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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
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Unknown
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Decreasing
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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, Saxicola torquatus. 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 estimatePartial
BE estimatePartial
BG estimatePartial
CZ completeSurvey
DE completeSurvey
DK completeSurvey
ES completeSurvey
FI estimateExpert
FR estimatePartial
GIB
GR estimatePartial
HR estimateExpert
HU completeSurvey
IE completeSurvey
IT estimateExpert
LT estimateExpert
LU estimatePartial
NL completeSurvey
PL completeSurvey
PT estimatePartial
RO completeSurvey
SE estimatePartial
SI completeSurvey
SK estimatePartial
UK estimatePartial
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
ES completeSurvey
FI completeSurvey
FR completeSurvey
GIB
GR estimatePartial
HR estimateExpert
HU completeSurvey
IE completeSurvey
IT estimatePartial
LT estimateExpert
LU estimatePartial
NL completeSurvey
PL absentData
PT estimatePartial
RO completeSurvey
SE estimatePartial
SI absentData
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
BE
BG
CZ
DE
DK
ES
FI
FR
GIB estimatePartial
GR
HR
HU
IE
IT
LT
LU
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
3700
6100
N/A
p
estimate
genuine
2007-2018 - N/A | N/A | (-52) 1981-2018 x N/A 30600 1.3 2007-2018 - N/A | N/A | (-18) 1981-2018 x N/A 28100 1.2
BE
6300
8600
7500
p
estimate
method
#
0.1
2008-2018 + 24 | 106 | (59) 1973-2018 + 142 | 231 | (188) # 30258 # 1.3 2008-2018 + N/A | N/A | (29.06000) 1973-2018 + N/A | N/A | (11.83) 31200 1.4
BG
2500
5500
N/A
p
estimate
noChange
2000-2018 - -20 | -5 | (N/A) 1980-2018 F N/A 51460 2.3 2000-2018 = 0 | 0 | (N/A) 1980-2018 = 0 | 0 | (N/A) 53400 2.3
CZ
2300
4600
N/A
p
estimate
noChange
#
2007-2018 x N/A 1980-2018 x N/A # 38700 1.7 2002-2016 + N/A | N/A | (19) 1986-2016 + N/A | N/A | (51) # 37500 1.6
DE
37000
66000
N/A
p
estimate
genuine
0.8
2004-2016 + 146 | 726 | (358) 1980-2016 + 181 | 1000 | (N/A) 225817 9.9 2004-2016 + 11 | 40 | (N/A) 1980-2016 + 181 | 1000 | (N/A) 235400 10.2
DK
N/A
N/A
366
p
estimate
noChange
#
2011-2017 + 158.89 | 2148.76 | (729.14) 1980-2017 + 8739.25 | 40096.97 | (18892.46) # 13600 0.6 1996-2017 + N/A | N/A | (946.15) 1974-2017 + N/A | N/A | (13500) # 13500 0.6
ES
3262939
4634871
3844493
p
estimate
noChange
56.3
2007-2018 = N/A 1980-2018 - -4.8 | -3.2 | (-4) 217781 9.6 2007-2018 = N/A 1980-2018 - N/A | -4 | (N/A) 230200 9.9
FI
0
2
0
p
estimate
noChange
2007-2018 = N/A 1992-2018 = N/A # 100 N/A N/A N/A 1992-2010 N/A N/A 100
FR
200000
300000
N/A
p
estimate
method
#
3.7
2007-2018 - N/A | N/A | (-7.2) 2001-2018 - N/A | N/A | (-25) # 500700 22.0 2009-2017 = N/A 1985-2017 = N/A # 497000 21.4
GIB
11 50 50 i mean noChange N/A 2001-2018 = 0 | 0 | (0) 1980-2018 = 0 | 0 | (0) other
GR
60000
80000
N/A
p
estimate
knowledge
1.0
2007-2018 = N/A | N/A | (0) 1980-2018 = 0 | 0 | (N/A) 190500 8.4 2007-2018 x N/A 1980-2018 x N/A 186300 8.0
HR
100000
150000
N/A
p
estimate
N/A
1.8
2007-2018 x N/A 1980-2018 x N/A 17525 0.8 2007-2018 x N/A 1980-2018 x N/A 48600 2.1
HU
194000
204000
N/A
p
interval
genuine
#
2.9
2007-2018 - -54 | -29 | (N/A) 1980-2018 - -76 | -41 | (N/A) # 93030 4.1 2007-2018 = N/A 1980-2018 = N/A 94800 4.1
IE
61168
136685
93088
i
interval
genuine
#
N/A
2006-2016 - -33.4 | -13.5 | (-24) 1980-2016 x N/A 65500 2.9 2006-2016 - N/A | N/A | (-10) 1972-2016 - N/A | N/A | (-16.5) # 65000 2.8
IT
300000
600000
N/A
p
estimate
noChange
6.6
2012-2017 - -40 | -30 | (N/A) 1993-2018 + 50 | 100 | (N/A) 268400 11.8 2007-2018 - -15 | -10 | (N/A) 1993-2018 = N/A 267600 11.5
LT
5
20
N/A
p
estimate
genuine
2013-2018 + 300 | 400 | (N/A) 1980-2018 + 29900 | 39900 | (N/A) # 600 2006-2018 + 500 | 2000 | (N/A) 1980-2018 + 500 | 2000 | (N/A) 600
LU
400
500
N/A
p
estimate
noChange
#
2007-2018 = 0 | 10 | (N/A) 1980-2018 + 30 | 50 | (N/A) 933 # 2007-2018 = 0 | 10 | (N/A) 1980-2018 + 70 | 90 | (N/A) 2300 0.1
NL
15000
18000
N/A
p
estimate
genuine
0.2
2006-2017 + 122 | 146 | (134) 1984-2017 + 1061 | 2241 | (1552) 39300 1.7 2000-2015 + N/A | N/A | (43.43) 1977-2015 + N/A | N/A | (42.9) 36400 1.6
PL
106000
174000
N/A
p
interval
genuine
2.0
2007-2018 - -45 | -13 | (-31) 1980-2018 x N/A # N/A N/A 2007-2018 x N/A 1980-2018 x N/A N/A N/A
PT
500000
1000000
N/A
p
estimate
noChange
#
11.0
2004-2018 - N/A 1980-2018 x N/A # 81900 # 3.6 2005-2018 = N/A | N/A | (-12) 1980-2018 = N/A # 80500 3.5
RO
633402
963783
N/A
p
interval
method
11.7
2008-2018 u -5 | 2 | (N/A) 1980-2018 x N/A 146300 6.4 2007-2018 = N/A 1980-2018 x N/A 144500 6.2
SE
40
60
50
p
estimate
genuine
2007-2018 + 500 | 1500 | (1000) 1980-2018 + 4000 | 6000 | (5000) 13400 0.6 2007-2018 + 400 | 600 | (500) 1980-2018 + 3000 | 5000 | (4000) 13400 0.6
SI
20400
37700
N/A
p
estimate
genuine
0.4
2008-2018 - N/A | N/A | (-52.6) 1980-2018 x N/A 10800 # 0.5 2007-2018 x N/A 1980-2018 + N/A | N/A | (48) # 9500 0.4
SK
15000
30000
N/A
p
estimate
genuine
0.3
2007-2018 - -20 | -10 | (N/A) 1980-2018 - -30 | -20 | (N/A) 46544 2.0 2007-2018 = N/A 1980-2018 = N/A 48000 2.1
UK
43061
87125
65093
p
interval
genuine
0.9
2004-2016 - N/A | N/A | (-27.83) 1995-2016 + 92 | 152 | (92) # 196200 8.6 1989-2009 + 79.18 | 79.18 | (N/A) 1970-2009 + 50.81 | 50.81 | (N/A) 194200 8.4
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 4890000 7500000 p - = 2130000 NE NE Secure A B Secure Saxicola torquatus