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EU funded project aiming to improve the breeding success of waders in the Avon Valley – the in and outs…

That Problem 1a thing…

June 3, 2015

I’ve touched on the issue of predation in my earlier lapwing posts – remember Problem 1a? Well all my chickadees are getting eaten! And in terms of improving the conservation status of lapwings, that just ain’t a winning formula! So obviously, that needs tackling somehow. As part of the EU Life + funding for the … More That Problem 1a thing…

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The riddles of radio-tracking…

June 1, 2015

I think perhaps my ‘lapwing-taster-post’ may have made this radio-tracking malarkey sound pretty straightforward? Well think again… It is not quite as simple as finding a chick, gluing on a tag and going out to the place you left it every other day, to find it is patiently sat in full view, awaiting your return. … More The riddles of radio-tracking…

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Lapwings and the like…

May 31, 2015

This summer I’m working on a project with the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust aiming to improve the breeding success of waders in the Avon Valley. Historically, the Avon Valley was a bit of a hotspot for breeding populations of Northern lapwing, redshank and snipe. But… as the story goes in so many of these … More Lapwings and the like…

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