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Sun, May 3 2015

Inlagt av staff sön 2015-05-03, 20:09
Datum

3rd May 2015

Staff: DWE, DHO, JMY, MPN, JSL

Weather: Generally warm and sunny.

Projects: skylark survey, marsh harrier.

This morning we met to discuss methodology for the skylark surveys which will take place over the coming weeks. The project aim is to learn more about the impact of mechanical farm activities (such as haymaking, ploughing etc) and the use of agricultural chemicals, on farmland birds, specifically skylark and ortolan bunting. Two trial survey plots have been set up and in the coming days further plots will be marked out, in order to survey to asses the density of nesting skylarks in the expanded area.

DWE spent the afternoon confirming data on marsh harriers over Rysjön.

DHO left us today after a 3 week stay; thanks to him for all his hard work and enthusiasm!

JMY