SPOTLIGHT WILL FALL ON RSPB'S FRAMPTON MARSH RESERVE AT FORTHCOMING ZOOM BIRD CONFERENCE

                                                                      

Welcome to Frampton Marsh, near Boston, in Lincolnshire

It may not be too late to book for a place at next Saturday afternoon's virtual conference being held jointly by the BTO and the Lincolnshire Club.

Tickets for the conference, which will be held online via  Zoom, cost just £5.

The programme is follows:

15.00 Welcome – Phil Espin, LBC chairman

15.05 Black-tailed Godwits: Lincolnshire to Iceland – Jenny Gill
Anyone who has been birding in Lincolnshire  over the last few decades will have witnessed the huge increase in numbers of wintering Black-tailed Godwits. Tracking of marked individual Godwits since the 1990s has helped us to work out why numbers have gone up and why eastern England has seen some of the biggest increases. All will be revealed in this presentation.

15.35 Managing Frampton Marsh for passage and breeding waders – John Badley, Warden, RSPB Frampton Marsh
An illustrated talk on the design and ongoing management of a coastal wetland for waders through ‘dynamic management.’ The challenges, considerations and opportunities in trying to make the reserve a 'factory' for breeding waders and an ongoing 'production line' of passage waders for birders to enjoy.

16.00 Comfort break

16.10 How your birdwatching records are used in Europe – Dawn Balmer
The short talk will show how your general birdwatching records and data from the surveys birders take part in are used in projects and schemes across Europe.

16.35 Nocturnal migration: things that go 'tseep' in the night – Simon Gillings
Every spring and autumn, millions of birds migrate over us whilst we sleep. Recent years have seen considerable interest in using audio recorders to capture the flight calls of these migrants, either to boost garden lists or as part of more structured monitoring. Simon will introduce nocturnal migration, discuss how recordings can be taken and illustrate some of what he has learned about this topic. Expect to have your eyes, ears and minds opened to what could be skimming your rooftop while you slumber.

17.10 Close

The conference will be chaired by BTO's Dawn Balmer.

Places available
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Black-tailed godwit - non-breeding birds on increase in Lincolnshire