Sweden Mikael Svensson

Sweden Area: 450 000 km2

Sweden Area: 450 000 km2 Population: 9.1 million Organised ornithologists: 20.000+ Useful ornithologists: 500+

Sweden Number of breeding bird species: 250+ Number of breeding birds: 70 million pairs

Major actors Swedish Environmental Protection Agency Swedish Ornithological Society

Major actors Common birds Rare birds

Other actors County administrative boards Regional and local ornithological societies Swedish Association for Hunting and Wildlife Management

Expertise spread over universities, authorities, organisations and individuals

What do we have?

General consensus … 2004

General consensus … 2004 2008

Population size Birds of Sweden – their numbers and distribution Ottosson et al. in prep. Estimates of population sizes for all breeding bird species 1997–2008

Population size

Population trends Monitoring data 1973 –

Bird reporting Species Gateway

Swedish Breeding Bird Atlas Capercaillie 1974 – 1984

Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus

What do we need?

Better geographic coverage

Change of focus

Increased focus on migratory species

Swedish Bird Survey National panel Administrative office SEPA County Boards SOF – BirdLife Hunters Experts Administrative office Administration Recruitment Data collection Databases Annual reporting Analyses