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 201600–403200 pairs, with an increasing trend (76–99%) during 2000–2012 and a decreasing trend (31–99%) 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 500–2000 pairs, with a fluctuating trend during 1995–2012 and an unknown trend during 1980–2012.