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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
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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, Podiceps cristatus. 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 estimatePartial
BG estimatePartial
CZ completeSurvey
DE estimateExpert
DK estimatePartial
EE estimateExpert
ES estimatePartial
FI completeSurvey
FR absentData
GR estimatePartial
HR estimateExpert
HU estimateExpert
IE estimateExpert
IT estimateExpert
LT estimatePartial
LU completeSurvey
LV estimatePartial
NL completeSurvey
PL estimateExpert
PT estimatePartial
RO estimateExpert
SE estimatePartial
SI completeSurvey
SK estimatePartial
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
DK completeSurvey
EE estimatePartial
ES completeSurvey
FI completeSurvey
FR estimatePartial
GR estimatePartial
HR estimatePartial
HU completeSurvey
IE completeSurvey
IT estimatePartial
LT estimatePartial
LU estimateExpert
LV completeSurvey
NL completeSurvey
PL absentData
PT estimatePartial
RO completeSurvey
SE estimatePartial
SI completeSurvey
SK estimatePartial
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 completeSurvey
BE estimatePartial
BG estimatePartial
CZ completeSurvey
DE completeSurvey
DK
EE
ES completeSurvey
FI
FR completeSurvey
GR estimatePartial
HR estimateExpert
HU estimatePartial
IE estimatePartial
IT estimatePartial
LT
LU
LV completeSurvey
NL completeSurvey
PL completeSurvey
PT
RO
SE
SI
SK
UK completeSurvey
Max
Best value Unit Type est. Change % MS ST period ST direction ST magnitude LT period LT direction LT magnitude Status Distrib. % MS
AT
1000
1700
N/A
p
estimate
method
0.6
2007-2018 u 20 | 50 | (N/A) 1981-2018 + 20 | 40 | (N/A) 15100 1.1 2007-2018 - N/A | N/A | (-33) 1981-2018 + 15 | 30 | (N/A) 1400 2500 N/A i estimate noChange 1.0 2007-2018 = N/A 1981-2014 + N/A | N/A | (24) # keywintering 14300 1.0
BE
1400
2000
1700
p
estimate
genuine
0.8
2008-2018 + 21 | 72 | (47) 1973-2018 + 273 | 433 | (353) # 22220 # 1.6 2008-2018 = N/A 1973-2018 + N/A | N/A | (131.19) 3000 9000 6500 i estimate knowledge # 3.4 2007-2018 = -18 | 15 | (-3) 1992-2018 - -26 | -2 | (-15) # keywintering 20300 1.5
BG
550
1500
N/A
p
estimate
genuine
0.5
2000-2018 = 0 | 0 | (N/A) 1980-2018 = 0 | 0 | (N/A) 21819 1.6 2000-2018 = 0 | 0 | (N/A) 1980-2018 = 0 | 0 | (N/A) 1850 5000 N/A i estimate knowledge 1.8 1999-2018 + 40 | 100 | (N/A) 1980-2018 - -25 | -5 | (N/A) keywintering 23600 1.7
CZ
2500
5000
N/A
p
estimate
noChange
#
1.7
2001-2017 = 0 | 0 | (N/A) 1981-2017 - N/A | N/A | (-1) # 36800 2.7 2002-2016 = N/A | N/A | (-7.54) 1986-2016 - N/A | N/A | (-11.73) # 319 609 N/A i estimate N/A 0.2 2008-2019 + N/A | N/A | (2) 1980-2019 + N/A | N/A | (5) # keywintering 36300 2.6
DE
18500
27000
N/A
p
estimate
genuine
10.2
2004-2016 - N/A | N/A | (-11) 1980-2016 = N/A | N/A | (19) 214760 15.8 2004-2016 = -10 | 10 | (N/A) 1980-2016 = -30 | 40 | (N/A) N/A N/A 43000 i mean genuine 22.2 2003-2016 + 10 | 40 | (N/A) 1980-2016 + 229 | 255 | (242) # keywintering 223900 16.3
DK
N/A
N/A
3418
p
estimate
genuine
#
1.5
2006-2017 - -59.1 | -31.64 | (-46.98) 1982-2017 - -69.06000 | -51.38 | (-61.19) # 27200 2.0 1996-2017 - N/A | N/A | (-13.09000) 1974-2017 = N/A | N/A | (-5.42) # 27000 2.0
EE
2000
3000
N/A
p
estimate
noChange
1.1
2006-2017 + 52 | 65 | (N/A) 1980-2017 - -50 | -20 | (N/A) 13400 1.0 2007-2018 = N/A | N/A | (-9) 1980-2018 - N/A | N/A | (-38) 13400 1.0
ES
N/A
N/A
22050
p
estimate
noChange
9.9
2007-2018 u -26.9 | 139.4 | (N/A) 1980-2018 = N/A 51140 3.8 2007-2018 u -8.12 | 33.3 | (N/A) 1980-2018 + N/A | 150 | (N/A) N/A N/A 7497 i mean knowledge 3.9 2008-2018 + 5.48 | N/A | (N/A) 1991-2016 = N/A keywintering 52900 3.9
FI
31553
39663
35796
p
estimate
genuine
16.0
2007-2018 - 10 | 35 | (23) 1986-2018 - 27 | 40 | (34) 124700 9.2 N/A N/A N/A 1980-2010 - 10 | 10 | (N/A) 124600 9.1
FR
15000
20000
N/A
p
estimate
noChange
7.8
2007-2018 x N/A 1985-2012 + 200 | 300 | (N/A) 218300 16.1 2009-2018 = N/A | N/A | (0) 1985-2018 + N/A | N/A | (40) 33650 45500 37750 i mean noChange # 19.5 2007-2017 = -13 | 4 | (0) 1980-2017 + 10 | 80 | (23) # keywintering 216600 15.8
GR
1100
1500
N/A
p
estimate
knowledge
0.6
2007-2018 = N/A | N/A | (0) 1980-2018 x N/A 11000 # 0.8 2007-2018 x N/A 1980-2018 x N/A 15000 30000 N/A i estimate knowledge 11.6 2007-2018 + N/A | N/A | (113) 1980-2018 x N/A keywintering 10700 0.8
HR
1000
1200
N/A
p
estimate
N/A
0.5
2007-2018 x N/A 1980-2018 x N/A # 136 2007-2018 x N/A 1980-2018 x N/A 1500 2500 N/A i estimate N/A 1.0 2007-2018 x N/A 1980-2013 x N/A keywintering 6300 0.5
HU
2000
3000
N/A
p
estimate
knowledge
#
1.1
2007-2018 = N/A 1980-2018 - -71 | -67 | (N/A) # 29064 2.1 2007-2018 = N/A 1980-2018 x N/A # 150 200 N/A i estimate noChange # 2007-2018 F N/A 1996-2018 F N/A # keywintering 29900 2.2
IE
1000
2499
N/A
p
estimate
noChange
#
0.8
2000-2011 = N/A | N/A | (0) 1975-2011 x N/A # 19200 # 1.4 1991-2011 + N/A | N/A | (11) 1972-2011 + N/A | N/A | (10) # N/A N/A 1734 i mean genuine # 0.9 2004-2016 - N/A | N/A | (-7.6) 1987-2016 x N/A keywintering 18600 1.4
IT
2315
3045
N/A
p
estimate
noChange
1.2
2007-2018 x N/A 1993-2018 + 115 | 325 | (N/A) 61000 4.5 2007-2018 + 5 | 10 | (N/A) 1993-2018 + 265 | 270 | (N/A) 22331 25186 N/A i estimate genuine 12.3 2009-2015 = N/A 1991-2015 + 45 | 65 | (N/A) keywintering 61000 4.5
LT
10000
13000
N/A
p
estimate
knowledge
5.2
2013-2018 = N/A 1980-2018 = N/A 32100 2.4 2006-2018 = N/A 1980-2018 = N/A 31900 2.3
LU
18
20
N/A
p
estimate
noChange
2007-2018 = 0 | 10 | (N/A) 1980-2018 + 400 | 500 | (N/A) # 25 # 2007-2018 = 0 | 0 | (N/A) 1980-2018 + 95 | 100 | (N/A) 400
LV
3000
6200
N/A
p
estimate
method
2.1
2000-2017 x N/A 1991-2017 - -33 | -32 | (N/A) 24000 1.8 2000-2017 = N/A | N/A | (-2) 1980-2017 = N/A | N/A | (-3) 10 948 N/A i estimate noChange 0.2 2009-2018 u -91.4 | 587.2 | (-0.1) 1991-2018 u N/A | N/A | (741.8) keywintering 23900 1.7
NL
11000
15000
N/A
p
estimate
noChange
5.8
2006-2017 - -22 | -6 | (-14) 1984-2017 - -42 | -16 | (-30) 39500 2.9 2000-2015 = N/A | N/A | (-0.25) 1977-2015 + N/A | N/A | (38.59) 16200 20152 18721 i mean genuine 9.7 2006-2017 = -18 | 17 | (-1) 1981-2017 + 5 | 50 | (28) keywintering 38100 2.8
PL
15000
25000
N/A
p
estimate
noChange
8.9
2007-2018 = 0 | 56 | (25) 1980-2018 x N/A # N/A N/A 2007-2018 x N/A 1980-2018 x N/A 3200 7900 6000 i minimum noChange 3.1 2011-2018 + 296 | 631 | (442) 1980-2018 x N/A # keywintering N/A N/A
PT
600
5000
N/A
p
estimate
method
#
1.2
2007-2018 u N/A 1980-2018 x N/A # 17200 # 1.3 2005-2018 + N/A | N/A | (33) 1980-2018 + N/A # 17100 1.2
RO
15000
30000
N/A
p
estimate
noChange
10.1
2007-2018 x N/A 1980-2018 x N/A 47200 3.5 2007-2018 = N/A 1980-2018 = N/A 47100 3.4
SE
18000
26000
22000
p
estimate
noChange
9.8
2007-2018 u -1 | 91 | (38) 1980-2018 - -45 | -15 | (-30) 204900 15.1 2007-2018 = N/A 1980-2018 = N/A 204800 14.9
SI
120
270
N/A
p
estimate
genuine
2007-2018 + 20 | 35 | (N/A) 1980-2018 + 200 | 400 | (N/A) 3400 # 0.2 2007-2018 + 10 | 30 | (N/A) 1980-2018 + N/A | N/A | (17) 3400 0.2
SK
500
1000
N/A
p
estimate
noChange
0.3
2007-2018 = N/A 1980-2018 + 20 | 30 | (N/A) 19063 1.4 2007-2018 = N/A 1980-2018 + 10 | 20 | (N/A) 20400 1.5
UK
N/A
N/A
4882
p
estimate
genuine
#
2.2
2004-2016 = N/A | N/A | (-0.29) 1975-2016 - N/A | N/A | (-40) 106200 7.8 1989-2009 + 11.44 | 11.44 | (N/A) 1970-2009 + 29.35 | 29.35 | (N/A) N/A N/A 17760 i mean method # 9.2 2005-2016 - N/A | N/A | (-17.4) 1984-2016 + N/A | N/A | (31.6) # keywintering 105100 7.7
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 183000 263000 p - - 1310000 NE NE 168000 220000 i + + Secure Secure A B Secure Podiceps cristatus