Bird counts in Northwestern Azov Sea Subregion in March-July 2019

The dataset contains information on the results of daily bird counts conducted at 34 stationary Vantage Points (VP), as well as weekly counts at 9 Point Counts (PC) and monthly Breeding Birds Surveys (BBS) along car routes from March to July 2019 (research methods are detailed in the "Sampling" and "methodStep" sections). Data collection took place along the valleys of the Molochna and Malyi Utliuk rivers, as well as on the shores of the Molochna and Utliuk estuaries. Daily surveys were conducted over 84 days: March 25 – May 31 (68 days), June 23–30 (8 days), and July 23–30 (8 days). Dataset contains 21758 records on 207 species of birds. Field studies were conducted under individual civil law contracts for the development of scientific and technical products titled "Monitoring of the ornithofauna in the area of the proposed Azov Wind Power Plant," aimed at assessing potential threats to birds from its operation, commissioned by "ENBITI UKRAINE LTD" (Kyiv) (ТОВ «ЕНБІТІ Україна» (Київ)). The dataset was published with the help of relevant experts of NGO "Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group" in order to support Ukrainian scientists and the global process of saving of collected data on biodiversity of Ukraine.