); decreasing (-); stable (0); fluctuating (F); or unknown (?). 6 Trend magnitudes are rounded to the nearest integer. THE IUCN RED LIST OF THREATENED SPECIES™ BirdLife International (2015) European Red List of Birds Trend maps A symbol appears in each country where the species occurs: the shape and colour of the symbol represent the population trend in that country, and the size of the symbol corresponds to the proportion of the European population occurring in that country.
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