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- Puszczyk uralski, fot. Michał Baran
In the years 2007-2008 a bird monitoring system has been implemented, comissoned by Chief Inspectorate of Environmental Protection. It consisted of 11 individual monitoring programs. In 2010 a Forest Owl Suvey (MLSL for Polish Monitoring Lęgowych Sów Leśnych) has also been included in the system, and since the very beginning led by Owl Conservation Association.
MLSL is a part of Moderately Abundant Species Monitoring Program and applies to forest owls species included in the Appendix I of EU’s Birds Directive: Eagle Owl Bubo bubo, Ural Owl Strix uralensis, Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus, Pygmy Owl Glaucidium passerinum (as basic species). The counting also includes Tawny Owl Strix aluco and Long-eared Owl Asio otus (as additional species).
Main goals of the program are:
– gaining knowledge of the abundance of forest owls in different regions of Poland and tracking trends of the species abundance indexes
– characterizing the spread and spread trends of particular owl species in different regions of Poland as well as in the whole country.
– defining human impact (forestry mainly) on abundance of different owl species
In the years 2010-2015 40 sample plots located all over the country have been incorporated in MLSL, 20 of which (50%) were, at least partially, located in Natura 2000 network. Since 2016 the number of plots has increased by 5 and now MLSL is conducted on 45 plots. 24 plots (53%) are located in Natura 2000.
There are about 40 associates working in the field.
You can find detailed information about the methodology and forms at the Chief Inspectorate of
Environmental Protection’s site: http://www.monitoringptakow.
On this website you can also obtain detailed results of the monitoring: http://www.monitoringptakow.
Nature monitoring newsletters:
The project coordinator is:
Sławek Rubacha
