Breeding Waders of Wet Meadows Survey
The purpose of this survey is to assess the importance of both existing and new wet grassland and also other breeding wader habitats in England (as provided by agri-environment schemes) for declining breeding birds such as Curlew, Lapwing, Redshank and Snipe. The survey will re-visit sites from the 1982 and 2002 surveys, including sites from the 2009-10 RSPB targeted areas, as well as other new sites since 2002.
This survey is entirely online and surveyors are expected to download their own survey documents and recording forms, with data also being entered online. However, paper forms can be provided to non-online surveyors who should return their data sheets to BTO HQ for inputting.
Key survey points
- Surveyors must seek permission entering private land before survey work commences – we can help with identifying landowners and may be able to provide contact details, if available.
- All Waders (and other birds) need to be recorded at the field level.
- Habitat details need to be recorded for every field within the site on the first visit, and any changes to habitat or ground conditions need to be recorded on all subsequent visits.
- It is important that survey timings are adhered to and evening Snipe visits are carried out within the specified time of day.
Avon sites are listed below please contact me asap if you can help out on this important survey
Clevedon Sea Wall 3 - Severn | ST372671 | ST36 | |
Kenn Moor | ST433686 | ST46 | |
Walton-In-Gordano | ST438733 | ST47 | |
Nailsea Moor - Kenn | ST445702 | ST47 | |
Tickenham Moor | ST447710 | ST47 | |
AES Fields B_2889 | ST764690 | ST76 | |
Bathampton | ST781659 | ST76 | |
Claverton - Avon Kennet & Avon Canal | ST789641 | ST76 | |
Wick Warth - Yeo Estuary | ST360662 | ST36 | |
Yeo Lox - Lox River | ST390574 | ST35 | |
South Of Cheddar Reservoir - Axe | ST438530 | ST45 | |
Cheddar Moor - Axe | ST454514 | ST45 | |
AES Fields B_2645 | ST478525 | ST45 | |
Meadows Adjacent (Sw) To Barrow Gurney Resvs | ST540673 | ST56 | |
Environs Of Chew Valley Lake - Chew | ST561590 | ST55 | |
Northwick / Pilning | ST584847 | ST58 | |
Pensford - Chew Magna | ST598634 | ST56 | |
Lapwing Plot L_1183 | ST645636 | ST66 | |
AES Fields B_2827 | ST715601 | ST76 | |
AES Fields B_2890 | ST755714 | ST77 | |
Lapwing Plot L_78 | ST759899 | ST78 |
If anyone would like to help with this very important wetland survey please contact me asap ( gordon.youdale@blueyonder.co. uk ) so I can allocate the squares.
Regards
Gordon Youdale
British Trust for Ornithology
Regional Rep. ( Avon )