EDIA – Global Bird Monitoring Program of the Alqueva Dam (EFMA) Secondary Irrigation Network, Irrigation Block Alvito-Pisão and Cuba IBA: Diurnal Raptors – linear transects [2018-2022]

The dataset contains records of diurnal raptors collected in the area of the Secondary Irrigation Network of the Alqueva Dam (Block A: Alvito-Pisão) and in the Important Bird Area (IBA) of Cuba, performed within the General Bird Monitoring Plan of the area, promoted by EDIA, S.A. Data were collected in the springs of 2018-2022 and in winters of 2021-2022. The diurnal raptors and alike species (Eg., Corvidae) were searched for in 13 transects (10 in the study area and 3 in a control area), in a total of 41.9 km in the impacted area, and 6.3 km (2018) and 18.1 km (2019-2022) the control area.

A total of 98 contacts was obtained, for nine species of birds.