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NETHERLANDS

Name of scheme: BMP A - Common breeding species project
Organisation: SOVON (Dutch Centre for Field Ornithology) and Statistics Netherlands
Status: ongoing
Start: 1984
Number of fieldworkers: 500
Species: 100
Habitats recorded: yes
Methods: territory mapping
Selection of plots: free choice
Sustainable support: yes
Website: http://www.sovon.nl
Reference: Van Dijk, A.J., Boele, A., Hustings, F. Koffijberg, K. & Plate, C.L. (2009): Broedvogels in Nederland in 2007. SOVON-monitoringrapport 2009/01. SOVON Vogelonderzoek Nederland, Beek-Ubbergen.
SOVON Vogelonderzoek Nederland 2008. State-of-the-birds-in-the-Netherlands in 2008 (in Dutch, Vogelbalans 2008).

Contact: Chris van Turnhout, SOVON, Rijksstraatweg 178, 6573 DG Beek-Ubbergen, The Netherlands, e-mail: chris.vanturnhout (at) sovon.nl

Name of scheme: BMP W - Meadow bird species project
Organisation: SOVON (Dutch Centre for Field Ornithology), Provincial organisations and Statistic Netherlands
Status: ongoing
Start: 1990
Number of fieldworkers: 150
Species: 21
Habitats recorded: yes
Methods: territory mapping
Selection of plots: free choice
Sustainable support: yes

Name of scheme: BMP B - Scarce breeding species project
Organisation: SOVON (Dutch Centre for Field Ornithology) and Statistics Netherlands
Status: ongoing
Start: 1990
Number of fieldworkers: 200
Species: 50
Habitats recorded: yes
Methods: territory mapping
Selection of plots: free choice
Sustainable support: yes

Name of scheme: LSB Z - Rare breeding species project
Organisation: SOVON (Dutch Centre for Field Ornithology) and Statistics Netherlands
Status: ongoing
Start: 1990
Number of fieldworkers: 500
Species: 60
Habitats recorded: yes
Methods: territory mapping
Selection of plots: free choice
Sustainable support: yes

Name of scheme: LSB K - Colony breeding bird census
Organisation: SOVON (Dutch Centre for Field Ornithology) and Statistics Netherlands
Status: ongoing
Start: 1990
Number of fieldworkers: 1000
Species: 17
Habitats recorded: yes
Methods: territory mapping
Selection of plots: free choice
Sustainable support: yes

Name of scheme: MUS - Common Urban breeding species project
Organisation: SOVON (Dutch Centre for Field Ornithology)
Status: ongoing
Start: 2007
Number of fieldworkers: 450
Species: 70
Habitats recorded: yes
Methods: point count
Selection of plots: free choice
Sustainable support: partial

Name of scheme: MAS - Common Farmland breeding species project
Organisation: SOVON (Dutch Centre for Field Ornithology)
Status: pilot scheme
Start: 2008
Number of fieldworkers: 50
Species: 50
Habitats recorded: yes
Methods: point count
Selection of plots: free choice
Sustainable support: no


National indicators: Farmland Bird Index, All species indicator, Habitat indicator (Farmland, Forest, Coastal, Heathland, Marshland, and Urban bird species indicator), Red data indicator (All species of Red data list, Threatened species of Red data list), Natura 2000 indicator

Indicators produced are used as official indicators in the country: yes

18.08.2009