Change log

This is a record of when pages on the website were added from the initial launch date of the website on 20/02/2020. If you are intending to reference the BSG website you should make note of the date it was accessed.

2020
Home page – 20/02/2020
Rationale – 20/02/2020
Scoping – 20/02/2020
Desk Study – 20/02/2020
Schedule 1 – 20/02/2020
SPA and/or Ramsar sites – 20/02/2020
Methods – 20/02/2020
An overview of bird surveys – 20/02/2020
Breeding bird survey methodology – 20/02/2020
Species-specific surveys – 20/02/2020
Supplementary survey methods – 20/02/2020
Data – 20/02/2020
Species mapping – 20/02/2020
Behavioural Notations – 20/02/2020
Data archiving – 20/02/2020
Legislation, Policy and Conservation Priorities – 20/02/2020
Additional Resources – 20/02/2020
Useful Web Links – 20/02/2020
References – 20/02/2020
Breeding bird survey methodology – 20/02/2020
International Legislation – 25/03/2020
Conservation Priorities – 25/03/2020
Desk study data sources – 25/03/2020

2021
Authorship and Acknowledgements – 18/02/2021
Passive audio recording – 25/02/2021
Legislation and policies – England – 26/02/2021
Legislation and policies – Northern Ireland – 26/02/2021
Legislation and policies – Scotland – 26/02/2021
Legislation and policies – Wales – 26/02/2021
Priority Species – 05/03/2021
Community – 23/03/2021

2022
Non-Breeding Bird Survey Methodology 01/11/2022
Non-breeding Walkover Survey 01/11/2022
Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) 01/11/2022
Nocturnal bird surveys 01/11/2022

2023
Acoustic survey methods 12/06/2023
Compliance with CIEEM 24/11/2023

2024
Change log 04/07/2024

2025
Site Search 23/01/2025
Edits made to content on species-specific surveys 21/03/2025
Hobby Falco subbuteo – 21/03/2025
Honey buzzard Pernis apivorus – 21/03/2025
Goshawk Accipiter gentilis– 21/03/2025

Edits made to content on Schedule 1 page 15/04/2025

Governance – 29/04/2025
Nest bird guidance (draft for consultation) – 12/12/2025