tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334982392024-02-21T02:04:15.605-08:00Pembrokeshire Bird SurveysThis is where you will find information about bird surveys and events in Pembrokeshire.
These may be organised by the British Trust for Ornithology, or the local Pembrokeshire Bird Group.
We'll also be asking for volunteers to help with these surveys.Bob & Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00387687124587701145noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33498239.post-36898110518175082962012-06-08T09:51:00.003-07:002012-06-08T09:51:23.253-07:00Pembroke 21C seabird ID trainingPembroke 21C are organising natural history identification training sessions again this year. These cover a variety of topics, but including seabird ID on Saturday 16th June, run by Bob & Annie Haycock. There will be a short introductory session at Foundry House, Pembroke, and then a field trip to Stack Rocks.<br />
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Contact pembrokemillponds@pembroke21c.org for more information and start times.<br />
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Click on image for full listBob & Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00387687124587701145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33498239.post-84380085992198746002012-03-30T04:17:00.002-07:002012-03-30T04:33:46.021-07:00Talk about IcelandPembrokeshire Bird Group Talk: Monday April 2nd, 7:30<br />
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A trip to Iceland – Birds, Places, Scenery and Cetaceans presented by Lyndon Lomax. <br />
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Was it really cold, is it a forgotten landscape? Is it a very important place for birds ~ both summer and even in the winter ?<br />
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Members and non members are welcome and there is no admission charge. For further info please phone 01437 721859<br />
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Venue: The Patch, Furzy Park, Haverfordwest <br />
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<small>View <a href="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?msid=201279951434800371374.0004bc691ab3ef80da89e&msa=0&ie=UTF8&t=m&z=17&source=embed" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">The Patch at Furzy Park</a> in a larger map</small>Bob & Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00387687124587701145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33498239.post-53287232271019245702011-08-01T03:20:00.000-07:002011-08-01T03:21:36.398-07:00Bird Atlas - A big THANK YOU to contributorsWe seem never to stop adding dots to maps of bird distribution in Pembrokeshire. Even after 5 years of local breeding bird atlas-bashing (2003-07) with the possibility of "atlas fatigue" setting in, many observers we have continued to work hard for the National Atlas.<br />
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Four winters have been covered well between 2007/08 and 2010/11. All c.500 Pembs tetrads were visited to obtain species distribution records and timed-visits were made to more than a third of these. The latter will provide patterns of relative species abundance across the County - we have achieved more than the minimum coverage needed for this component.<br />
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We have made similarly excellent progress for the summer breeding birds component (2008 - 2011), as in winter, meeting all our TTV requirements. Although there are still about 30 out of c.500 tetrads without summer records, the bulk of species have been recorded sufficiently well to contribute the distribution and confirmed breeding status data required for the national picture.<br />
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With so far just under 112,000 records of more than 200 species in winter and a similar number in summer now added by more than 300 observers it has been a fantastic achievement - a very big thanks to all of you who contributed records on line or on paper!<br />
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But we know there are some gaps that can still be filled, so if you have any outstanding records to add to the Atlas from anywhere, please do so as it would be nice to know that the picture for Pembs is as complete as it can be.<br />
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We note, for example, there are no records at all of Spotted Flycatchers in 10km sq SN14 (North Pembs Cardigan/Teifi area). Surely there must be a pair or two in the area?<br />
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Also, of the just 149 records of Cuckoo entered to the Atlas in Pembrokeshire during the last four summers, none of these have confirmed breeding status, yet this has been reported only recently on the Blog. It would be great if extra records like this could be added to the Atlas.Bob & Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00387687124587701145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33498239.post-56171152233439261902010-10-28T06:51:00.000-07:002010-10-28T06:58:23.484-07:00Pembrokeshire Bird Conference 2010SATURDAY 20 November 2010 <br /><br />The Pembrokeshire Bird Conference is on Saturday 20 November 2010, starting at 10am. It will be hosted by the Chevron Oil Company at Rhoscrowther, near Pembroke Dock. Please book with Wendy Barnes-Jones at the Welsh Wildlife Centre 01239 621600; the cost is £15 per person.<br /><br />Programme:<br /><br />9.15 Registration<br /><br />Morning Chair: Sarah Kessell<br /><br />10.00 Welcome by Chevron Refinery<br /><br />10.05 Birds of Ceredigion by Professor Mike Hayward<br /><br />10.20 Pembrokeshire Bird Diary by David Astins<br /><br />11.00 Coffee<br /><br />11.30 Nightjars in the Welsh Cloud Forest by Paddy Jenks<br /><br />12.15 Three Trips and the Most Northerly by Lyndon Lomax<br /><br />13.00 Lunch<br /><br />Afternoon Chair: Barbara Priest<br /><br />14.30 Shearwaters by Professor Tim Guildford<br /><br />15.30 Quiz by Steve Sutcliffe<br /><br />Followed by the RAFFLE with Bob & Annie Haycock<br /><br />1600 Tea<br /><br />16.30 Passage to India by Derek Moore OBE<br /><br />17.30 Close of Conference Dr Madeleine HavardBob & Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00387687124587701145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33498239.post-89708871453539206882009-10-09T07:00:00.000-07:002009-10-09T07:03:00.089-07:00WeBS Sept 2009The September counts were incomplete - lots of gaps including some of mine, I confess. The counts put on line (including Teifi counts) so far add up to the following:<br /><br />Barnacle Goose 34<br />Bar-tailed Godwit 25<br />Black-headed Gull 1104<br />Black-tailed Godwit 12<br />Brent Goose 5<br />Brent Goose (Light-bellied) 2<br />Canada Goose 740<br />Common Gull 2<br />Common Sandpiper 7<br />Common Scoter 1<br />Coot 39<br />Cormorant 27<br />Curlew 515<br />Dunlin 133<br />Glossy Ibis 1<br />Golden Plover 2<br />Great Black-backed Gull 105<br />Great Crested Grebe 10<br />Greenshank 12<br />Grey Heron 23<br />Grey Plover 1<br />Guillemot 1<br />Herring Gull 950<br />Hybrid duck 3<br />Kingfisher 3<br />Knot 7<br />Lapwing 1<br />Lesser Black-backed Gull 509<br />Little Egret 54<br />Little Grebe 18<br />Mallard 344<br />Mediterranean Gull 8<br />Moorhen 29<br />Mute Swan 165<br />Oystercatcher 324<br />Razorbill 1<br />Redshank 145<br />Ringed Plover 65<br />Sanderling 4<br />Shag 10<br />Shelduck 16<br />Snipe 7<br />Spotted Crake 1<br />Teal 163<br />Tufted Duck 28<br />Turnstone 46<br />Water Rail 3<br />Whimbrel 1<br />Wigeon 2595<br />Grand Total 8318Bob & Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00387687124587701145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33498239.post-18066159326604119742009-08-22T14:36:00.000-07:002009-08-22T14:37:06.729-07:00Wetland Bird Survey 2009-10It's getting around to the season for WeBS counts again. <br /><br />There are several sites that need new counters, due to the previous counters retiring. So, if you fancy doing a monthly count at one of the following sites, please let me know:<br /><br />Western Cleddau - Hook to Sprinkle,<br />Eastern Cleddau,<br />Millin Pill,<br />Cosheston Pill,<br />Westfield Pill,<br />Pwllcrochan Flats<br />Trefloyne Pools.<br /><br />If anyone wants to do a count in August, the official date is August 23rd - regular counters can enter their data directly, if anyone else does a site, send me the data and I'll input it. Dates for the regular season are as follows.<br /><br />20th September<br />11th October<br />22nd November<br />20th December<br />17th January<br />21st February<br />14th MarchBob & Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00387687124587701145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33498239.post-16730193046400854722009-04-20T04:13:00.000-07:002009-04-20T04:15:58.581-07:00BTO atlas - 1st summer<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim5mDu-XR0BaX5tXLJIAOWTovNk_2sxFnNXMPMTTgcBz_RSBlE2G-9iFGnhPU5NqgbQgSLCdsAk_Lpwlfiaybf_Og1exNMapFrhmAdE0NlxPpMik-k9lgOONOh_jFWultSuV4l/s1600-h/species+density+2008.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326730588237357522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 391px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim5mDu-XR0BaX5tXLJIAOWTovNk_2sxFnNXMPMTTgcBz_RSBlE2G-9iFGnhPU5NqgbQgSLCdsAk_Lpwlfiaybf_Og1exNMapFrhmAdE0NlxPpMik-k9lgOONOh_jFWultSuV4l/s400/species+density+2008.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5d-IH4Lx_P53t7RRUlODqS5x6lG3_dtkxes19vrt32TtjPkhJCHVpyJTrpzmgOWmoYsnsswM02cPR_xvJN5qHu7iLyThwUjYWraejeX-5nceRqAmOq9Op2aJ-lHNH0MfSubN3/s1600-h/species+density+2008.bmp"></a><br />We apologise for being out of contact with everyone regarding the BTO atlas. We have been working away in the background, and have managed to produce this map from last summer's data. The dark blue dots show the areas with lots of species recorded, the white dots where few species are recorded, and a lot of obvious blanks where we'd really like you to do some recording.<br />This data was sent to us as a spreadsheet last November, so there may well be some data that went in later, especially from paper forms, that aren't included. Also not included are records without breeding codes. Recording whether the bird is in suitable breeding habitat, singing, etc is just as valuable as records of definite nesting. </div><div><br />With regard to timed tetrad counts, there are still twenty or so tetrads available, particularly in SM83, SM93, and SN23. For those of you who have volunteered to do timed tetrads, please remember to do the first visit before the end of May, and the second before the end of July. Records of early breeding birds, or late breeding birds, outside of the April to July period are also useful. </div><div><br />Thanks for all your work so far, and we look forward to producing updated maps full of lots of dots later this year. </div>Bob & Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00387687124587701145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33498239.post-57161762383964733042008-10-09T01:19:00.001-07:002008-10-18T01:41:14.602-07:00BTO Atlas 1st winter results<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQY0UVc7tyyMNDttdysHZNvnw013d_iaG0jsSjFYji8mx8Svsp7mci7HbyW8Y6r18lLHxXL5f36uTCGrtiRsveATMtP3r1zIfxKoX_w7MdTLAWP5a7iEmbT1MK43jsl1chXWG/s1600-h/winter+atlas+density.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255066042649664786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQY0UVc7tyyMNDttdysHZNvnw013d_iaG0jsSjFYji8mx8Svsp7mci7HbyW8Y6r18lLHxXL5f36uTCGrtiRsveATMtP3r1zIfxKoX_w7MdTLAWP5a7iEmbT1MK43jsl1chXWG/s400/winter+atlas+density.jpg" border="0" /></a> We now have the Pembrokeshire data for the first winter season of the new BTO atlas. There are almost 15,000 records for Pembrokeshire - a huge effort and many thanks to those who have contributed.<br /><br />The map gives an indication of the number of species recorded so far in each tetrad.<br /><br /><strong>Green patches</strong> - no records yet<br /><br /><strong>Grey squares</strong> are less than seven species and probably mostly represent birds recorded while someone is driving through a square.<br /><br /><strong>Darkest red squares</strong> have between 35 and 70 species recorded - the result of timed tetrad visits, and people recording in the tetrads where they live or visit most often.<br /><br />We have records from 358 tetrads<br />152 species were recorded<br /><br />A minimum of 225,573 individual birds were recorded (where no count was entered, the number is assumed to be one - so really there were lots more)<br /><br />At least 59 people contributed - not all from Pembrokeshire, and indeed one person has an address in Finland.<br /><br />Lots more effort is needed, especially in the middle and north-east of the county, so please do contribute in the coming season - <strong>fieldwork starts again on November 1st.</strong><br /><strong></strong>Bob & Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00387687124587701145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33498239.post-42987717347983189712008-09-07T03:32:00.000-07:002008-10-09T01:33:25.535-07:00Wetland Bird Survey - August 2008We don't do a regular August WeBS count, but noting a number of observations recorded on the Pembrokeshire Birds blog, I've compiled a maximum August count for the Cleddau Estuary (not all sectors were looked at, and not all on the same dates, and not all lists were comprehensive, so these totals are just an indication of what was around):<br /><br />Bar-tailed Godwit - 2<br />Black-headed Gull - 333<br />Black-tailed Godwit - 28<br />Canada Goose - present<br />Common Gull - 5<br />Common Sandpiper - 9<br />Curlew - 381<br />Dunlin - 433 - mostly at Angle Bay early in the month<br />Great Crested Grebe - 1<br />Green Sandpiper - 2<br />Greenshank - 29<br />Grey Heron - 5<br />Grey Plover - 1<br />Herring Gull - 1<br />Knot - 2<br />Lesser Black-back Gull - 2<br />Little Egret - 62<br />Mallard - 96<br />Mediterranean Gull - 9<br />Mute Swan - 3<br />Oystercatcher - 127<br />Redshank - 265 - half these were on the Little Milford to H-west section early in the month.<br />Ringed Plover - 80 - mostly at Angle Bay early in the month<br />Sanderling - 15<br />Snipe - 8<br />Snow Goose - 1<br />Spotted Redshank - 2<br />Teal - 94<br />Turnstone - 11<br />Whimbrel - 14<br />Wood Sandpiper - 1Bob & Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00387687124587701145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33498239.post-71767165828864467402008-04-16T03:44:00.000-07:002008-04-16T03:56:50.776-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGCPELNvia8IGQ-JCJQyDQHpRMog5qV0f5DXGzASOkeIPKuiEOmB3pLL8zQjNnbfQrxcz1Sy8iHfixD5pUMkG9TsLVJC6LuHE966ZLKPGZC5o1katteXRABQ63Qa2NRpbddIby/s1600-h/BBS+graph.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189793874589865154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGCPELNvia8IGQ-JCJQyDQHpRMog5qV0f5DXGzASOkeIPKuiEOmB3pLL8zQjNnbfQrxcz1Sy8iHfixD5pUMkG9TsLVJC6LuHE966ZLKPGZC5o1katteXRABQ63Qa2NRpbddIby/s400/BBS+graph.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><div><strong>Breeding Bird Survey</strong></div><br /><div></div>I hope all volunteers have got their BBS forms etc by now, and are planning their first visit - if they haven't already done it.<br /><br />We've just about managed to average 20 squares done each year since the foot and mouth outbreak interrupted survey work. There are still a dozen or so squares available in Pembrokeshire, so it's not too late to sign up for one if you'd like to have a go.<br /><br />Data from BBS squares will be used in the BTO atlas.<br /><br />Instructions can be found at <a href="http://blx1.bto.org/bbs/">http://blx1.bto.org/bbs/</a><br /><br />Happy counting!Bob & Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00387687124587701145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33498239.post-50439670284910146502008-03-28T07:04:00.000-07:002008-03-28T07:11:12.137-07:00<strong>RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch</strong><br /><p>In this annual event over the weekend of 26 and 27 January 2008, almost 400,000 people counted more than six million birds across 228,000 gardens.</p>I don't know how many gardens were recorded in Pembrokeshire, but the top ten species are listed below, with the average number of each per garden.<br /><br />Starling 7.80<br />Chaffinch 5.49<br />House sparrow 5.18<br />Blue tit 3.90<br />Blackbird 2.31<br />Great tit 2.03<br />Greenfinch 1.85<br />Robin 1.60<br />Collared dove 1.55<br />Jackdaw 1.54<br /><br />More information at <a href="http://www.rspb.org.uk/birdwatch/results/">http://www.rspb.org.uk/birdwatch/results/</a><br /></span>Bob & Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00387687124587701145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33498239.post-23820116929431714992008-02-04T05:32:00.000-08:002008-02-04T05:45:24.873-08:00<strong>BTO Atlas</strong><br /><br />We are now into the 4th and final month of the first winter period of the Atlas. The weather has not always been particularly helpful, but the fieldwork effort has got off to a pretty good start.<br /><br /><strong>Timed Tetrads</strong><br /><br /><div>From reco<a href="http://blx1.bto.org/atlas-results/gifimages/covpemb.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://blx1.bto.org/atlas-results/gifimages/covpemb.gif" border="0" /></a>rds submitted on line so far, timed tetrad visits (TTVs) have been made in 73 out of 98 tetrads allocated since November. Twenty-five of these have received both early and late visits. The second visits have to be in either January or February, so there is still quite a lot to do! A minimum of one hour is all that is required per allocated tetrad, so please try to complete your second visits by the end of Feb. otherwise it will be too late!<br /><br />Just to reiterate the protocols for TTVs. Both winter visits have to be done in the same winter season, so if you have not done the first visit yet, please leave this until next November and try to complete the two winter visits then. However, spring is not so far away, so you can do paired timed counts between April and July for the breeding season element - more about that a little nearer the time!<br /></div><br /><div>****************************************</div><br /><div><a href="http://blx1.bto.org/atlas-results/gifimages/rovpemb.gif"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://blx1.bto.org/atlas-results/gifimages/rovpemb.gif" border="0" /></a><strong>Roving Records</strong></div><div> </div><div>Thanks to everyone who has submitted on line roving records - whether directly to the Atlas web site or via Bird Track. The coverage has been pretty good so far, with records from 28 out of 29 ten km squares.<br />The only 10 km square that currently appears blank is SM62 (offshore islands - west side of Ramsey and Bishops and Clerks). Hopefully, Greg and Lisa Morgan have managed to get some coverage from Ramsey to help fill this gap.<br /><br />However, don't assume that every dot means complete coverage of a tetrad or a 10 km square - it could be only a single species recorded there.<br /></div><div>The Pembrokeshire Bird Group has signed an agreement with the BTO allowing us to have access to all the Pembrokeshire records for our own local atlas needs. Once we have this information, we'll be able to produce maps showing how many species have been recorded in each tetrad - so you'll be able to see where more coverage is needed next winter. Over the next 3 winters it will be great if we can add roving records from all tetrads - we are certainly well on the way to achieving this.</div><div> </div><div>***************************</div><div><strong>Owls</strong><br /><br />As the end of the winter approaches, it would useful to update the owl distribution maps. These are difficult species to find, but anybody hearing or seeing any of our owls could improve the distribution map. So please do look or listen out for them.</div><div> </div>Bob & Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00387687124587701145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33498239.post-74580463597316805242008-01-07T14:31:00.000-08:002008-01-07T14:48:02.078-08:00<strong>Bird Atlas update</strong><br /><br />To date we have allocated 102 squares for timed tetrad visits, and 68 of them have had a first visit completed and entered on-line. A few more will be done on paper and entered at the end of the winter. As some people have volunteered for several tetrads to be done over the 4 years of the survey, this is a really good start.<br /><br />Both winter visits to a tetrad have to be done in the same season, so we hope everyone is gearing up for their second visits before the end of February.<br /><br />Spring visits start in April, so anyone who wants to volunteer for a tetrad in those areas not yet covered - there are still some 50 squares available.<br /><br />We are also doing quite well for roving records, with some records entered for over 260 of the 480 tetrads in the county. Some of these are records of one species, others are lists of over forty species. So there is plenty of room for more records!<br /><br />Garden Birdwatch records will be added in the spring, and some records from Birdtrack haven't come on line yet.<br /><br />Many thanks to all of you who have contributed so far, and please keep up the good work.<br /><br />Maps of coverage to date can be found at <a href="http://blx1.bto.org/atlas-results/allocpemb.html">http://blx1.bto.org/atlas-results/allocpemb.html</a> and more information about taking part can be found at <a href="http://www.bto.org/birdatlas">www.bto.org/birdatlas</a>Bob & Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00387687124587701145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33498239.post-54969148992992693482007-11-21T03:05:00.000-08:002007-11-21T03:14:21.123-08:00BTO Atlas<br /><br />Everyone should be aware by now of the new BTO wintering and breeding bird atlas. It has had plenty of coverage on the TV and radio, and in magazines etc. We do need people to contribute their records, either through birdtrack, or the garden birdwatch, or directly to the Atlas itself.<br /><br />In addition to general birdwatching records, there are "Timed Tetrad Visits" which are designed to give an idea of the relative abundance of common species across the country. You are not expected to see every species or every bird during your hour or two in the tetrad, but to simply count what you do see.<br /><br />In Pembrokeshire we need to survey about 140 squares in this way, and to date have signed up volunteers for 52 of them. You can sign up for a tetrad now, or preferably four tetrads to be done over the four years.<br /><br />Full details are on the BTO website <a href="http://www.bto.org/birdatlas">www.bto.org/birdatlas</a><br /><br />We've been looking at other counties, and Pembrokeshire is way behind in terms of the proportion of tetrads signed up and the number that have already had their first visits. Also, coverage by casual records seems relatively low, so please help us catch up at least by putting your records into birdtrack.Bob & Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00387687124587701145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33498239.post-69293551887358354022007-10-04T04:07:00.000-07:002007-10-04T04:10:59.228-07:00<strong>WeBS October</strong><br /><br /><strong>Help needed</strong>: a volunteer needed to count the Cleddau section between Little Milford and Haverfordwest - just this month while Trevor is on holiday.<br /><br /><strong>New counters needed</strong>: Dowrog Pools (St David's), Trefloyne Pools (Tenby).<br /><br />Please email me <a href="mailto:rushmoor1@tiscali.co.uk">rushmoor1@tiscali.co.uk</a>Bob & Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00387687124587701145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33498239.post-40737426512784779622007-09-04T04:13:00.001-07:002007-09-04T04:13:54.174-07:00<span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>BTO Atlas - breeding and wintering bird survey.</strong> </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The new BTO atlas season kicks off in November this year, and all records are welcome. If you usually put your records into Birdtrack, they will count for the new atlases. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">But in addition to general records, the BTO would like some systematic counts done so that they can get an estimate of the density of birds in different parts of the country. These systematic counts involve a commitment to visit a particular tetrad (or more than one) twice during the winter, and twice during the summer. The following season you can do different tetrads. The idea is to make counts of the species that you see in a one hour or a two-hour period. You are not expected to find all the species in the tetrad, just to count the ones you do find when visiting as much of the square as practical. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">You can sign-up to a tetrad on-line - those of you who take part in WeBS, the garden bird survey or Birdtrack will have noticed an extra option on the BTO survey log-in page. You can also sign up directly at </span><a href=""><span style="font-family:verdana;">http://www.bto.org/birdatlas/index.htm</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> and then choose a tetrad or two - a request then comes to me and if no-one else has already taken that tetrad, I'll allocate it to you. I should receive the recording forms soon, and send them out to you. I'll also be giving a talk to the North Pembs group in November, and Bob and I will be promoting the atlas at the Bird conference. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">We haven't had any systematic atlasing in the winter in Pembrokeshire since the last BTO winter atlas (1980s) so I hope you'll all take part.</span>Bob & Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00387687124587701145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33498239.post-82429884249266879562007-09-04T04:09:00.000-07:002007-09-04T04:12:38.363-07:00<span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><strong>Wetland Bird Survey</strong><br /><br />The 2007-08 season starts on September 16th, and I'll be sending out the recording forms soon. From this season, you can enter your results directly on-line.<br /><br />Help needed for September - Jane Hodges has damaged her knee and won't be able to do the September counts, so if there are any volunteers for Sandy Haven or Bicton Reservoirs, please contact me and I'll send details of the sites. Jane hopes to be back doing surveys the following month.<br /><br /></span>Bob & Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00387687124587701145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33498239.post-23533761345711908292007-03-22T11:52:00.000-07:002007-03-22T15:17:15.152-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht-MNdFg3gNVFqsGlUE7jCI-_Mn6Ie2030elcJ0Coz1ayb2dqRPkgaeQreKW-9Yy-FI-QK7NSB2tz_HE5os1Shpoco7-ymeJlWMiGyHyNgjl50GltcCTp0Td2Qw_PtJe43n-yd/s1600-h/species+density+large.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044828454946138450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht-MNdFg3gNVFqsGlUE7jCI-_Mn6Ie2030elcJ0Coz1ayb2dqRPkgaeQreKW-9Yy-FI-QK7NSB2tz_HE5os1Shpoco7-ymeJlWMiGyHyNgjl50GltcCTp0Td2Qw_PtJe43n-yd/s400/species+density+large.gif" border="0" /></a> The survey work for the Breeding Birds Atlas is now in its final year and we should have at least some coverage of all the tetrads in the county by the end of this season. The map above shows where coverage is still needed. We really ought to be able to turn most of the county yellow - more than 40 species per tetrad. So if anyone would like to help, let us know which area you are interested in, and I will send a map showing which tetrads have less than 30 species, so that you can concentrate your effort where it is needed most.<br /><br />Meanwhile, you should be able to find signs of some species breeding at this time of year - ravens, crossbills, raptors - the nests of these birds are often more visible when there are no leaves on the trees. Look for Goshawks and others displaying over suitable habitat.During the spring and summer we are particularly keen for records of Green Woodpecker, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Spotted and Pied Flycatchers, Yellowhammers, Skylarks.<br /><br />If it's easier for casual records, just read off the 1km grid reference from the map which we can turn into the correct tetrad.<br /><br /><br /><div></div>Bob & Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00387687124587701145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33498239.post-44752417494144100752007-02-25T11:51:00.000-08:002007-03-22T15:25:35.452-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg4Umll-G4iT8A4JJN20hiji48fTNjRfaCnuTi7oOEqo6jU5EhWtvQkZjP2mrLLRLuy0neyjf0tY2MKshUhQZBcPypZYf37gFqpvKX6eMAY8PIfPO5ALuJUfsBssNM_bNjjMbb/s1600-h/BBS+2007.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044878233617099106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg4Umll-G4iT8A4JJN20hiji48fTNjRfaCnuTi7oOEqo6jU5EhWtvQkZjP2mrLLRLuy0neyjf0tY2MKshUhQZBcPypZYf37gFqpvKX6eMAY8PIfPO5ALuJUfsBssNM_bNjjMbb/s400/BBS+2007.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPv3PxOsT9mT0g1w8_eRaML8yt2jHddglExJ5Rg298L627l-vFlIC12Ynja1W95dtYpXvegZVc7XC3MKSrwcQx0KzzAj3YjcqqIlpNb3b37xZMsn_xrRbVCZYMVhXma9zoWfEl/s1600-h/BBS2007.gif"></a><strong>Breeding Bird Survey 2007</strong><br /><br />I'll be sending out survey forms in a couple of weeks time. If anybody would like to volunteer to do a survey, please look at the map for any open points in an area you would like. The filled points are already taken. Then contact me at <a href="mailto:rushmoor1@tiscali.co.uk">rushmoor1@tiscali.co.uk</a><br /><br />The survey only takes three mornings during the spring and summer, and the results can be entered on-line or on paper forms.</div><div> </div><div>More information can be found at the BTO website - <a href="http://www.bto.org/bbs/index.htm">http://www.bto.org/bbs/index.htm</a></div>Bob & Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00387687124587701145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33498239.post-18199004101592337892007-02-07T04:06:00.000-08:002007-02-07T04:12:00.397-08:00<strong>WeBS counts totals for January 2007 - </strong><br /><strong>all Pembrokeshire sites</strong><br /><br />Red-throated Diver 8<br />Great Northern Diver 7<br />Little Grebe 63<br />Great Crested Grebe 35<br />Cormorant 68<br />Shag 2<br />Little Egret 49<br />Grey Heron 13<br />Mute Swan 136<br />Whooper Swan 2<br />Canada Goose 598<br />Dark-bellied Brent Goose 1<br />Light-bellied Brent Goose 5<br />Shelduck 406<br />Wigeon 1601<br />Gadwall 16<br />Teal 1337<br />Mallard 567<br />Shoveler 51<br />Pochard 2<br />Tufted Duck 21<br />Scaup 1<br />Goldeneye 32<br />Red-breasted Merganser 1<br />Goosander 14<br />Water Rail 4<br />Moorhen 102<br />Coot 288<br />Oystercatcher 560<br />Ringed Plover 34<br />Golden Plover 300<br />Grey Plover 17<br />Lapwing 3116<br />Purple Sandpiper 3<br />Dunlin 1096<br />Jack Snipe 2<br />Snipe 291<br />Woodcock 2<br />Black-tailed Godwit 1<br />Bar-tailed Godwit 10<br />Curlew 1011<br />Spotted Redshank 1<br />Redshank 675<br />Greenshank 8<br />Common Sandpiper 1<br />Turnstone 84<br />Kingfisher 2<br />Mediterranean Gull 6<br />Black-headed Gull 4556<br />Common Gull 72<br />Lesser Black-backed Gull 62<br />Herring Gull 1161<br />Great Black-backed Gull 57<br />Kittiwake 1<br />Snow Goose 2<br />Iceland Gull 1<br />Razorbill 2<br />Bonxie 1Bob & Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00387687124587701145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33498239.post-7893387137147902512007-01-08T04:45:00.000-08:002007-01-08T04:49:05.214-08:00<strong>WeBS counts totals for December 2006 all Pembrokeshire sites</strong><br /><br />Red-throated Diver 3<br />Great Northern Diver 4<br />Little Grebe 83<br />Great Crested Grebe 30<br />Cormorant 52<br />Shag 2<br />Little Egret 59<br />Grey Heron 23<br />Mute Swan 171<br />Canada Goose 916<br />Light-bellied Brent Goose 4<br />Shelduck 440<br />Wigeon 2835<br />Gadwall 14<br />Teal 1178<br />Mallard 624<br />Shoveler 34<br />Pochard 3<br />Tufted Duck 22<br />Common Scoter 43<br />Goldeneye 24<br />Red-breasted Merganser 1<br />Goosander 11<br />Water Rail 11<br />Moorhen 117<br />Coot 289<br />Oystercatcher 560<br />Ringed Plover 44<br />Golden Plover 200<br />Grey Plover 25<br />Lapwing 1799<br />Purple Sandpiper 2<br />Dunlin 2172<br />Jack Snipe 5<br />Snipe 235<br />Black-tailed Godwit 10<br />Bar-tailed Godwit 11<br />Curlew 974<br />Spotted Redshank 5<br />Redshank 512<br />Greenshank 16<br />Green Sandpiper 1<br />Turnstone 71<br />Kingfisher 4<br />Mediterranean Gull 4<br />Black-headed Gull 1996<br />Common Gull 62<br />Lesser Black-backed Gull 130<br />Herring Gull 417<br />Great Black-backed Gull 29<br />Feral/hybrid goose 1<br />Feral/hybrid mallard type 23<br />Snow Goose 2<br />Iceland Gull 1<br />Buzzard 5Merlin 1<br />Peregrine 3<br /><br /><strong>Total 16311</strong>Bob & Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00387687124587701145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33498239.post-1167603383981898502006-12-31T14:12:00.000-08:002007-01-08T03:53:39.033-08:00<strong>WeBS counts - Pembrokeshire totals for November 2006</strong><br /><br />Red-throated Diver 1<br />Great Northern Diver 1<br />Little Grebe 72<br />Great Crested Grebe 11<br />Cormorant 33<br />Shag 8<br />Little Egret 43<br />Grey Heron 22<br />Mute Swan 55<br />Canada Goose 223<br />Shelduck 265<br />Wigeon 7699<br />Teal 957<br />Mallard 315<br />Pintail 19<br />Shoveler 10<br />Tufted Duck 1<br />Common Scoter 34<br />Goldeneye 1<br />Water Rail 3<br />Moorhen 18<br />Oystercatcher 431<br />Ringed Plover 42<br />Golden Plover 1<br />Grey Plover 1<br />Lapwing 2070<br />Purple Sandpiper 1<br />Dunlin 1204<br />Snipe 20<br />Curlew 755<br />Spotted Redshank 1<br />Redshank 622<br />Greenshank 15<br />Common Sandpiper 1<br />Turnstone 77<br />Kingfisher 3<br />Mediterranean Gull 3<br />Black-headed Gull 1605<br />Common Gull 44<br />Lesser Black-backed Gull 228<br />Herring Gull 460<br />Great Black-backed Gull 44<br />Kittiwake 1<br />Iceland Gull 1<br /><br />Pembs Total 17421Bob & Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00387687124587701145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33498239.post-1167601399803429982006-12-31T13:42:00.000-08:002006-12-31T13:43:19.813-08:00<strong>The 2006 National Dartford Warbler survey</strong><br /><br />Until 2003, when six pairs of Dartford Warblers were found in one location (at least three of which reared young), there had been no previous reported evidence of them breeding in Pembrokeshire (Pembs Bird Report 2003). This year’s national Dartford Warbler survey therefore provided an opportunity to find out if they were still maintaining a foothold in the county, or if there were indications of further population expansion. <br /><br />Between April and June 2006, 55 tetrads (2km x 2km OS squares) were checked for presence of Dartford Warblers and evidence of probable or confirmed breeding. These included a few targeted locations where there had been recent breeding evidence. Most of the remaining locations surveyed were squares randomly selected by the BTO/RSPB.<br /><br />Despite a cold, wet and rather unpromising early spring, results were encouraging.<br /><br />Between 14 and 18 Dartford Warbler territories were recorded in suitable habitat. This was based on mapped registrations of singing/calling males, displaying birds/pairs, or adults with food or young.<br /><br />Three pairs were just over the border in Carmarthenshire, the remainder were in seven separate tetrads in Pembrokeshire.<br /><br />It is still early days, but the survey shows that the population, although still small and potentially vulnerable to predation and the vagaries of weather, is still expanding its range within the County.<br /><br />None of the randomly selected squares had much suitable heathland habitat and no Dartford Warblers were found in them. However, at least 38 Stonechat territories (Stonechats were an additional species to record) were found. These were reported in more than 50% of the tetrads visited – providing some additional information for the ongoing Pembrokeshire Breeding Birds survey.<br /><br />Fieldwork for the survey relied on a team of volunteers. The following observers contributed records:<br /><br />John Best, Sam Bosanquet, Ian Bullock, Jonathon Copp, Richard Crossen, Richard Ellis, Steve Gerlach, Bob Haycock, Jane Hodges, Greg Morgan, Trevor Price, Graham Rees, Steve Sutcliffe and Matt Sutton.Bob & Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00387687124587701145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33498239.post-1164741047886169592006-11-28T11:08:00.000-08:002006-11-28T11:10:47.896-08:00<strong>October WeBS counts for Pembrokeshire</strong><br /><br />Red-throated Diver 1<br />Little Grebe 63<br />Great Crested Grebe 8<br />Cormorant 55<br />Shag 6<br />Little Egret 51<br />Grey Heron 31<br />Mute Swan 152<br />Greylag Goose 1<br />Canada Goose 872<br />Shelduck 14<br />Wigeon 3812<br />Teal 1451<br />Mallard 1076<br />Tufted Duck 3<br />Moorhen 141<br />Coot 79<br />Oystercatcher 525<br />Ringed Plover 34<br />Golden Plover 161<br />Dunlin 72<br />Snipe 40<br />Black-tailed Godwit 4<br />Bar-tailed Godwit 5<br />Whimbrel 1<br />Curlew 798<br />Redshank 227<br />Greenshank 16<br />Common Sandpiper 2<br />Turnstone 19<br />Kingfisher 3<br />Mediterranean Gull 12<br />Black-headed Gull 4615<br />Common Gull 1<br />Lesser Black-backed Gull 443<br />Herring Gull 1438<br />Great Black-backed Gull 96<br />Sandwich Tern 7<br />Guillemot 1<br />Razorbill 3<br />Sparrowhawk 1<br />Buzzard 6<br />Kestrel 1<br />Peregrine 2Bob & Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00387687124587701145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33498239.post-1163527120014638892006-11-14T09:50:00.000-08:002006-11-14T09:58:40.056-08:00September WeBS counts for Pembrokeshire<br /><br />Little Grebe 44<br /><blockquote><p>Cormorant 57</p><p>Shag 2</p><p>Little Egret 77</p><p>Grey Heron 46</p><p>Mute Swan 174</p><p>Greylag Goose 2</p><p>Canada Goose 1972</p><p>Barnacle Goose 6</p><p>Light-bellied Brent Goose 1</p><p>Shelduck 23</p><p>Wigeon 914</p><p>Gadwall 3</p><p>Teal 600</p><p>Mallard 684</p><p>Pintail 6</p><p>Moorhen 75</p><p>Coot 90</p><p>Oystercatcher 580</p><p>Ringed Plover 61</p><p>Grey Plover 2</p><p>Knot 13</p><p>Sanderling 12</p><p>Dunlin 86</p><p>Ruff 1</p><p>Snipe 21</p><p>Bar-tailed Godwit 1</p><p>Whimbrel 1</p><p>Curlew 517</p><p>Spotted Redshank 1</p><p>Redshank 175</p><p>Greenshank 40</p><p>Common Sandpiper 4</p><p>Turnstone 50</p><p>Kingfisher 6</p><p>Mediterranean Gull 10</p><p>Black-headed Gull 2018</p><p>Common Gull 2</p><p>Lesser Black-backed Gull 172</p><p>Herring Gull 1045</p><p>Great Black-backed Gull 50</p><p>Sandwich Tern 10</p><p>Common Tern 1</p><p>Feral/hybrid goose 2</p><p>Manx Shearwater 2</p><p>Bar-headed Goose 2</p><p>Razorbill 1</p><p>Sparrowhawk 1</p><p>Buzzard 1</p><p>Peregrine 3</p></blockquote>Bob & Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00387687124587701145noreply@blogger.com0