European Seabirds at Sea (ESAS) bird sightings from 1980 to 2003.
Citation
Tim Dunn, European Seabirds at Sea. European Seabirds at Sea (ESAS) bird sightings from 1980 to 2003.. National Biodiversity Data Centre. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/pwoepc accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-10-13.Description
Records of birds encountered during ESAS surveys in NE Atlantic from 1980 to 2003.Purpose
To record location and abundances of bird species in the NE AtlanticSampling Description
Quality Control
Data recorded by research institutions, universities and the JNCC.Method steps
- Ship and aircraft based survey using ESAS full strip transect method with snapshot method for flying birds and scan data.
Taxonomic Coverages
Species Groups recorded: bird, bony fish (Actinopterygii), cartilagenous fish (Chondricht, marine mammal, reptile.
Geographic Coverages
Northeast Atlantic
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Tim Dunn, European Seabirds at Seaoriginator
Joint Nature Conservation Committee
JNCC,Inverdee House,Baxter Stree,Aberdeen,AB11 1QA, Scotland
email: Tim.Dunn@jncc.gov.uk
homepage: http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/page-1547
metadata author
National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland
Beechfield house, Carriganore WIT West Campus
County Waterford
IE
Telephone: +353 (0)51 306 240
email: info@biodiversityireland.ie
homepage: http://www.biodiversityireland.ie/
administrative point of contact
National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland
Beechfield house, Carriganore WIT West Campus
Waterford
County Waterford
IE
Telephone: +353 (0)51 306 240
email: info@biodiversityireland.ie
homepage: http://www.biodiversityireland.ie/