Bahía de Cádiz
Single-site model
Bird species: Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica), Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa), Common redshank (Tringa totanus), Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus), Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola), Kentish plover (Charadrius alexandrinus), Little stint (Calidris minuta), Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula), Sanderling (Calidris alba)
Bahía de San Quitín
Baie de Seine
Single-site model
Bird species: Dunlin (Calidris alpina), Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata), Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Baie de Somme
Single-site models
Bird species: Dunlin (Calidris alpina), Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata), Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Bangor Flats
Bridgwater Bay
Single-site model
Bird species: Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa), Common redshank (Tringa totanus), Dunlin (Calidris alpina), Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata), Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus), Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola), Red knot (Calidris canutus), Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula), Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Burry Inlet
Burry Inlet and Three Rivers
Multi-site model: Burry Inlet, Three Rivers
Bird species: Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus), Red knot (Calidris canutus)
Camargue
Cardiff Bay
Colne Estuary
Single-site model
Bird species: Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica), Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa), Common redshank (Tringa totanus), Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata), Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Dee Estuary
Doñana
Exe Estuary
Single-site models
Bird species: Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica), Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa), Common redshank (Tringa totanus), Dark-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla bernicla), Dunlin (Calidris alpina), Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata), Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus), Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola), Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Fehmarn Belt
Humber Estuary
Single-site models
Bird species: Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica), Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa), Common redshank (Tringa totanus), Dunlin (Calidris alpina), Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata), Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus), Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola), Red knot (Calidris canutus), Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula), Sanderling (Calidris alba), Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Humboldt Bay
Izembek Lagoon
Lauderdale
Multi-site model: Barilla Bay, Five Mile Beach, Lauderdale, Mortimer Bay, Orielton Lagoon, Pipeclay Lagoon, South Arm Neck
Bird species: Pied oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostri)
Lauwersmeer
Liverpool Bay
Martin Mere
Menai Strait
Morecambe Bay
Single-site model
Bird species: Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus), Red knot (Calidris canutus)
Poole Harbour
Single-site models
Bird species: Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta), Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica), Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa), Common redshank (Tringa totanus), Dunlin (Calidris alpina), Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata), Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus), Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
River Frome
Severn Estuary
Single-site models
Bird species: Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa), Common redshank (Tringa totanus), Common snipe (Gallinago gallinago), Dunlin (Calidris alpina), Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata), Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus), Golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria), Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola), Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus), Red knot (Calidris canutus), Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula), Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Solway Firth
Single-site model
Bird species: Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus), Red knot (Calidris canutus)
Southampton Water
Single-site models
Bird species:
Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica), Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa), Common redshank (Tringa totanus), Dunlin (Calidris alpina), Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata), Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus), Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola), Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula), Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Strangford Lough
Wash
Single-site models
Bird species:
Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica), Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa), Common eider (Somateria mollissima), Common redshank (Tringa totanus), Common scoter (Melanitta nigra), Dunlin (Calidris alpina), Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata), Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus), Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola), Red knot (Calidris canutus)
Danish Wadden Sea
Multi-site model: Bassin d’Arcachon, French West Coast, Golfe du Morbihan, English South Coast, Thames Estuaries, Essex Estuaries, Dutch Wadden Sea, West German Wadden Sea, North German Wadden Sea, Danish Wadden Sea
Bird species: Dark-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla bernicla)
North German Wadden Sea
Multi-site model: Bassin d’Arcachon, French West Coast, Golfe du Morbihan, English South Coast, Thames Estuaries, Essex Estuaries, Dutch Wadden Sea, West German Wadden Sea, North German Wadden Sea, Danish Wadden Sea
Bird species: Dark-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla bernicla)
West German Wadden Sea
Multi-site model: Bassin d’Arcachon, French West Coast, Golfe du Morbihan, English South Coast, Thames Estuaries, Essex Estuaries, Dutch Wadden Sea, West German Wadden Sea, North German Wadden Sea, Danish Wadden Sea
Bird species: Dark-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla bernicla)
Dutch Wadden Sea
Multi-site model: Bassin d’Arcachon, French West Coast, Golfe du Morbihan, English South Coast, Thames Estuaries, Essex Estuaries, Dutch Wadden Sea, West German Wadden Sea, North German Wadden Sea, Danish Wadden Sea
Bird species: Dark-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla bernicla)
Dutch Delta
Multi-site model: Bassin d’Arcachon, French West Coast, Golfe du Morbihan, English South Coast, Thames Estuaries, Essex Estuaries, Dutch Wadden Sea, West German Wadden Sea, North German Wadden Sea, Danish Wadden Sea
Bird species: Dark-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla bernicla)
Norfolk Coast
Multi-site model: Bassin d’Arcachon, French West Coast, Golfe du Morbihan, English South Coast, Thames Estuaries, Essex Estuaries, Dutch Wadden Sea, West German Wadden Sea, North German Wadden Sea, Danish Wadden Sea
Bird species: Dark-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla bernicla)
Essex Estuaries
Multi-site model: Bassin d’Arcachon, French West Coast, Golfe du Morbihan, English South Coast, Thames Estuaries, Essex Estuaries, Dutch Wadden Sea, West German Wadden Sea, North German Wadden Sea, Danish Wadden Sea
Bird species: Dark-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla bernicla)
Thames Estuaries
Multi-site model: Bassin d’Arcachon, French West Coast, Golfe du Morbihan, English South Coast, Thames Estuaries, Essex Estuaries, Dutch Wadden Sea, West German Wadden Sea, North German Wadden Sea, Danish Wadden Sea
Bird species: Dark-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla bernicla)
English South Coast
Multi-site model: Bassin d’Arcachon, French West Coast, Golfe du Morbihan, English South Coast, Thames Estuaries, Essex Estuaries, Dutch Wadden Sea, West German Wadden Sea, North German Wadden Sea, Danish Wadden Sea
Bird species: Dark-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla bernicla)
Golfe du Morbihan
Multi-site model: Bassin d’Arcachon, French West Coast, Golfe du Morbihan, English South Coast, Thames Estuaries, Essex Estuaries, Dutch Wadden Sea, West German Wadden Sea, North German Wadden Sea, Danish Wadden Sea
Bird species: Dark-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla bernicla)
French West Coast
Multi-site model: Bassin d’Arcachon, French West Coast, Golfe du Morbihan, English South Coast, Thames Estuaries, Essex Estuaries, Dutch Wadden Sea, West German Wadden Sea, North German Wadden Sea, Danish Wadden Sea
Bird species: Dark-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla bernicla)
Bassin d'Arcachon
Multi-site model: Bassin d’Arcachon, French West Coast, Golfe du Morbihan, English South Coast, Thames Estuaries, Essex Estuaries, Dutch Wadden Sea, West German Wadden Sea, North German Wadden Sea, Danish Wadden Sea
Bird species: Dark-bellied brent goose (Branta bernicla bernicla)
Denmark
Multi-site model: Denmark, Mid Norway, North Norway, Svalbard
Bird species: Pink-footed goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Mid Norway
Multi-site model: Denmark, Mid Norway, North Norway, Svalbard
Bird species: Pink-footed goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
North Norway
Multi-site model: Denmark, Mid Norway, North Norway, Svalbard
Bird species: Pink-footed goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Svalbard
Multi-site model: Denmark, Mid Norway, North Norway, Svalbard
Bird species: Pink-footed goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Case studies
Each case study typically comprises a data collection / collation phase to understand the birds, the environment and the issues. This information is fed into an individual-based model to predict how environmental change may affect the species of concern. Predictions are then used to inform environmental decision-making. Each case study is of a single site unless otherwise stated.
You can find case studies by location using the map above or by environmental issue or bird species below.
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- Avocet
- Bar-tailed godwit
- Bewick’s swan
- Black brant
- Black-tailed godwit
- Common eider
- Common redshank
- Common scoter
- Common snipe
- Dark-bellied brent goose
- Dunlin
- Eurasian curlew
- Eurasian oystercatcher
- Glossy ibis
- Golden plover
- Greater flamingo
- Grey plover
- Kentish plover
- Lapwing
- Little stint
- Mute swan
- Pied oystercatcher
- Pink-footed goose
- Red knot
- Ringed plover
- Sanderling
- Shelduck
- Taverner's cackling goose
- Turnstone