David Stroud

1. Raptor monitoring –
the international
context for SRMS
David Stroud

2. Contexts in conservation
Species – distribution, numbers, priorities…
Sites – evaluation
Multiple geographic scales

3. Evidence standards
Consistency
Critical importance
of field protocols
Robust data

4. International priorities &
contexts

5. Government owned data
• BLI populations to Article 12
1994
2000
2004

6. >2008: EU Article 12 reporting – owned by MS

8. CMS Raptors MoU
Loch Lomond, 2007
Abu Dhabi, 2008

9. CMS Raptors MoU
Loch Lomond, 2007
Abu Dhabi, 2008
Partnership working –
SRMS used as an
international model

10. Scottish Raptor Monitoring Scheme
Contribution to international monitoring
Stimulation of international monitoring
“A jewel in the crown of
British bird monitoring”