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Population status and trends at the EU and Member State levels

The Article 12 web tool provides an access to EU assessments and Member States’ data compiled as part of the Habitats Directive - Article 12 reporting process. The EU assessments have been carried out in EU 27 for the period 2008-2012 and in EU28 for the period 2013-2018.

Choose period, species and if relevant sub-specific unit.

Once a selection has been made the breeding distribution of the species can be visualized in a map.

The ‘Data sheet info’ includes notes for each assessment per species.

The ‘Audit trail’ includes the methods used for the EU assessment and justifications for decisions made by the assessors.

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Increasing
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Stable
x
Unknown
-
Decreasing
F
Fluctuating
u
Uncertain

Codes ‘PT’, ‘ES ‘correspond to Portugal mainland (excluding Azores-PTAC and Madeira-PTMA) and Spain mainland (excluding Canary Islands-ESIC) respectively.
Similarly ‘UK’ stands for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (excluding Gibraltar-GIB).
The data from delayed delivery by Romania were not used for the EU population status assessment.

Current selection: 2013-2018, Actitis hypoleucos. Show all
Data from Member States reports
MS Breeding population Breeding distribution Winter population Breeding area from
gridded maps (km2)
Ssp. / subsp. unit
Population size Population trend Distribution size Distribution trend Population size Population trend
Min
Mouse-over texts for entries below show "Method used" reported for population size as a whole:
estimatePartial - based mainly on extrapolation from limited amount of data
estimateExpert - based mainly on expert opinion, with very limited data
absentData - insufficient or no data available
completeSurvey - complete survey or statistically robust estimate
Country Method used
AT completeSurvey
BE completeSurvey
BG estimatePartial
CZ completeSurvey
DE estimateExpert
EE estimatePartial
ES completeSurvey
FI completeSurvey
FR estimatePartial
GIB
GR estimatePartial
HR estimateExpert
HU estimatePartial
IE estimateExpert
IT estimateExpert
LT estimatePartial
LV estimatePartial
NL completeSurvey
PL estimateExpert
PT estimatePartial
RO estimateExpert
SE estimatePartial
SI completeSurvey
SK estimateExpert
UK completeSurvey
Max
Best value Unit Type est. Change % MS ST period ST direction ST magnitude LT period LT direction LT magnitude
Mouse-over texts for entries below show "Method used" reported for distribution surface area (in km²):
estimatePartial - based mainly on extrapolation from limited amount of data
estimateExpert - based mainly on expert opinion, with very limited data
absentData - insufficient or no data available
completeSurvey - complete survey or statistically robust estimate
Country Method used
AT completeSurvey
BE completeSurvey
BG estimatePartial
CZ completeSurvey
DE estimateExpert
EE estimatePartial
ES completeSurvey
FI completeSurvey
FR estimatePartial
GIB
GR estimatePartial
HR estimateExpert
HU completeSurvey
IE completeSurvey
IT estimatePartial
LT estimatePartial
LV completeSurvey
NL completeSurvey
PL absentData
PT estimatePartial
RO estimateExpert
SE estimatePartial
SI absentData
SK completeSurvey
UK completeSurvey
Area
% MS ST period ST direction ST magnitude LT period LT direction LT magnitude Min
Mouse-over texts below show "Method used" reported for population size value(s):
estimatePartial - based mainly on extrapolation from limited amount of data
estimateExpert - based mainly on expert opinion, with very limited data
absentData - insufficient or no data available
completeSurvey - complete survey or statistically robust estimate
Country Method used
AT
BE
BG
CZ
DE
EE
ES completeSurvey
FI
FR
GIB estimatePartial
GR
HR
HU
IE
IT
LT
LV
NL
PL
PT
RO
SE
SI
SK
UK
Max
Best value Unit Type est. Change % MS ST period ST direction ST magnitude LT period LT direction LT magnitude Status Distrib. % MS
AT
170
230
N/A
p
estimate
genuine
2007-2018 - -30 | -20 | (N/A) 1981-2018 - -70 | -30 | (N/A) 12300 0.9 2007-2018 - N/A | N/A | (-19) 1981-2018 - -60 | -30 | (N/A) 11700 0.9
BE
0
0
0
p
estimate
noChange
#
2008-2018 = N/A 1973-2018 = N/A 0.00000 # 2008-2018 x N/A 1973-2018 x N/A N/A N/A
BG
120
220
N/A
p
estimate
noChange
2000-2018 = 0 | 0 | (N/A) 1980-2018 x N/A 13724 1.0 2000-2018 = 0 | 0 | (N/A) 1980-2018 x N/A 14800 1.1
CZ
100
200
N/A
p
estimate
noChange
#
2001-2017 - -50 | -50 | (N/A) 1980-2018 x N/A # 21500 1.6 2002-2016 - N/A | N/A | (-40.13) 1986-2016 - N/A | N/A | (-40.54) # 21500 1.6
DE
210
290
N/A
p
mean
genuine
2004-2016 = N/A | N/A | (-10) 1980-2016 = N/A | N/A | (16) 19198 1.5 2004-2016 = -10 | 10 | (N/A) 1980-2016 - -100 | -66 | (N/A) 20500 1.6
EE
5000
8000
N/A
p
estimate
genuine
2.1
2006-2017 - -72 | -29 | (N/A) 1980-2017 - -351 | -91 | (N/A) 39100 3.0 2007-2018 = N/A | N/A | (10) 1980-2018 - N/A | N/A | (-13) 22900 1.7
ES
450
3100
N/A
p
estimate
noChange
0.6
2007-2018 = N/A 1980-2018 - N/A 89016 6.8 2007-2018 = N/A 1980-2018 - N/A 894 1177 N/A i estimate knowledge N/A 2000-2018 = N/A 1980-2018 + N/A | N/A | (4.2) # other 94400 7.2
FI
147827
237537
180342
p
interval
knowledge
57.6
2007-2018 = -28 | 30 | (-3) 1980-2018 + -14 | 95 | (30) 306700 23.2 2007-2018 u N/A 1980-2010 = 1 | 1 | (N/A) 306300 23.3
FR
700
1000
N/A
p
estimate
noChange
0.3
2007-2017 x N/A 1989-2017 - -25 | -5 | (N/A) 35700 2.7 2007-2018 x N/A 1989-2018 - -15 | -10 | (N/A) # 35700 2.7
GIB
1 5 N/A i mean noChange N/A 2000-2018 = 1 | 5 | (5) 1980-2018 = 1 | 5 | (5) other
GR
50
100
N/A
p
estimate
noChange
2007-2018 = N/A | N/A | (0) 1980-2018 x N/A 4000 0.3 2007-2018 x N/A 1980-2018 x N/A 4300 0.3
HR
160
400
N/A
p
estimate
N/A
2007-2018 x N/A 1980-2018 x N/A 177 2007-2018 x N/A 1980-2018 x N/A 8800 0.7
HU
80
120
N/A
p
estimate
method
#
2007-2018 = N/A 1980-2018 = N/A 1967 0.1 2007-2018 x N/A 1980-2018 x N/A 2100 0.2
IE
N/A
N/A
1848
p
estimate
noChange
#
0.6
1991-2011 - N/A | N/A | (-14) 1972-2011 - N/A | N/A | (-40) # 16300 # 1.2 1991-2011 - N/A | N/A | (-14) 1972-2011 - N/A | N/A | (-40) # 16000 1.2
IT
500
1000
N/A
p
estimate
noChange
0.2
2007-2018 x N/A 1993-2018 + 0 | 150 | (N/A) 48900 3.7 2007-2018 - -30 | -25 | (N/A) 1993-2018 + 75 | 80 | (N/A) 48900 3.7
LT
2500
3500
N/A
p
estimate
knowledge
1.0
2013-2018 = 0 | 0 | (N/A) 1980-2018 = 0 | 0 | (N/A) 13900 1.1 2006-2018 = 0 | 0 | (N/A) 1980-2018 = 0 | 0 | (N/A) 13800 1.1
LV
3197
6143
N/A
p
estimate
noChange
1.5
2000-2017 x N/A 1980-2018 x N/A 25900 2.0 2000-2017 - N/A | N/A | (-24) 1980-2017 - N/A | N/A | (-20) 25700 1.9
NL
10
20
N/A
p
estimate
noChange
#
2006-2017 u -37 | 101 | (15) 1981-2017 + 253 | 1695 | (704) 2300 0.2 2000-2015 = N/A | N/A | (9.52) 1977-2015 + N/A | N/A | (15) 2300 0.2
PL
1600
2200
N/A
p
estimate
noChange
0.6
2007-2018 u -71 | 37 | (-36) 1980-2018 + 10 | 60 | (N/A) # N/A N/A 2007-2018 x N/A 1980-2018 x N/A N/A N/A
PT
500
1000
N/A
p
estimate
noChange
#
0.2
2007-2018 u N/A 1980-2018 x N/A # 23100 # 1.8 2005-2018 = N/A | N/A | (-9) 1980-2018 = N/A # 22900 1.7
RO
2000
5000
N/A
p
estimate
method
1.1
2007-2018 x N/A 1980-2018 x N/A 23900 1.8 2007-2018 x N/A 1980-2018 x N/A 23900 1.8
SE
80000
108000
92000
p
estimate
genuine
29.4
2007-2018 - -27 | -2 | (-16) 1980-2018 - -60 | -35 | (-49) 464500 35.2 2007-2018 = N/A 1980-2018 = N/A 461600 35.1
SI
100
150
N/A
p
estimate
genuine
2006-2018 - N/A | N/A | (-46) 1980-2018 - -70 | -50 | (N/A) 3100 # 0.2 2007-2018 x N/A 1980-2018 = N/A | N/A | (-14) # 2900 0.2
SK
400
1000
N/A
p
estimate
genuine
0.2
2007-2018 - -40 | -20 | (N/A) 1980-2018 - -20 | -10 | (N/A) 28415 2.1 2007-2018 = N/A 1980-2018 = N/A 30300 2.3
UK
N/A
N/A
13244
p
estimate
genuine
4.2
2004-2016 - N/A | N/A | (-23.14) 1980-2016 - N/A | N/A | (-44.74) 125300 9.5 1989-2009 - -15.17 | -15.17 | (N/A) 1970-2009 - -15.4 | -15.4 | (N/A) 124200 9.4
EU population status assessments
Breeding population Breeding distribution Winter population EU population
status
Contribution
to Target 1
Season Previous status Ssp. / subsp. unit
Population size (min) Population size (max) Unit Short-term trend Long-term trend Area Short-term trend Long-term trend Population size (min) Population size (max) Unit Short-term trend Long-term trend Breeding Wintering
EU28 258000 390000 p - - 1290000 NE NE Declining C B Near Threatened Actitis hypoleucos