Breeding Waders of Wet Meadows Survey


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 - SevernST372671ST36
Kenn MoorST433686ST46
Walton-In-GordanoST438733ST47
Nailsea Moor - KennST445702ST47
Tickenham MoorST447710ST47
AES Fields B_2889ST764690ST76
BathamptonST781659ST76
Claverton - Avon Kennet & Avon CanalST789641ST76
Wick Warth - Yeo EstuaryST360662ST36
Yeo Lox - Lox RiverST390574ST35
South Of Cheddar Reservoir - AxeST438530ST45
Cheddar Moor - AxeST454514ST45
AES Fields B_2645ST478525ST45
Meadows Adjacent (Sw) To Barrow Gurney ResvsST540673ST56
Environs Of Chew Valley Lake - ChewST561590ST55
Northwick / PilningST584847ST58
Pensford - Chew MagnaST598634ST56
Lapwing Plot L_1183ST645636ST66
AES Fields B_2827ST715601ST76
AES Fields B_2890ST755714ST77
Lapwing Plot L_78ST759899ST78


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 )