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RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch winter sightings in the UK in 2008

This page provides information on the geographic spread of records in this dataset, including:
  • a summary of the precision of record locations
  • the number of records per 10km square
  • the number of species per 10km square
  • the number of samples per 10km square
Sensitive and feature records are not shown in these statistics.
Dataset Provider comments
UK wide. Grid references were generated from the central point of full postcodes. Within this dataset, there may be some bias towards the more populated areas of the UK.
Summary of record location precision
Resolution No. Records Explanation
10km 0 Some biological records have more precise location information than others. Often they are recorded using national grid references, which identify which 10km, 2km, 1km or 100m square they occur in. This table shows how many records there are at these resolutions for this dataset.
2km 0
1km 0
100m 432350
Number of SPECIES per 10km square
Number of RECORDS per 10km square
Number of SAMPLES per 10km square
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