The file "ZimbabweFieldData.xls" contains the bird sightings that underpin the data analysis for the paper: Pringle S, Chiweshe N, Mundy PJ, Dallimer M. Rapid redistribution of agricultural land alters avian richness, abundance, and functional diversity. Ecology and Evolution. DOI:10.1002/ece3.5713 The paper is fully open access. As we will be very interested to learn about any use of our data, we would be delighted to hear from you if you intend to re-use the data in your own work.