1. WP 2: Align / synchronise progress reporting under both directives
Work done so far
4 Sub-group meeting: 19 Jan 2009, 10 June 2009, 3 Nov 2009, 13 April 2010
Scoping study (Dec 2008)
Draft reporting format (latest version April 2010)
Test assessment of draft report format (summer-autumn 2009)
Concept on overall assessment on EU level (in preparation)
Draft species reference list (in preparation)
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2. WP 2: Align / synchronise progress reporting under both directives
Expert Group Meeting (22 April), 18 May 2010
Further direction in the work on a streamlined bird reporting system
How to present and assess data on the EU level
General reporting format, ref Art 12 of Birds Directive
Bird status report format
Species reference list
Next steps
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3. The general report format (ref. Art. 12)
Analysis of the national Art 12 reports for is on-going
Contents and information not very consistent between Member States.
Commission guidelines are not very precise.
Overlap with other reporting obligations (e.g. derogations)
Future: Any need to retain significant text-reporting?
Proposed focus of a “general report” accompanying the species status information
More for the interested public – less for the Commission
Links to information sources on national implementation
The Natura 2000 network – basic statistics
Management plan
Measures taken in relation to Article 6(3&4) – plans and projects -
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European Economic Interest Group

4. Presentation and assessment of data on the EU level
No national assessments required
For the EU level assessment – main issue is to make possible species-wise assessments:
improving / stable /deteriorating
alternative (but not mutually exclusive) approaches
a methodology as close as possible to the Article 17 approach, might require reference values etc - unified
a methodology compatible with previous EU assessments of 1994 and 2004 (even though EU has almost doubled in size and MS since 2004)
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5. Bird status report format – current structure
Species information
Population size
Population trend; a: short-term, b: long-term (base-line ca 1980)
Range size – national species distribution/range maps to be provided
Range trend; a: short-term, b: long-term
Threats / pressures (almost same methodology as for Art 17 reporting)
Possible contribution from the SPA network (ref WP3)
- Still provisional
Sections 1-5 (=red) Prefilled data for all species (ref Article 2)
Section 6 (=black) For the selection of species triggering SPA designations
Section 7 (=lilac) As for section 6, but still provisional
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6. Bird status report format – further revision
Main changes since November meetings
Further amendments and cuts, as discussed at the November meeting
The “conclusions” section has been taken out.
Details on how to provide distribution maps for the range size estimates
“Threats/pressures” section revised to (almost) fully harmonise with the Article 17 (HD) reporting.
Time span for “short-term breeding range” proposed to be extended to up to 20 years (= average interval between atlases)
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7. Species reference list
Draft based on shorebirds distributed to the WP2 Sub-group
Table overview, to identify for each species:
Criteria for reporting also under “threats/pressures” (and possibly “contribution from the SPA network”).
Population units: Primarily pairs for breeding, individuals for other seasons.
Reporting seasons: To be restricted to “breeding” and “winter”; “passage” for a restricted selection of species.
Sub-specific units: To be restrictive, primarily subspecies listed in Annex I of Birds Directive.
Member States for which the species should be reported.
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8. European Economic Interest Group
8. Next steps,
Presentation and assessment of data on the EU level
To be further analysed, for the autumn meetings
Bird status report format
Final version of main format + draft of detailed instructions, for autumn meetings
Species reference list
Complete draft version, for the autumn meetings
General report format
First draft of revised format, for autumn meetings
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European Economic Interest Group