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UK inshore Special Protection Areas: a methodological evaluation of site selection and definition of the extent of an interest feature using line transect data 2005

The EU Birds Directive (79/409/EEC) provides for the protection, management and control of naturally occurring wild birds of EU Member States. Article 4 of the Birds Directive requires that Member Sta...

PDF JNCC Report No. 574: An assessment of the numbers and distributions - An assessment of the numbers and distributions of wintering red-throated diver, little gull and common scoter in the Greater Wash 2016 3.5 MB

JNCC Report No: 574 An assessment of the numbers and distributions of wintering red-throated diver, little gull and common scoter in the Greater Wash Lawson J., Kober, K., Win, I., Allcock, Z., Black,...

Online EU Habitats and Birds Directives case law library – User Guide 2018

#### SummaryThis is the User Guide for the Online EU Habitats and Birds Directives case law library.The case law library provides the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) and the UK country natu...

An analysis of the numbers and distribution of seabirds within the British Fishery Limit aimed at identifying areas that qualify as possible marine SPAs 2010

This report describes an analysis of European Seabirds at Sea (ESAS) data, conducted to identify and delineate seabird aggregations within the British Fishery Limit that might qualify as SPAs. ESAS da...

PDF JNCC Report No. 541: Identification of important marine areas in the UK for red-throated divers (Gavia stellata) during the breeding season - Identification of important marine areas in the UK for red-throated divers (Gavia stellata) during the breeding season 2015 5.7 MB

JNCC Report No: 541 Identification of important marine areas in the UK for red-throated divers (Gavia stellata) during the breeding season Black, J., Dean B.J., Webb A., Lewis, M., Okill D. and Reid J...

Identification of important marine areas in the UK for red-throated divers (Gavia stellata) during the breeding season 2015

The Birds Directive states that conservation measures should be taken both in ‘the geographical sea and land area’, but most SPAs in the United Kingdom currently do not include marine areas beyond the...

PDF Which species can be protected in marine SPAs? 2019 114.4 KB

Which species can be protected in Marine SPAs? The Birds Directive protects two types of bird species: particularly threatened bird species (listed in Annex I of the Birds Directive) and regularly occ...

PDF JNCC Report No. 414: Surveillance of winter and spring aggregations of seaducks, divers and grebes in UK inshore areas: Aerial surveys and shore-based counts 2006/07 - Surveillance of winter and spring aggregations of seaducks, divers and grebes in UK inshore areas: Aerial surveys and shore-based counts 2006/07 (JNCC Report No. 414) 2008 1.3 MB

JNCC Report No. 414 Surveillance of winter and spring aggregations of seaducks, divers and grebes in UK inshore areas: Aerial surveys and shore-based counts 2006/07 Mark Lewis, Linda J. Wilson, Ilka S...

PDF JNCC Report No. 406: Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus evening rafting behaviour around colonies on Skomer, Rum and Bardsey - Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus rafting behaviour around colonies on Skomer, Rum and Bardsey (JNCC Report No. 406) 2008 1.5 MB

JNCC Report No: 406 Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus evening rafting behaviour around colonies on Skomer, Rum and Bardsey: its spatial extent and implications for recommending seaward boundary extens...

PDF JNCC Report No. 358: Generic guidelines for seaward extensions to existing breeding northern fulmar Fulmarus glacialis colony Special Protection Areas - Generic guidelines for seaward extensions to existing breeding northern fulmar Fulmarus glacialis colony Special Protection Areas (JNCC Report No. 358) 2005 1.9 MB

JNCC Report No: 358 Generic guidelines for seaward extensions to existing breeding northern fulmar Fulmarus glacialis colony Special Protection Areas Claire A McSorley, Andy Webb, Ben J Dean & James B...