In the absence of a report from the Czech Republic for this taxon, surrogate data were provided by ČSO / BirdLife indicating a breeding population of 50000–100000 pairs, with a fluctuating trend during 2000–2012 and a stable trend during 1982–2012.

In the absence of a report from Greece for this taxon, surrogate data were provided by the Hellenic Ornithological Society (HOS), the BirdLife Partner in Greece, indicating a breeding population of 20000–30000 pairs, with an unknown trend during 2007–2013 and an unknown trend during 1980–2012.