Anyone interested in doing these surveys?

Phil

----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Conway" <greg.conway@...>
To: <Greg.conway@...>
Cc: <heidi.mellan@...>
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 12:24 PM
Subject: 2007 Little Ringed and Ringed Plover breeding survey


> Dear BTO Member
>
>
>
> RE: 2007 Little Ringed and Ringed Plover breeding survey
>
>
>
> As you may be aware from BTO News or our website, the BTO is organising a
> new national survey of Ringed Plover and Little Ringed Plover during the
> 2007 breeding season. This will be the first survey for these species
> since
> 1984. The main objective of this survey will be to obtain updated
> population
> estimates for the two species in the UK and its constituent countries.
>
>
>
> The survey is being organised through the BTO's Regional Representative
> (RR)
> network. Unfortunately, at present, there is no RR for your region and so
> I
> am writing to you directly to ask whether you may want to take part in the
> survey.
>
>
>
> The survey will involve coverage of inland and coastal key sites
> identified
> from the 1984 survey or occupied subsequently. In addition, a selection of
> sample tetrads will need to be covered to provide estimates of the number
> of
> plovers away from these key sites and thus ensure completeness of overall
> population estimates.
>
>
>
> For Ringed Plover, two visits should be made to each site within the
> periods
> of 15 April to 14 May (Visit A) and 15 May to 30 June (Visit B).
>
>
>
> For Little Ringed Plover, three visits are required to sites in the
> periods
> of 15 April to 14 May (Visit A), 15 May to 14 June (Visit B) and 15 June
> to
> 15 July (Visit C).
>
>
>
> More details of the survey (and supplementary records forms - for Casual
> Records) are available at:
> http://www.bto.org/survey/special/ringedplovers/index.htm
>
>
>
> If you are interested in taking part and would like to know if there is a
> site near you that needs surveying, please contact me directly at the
> address below and I will send you the relevant survey form(s).
>
>
>
> I look forward to hearing from you
>
> Best wishes
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Greg Conway
>
> Breeding Plover Survey Organiser
>
>
> British Trust for Ornithology
>
> The Nunnery
>
> Thetford
>
> IP24 2PU
>
>
> Tel.: 01842 750050
>
> Fax.: 01842 750030
>
> E-mail: greg.conway@...
>
>