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SUMMARY:Conservation of Birds that cross Continents and Cultures
DESCRIPTION:Professor Juliet Vickery\, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the British Trust for Ornithology and former Head of International Conservation Science at RSPB will address us in an online talk. \nThe challenges facing migratory birds are considerable. Changing climatic conditions and land use on their wintering and breeding grounds and in staging areas may be the principal drivers or contributing factors to declines and pose real conservation challenges to address. The talk will explore these issues and challenges using examples of species which we are familiar with.
URL:https://www.gowerbirds.org.uk/event/conservation-of-birds-that-cross-continents-and-cultures/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jeremy D Jones":MAILTO:jeremy@douglas-jones.biz
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SUMMARY:Darwin Tree of Life project: Bird Genome Sequencing
DESCRIPTION:Dr Ava Jenkins will address us. \nAva is a Wildlife Veterinarian and Research Associate at the Institute of Zoology\, and is working with the Darwin Tree of Life project. The project aims to sequence the genomes of 30\,000 species in Britain and Ireland. It is a collaboration between biodiversity\, genomics and analysis partners that is transforming the way we do biology\, conservation and biotechnology. \nIn this role\, Ava organises and collects blood and tissue samples from our native wildlife species by collaborating with the British Trust for Ornithology and their Ringing Scheme\, the Wellcome Sanger Institute\, and wildlife hospitals across the UK. Ava spends a lot of time out in the field with bird ringers and wildlife experts. \nGenomic data helps us understand the evolution of the diversity of life\, explore the biology of organisms and ecosystems\, aids conservation efforts and provides new tools for medicine and biotechnology. The Darwin Tree of Life Project is one of several initiatives across the globe working towards the ultimate goal of sequencing all complex life on Earth\, in a venture known as the Earth BioGenome Project. The Tree of Life project is focussing on the organisms that live in and around Britain and Ireland because they constitute what is probably the best known and most deeply studied biota in the world\, explored during centuries of observation and research.
URL:https://www.gowerbirds.org.uk/event/darwin-tree-of-life-project-bird-genome-sequencing/
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SUMMARY:Magical Merlins
DESCRIPTION:Raptor expert Keith Offord will talk to us about merlin\, a species he has monitored in the Berwyn Special Protection Area\, northern Powys\, for many years. \nMerlin are a non-breeding visitor to Gower\, being seen between autumn and early spring over the north Gower marshes and occasionally on the inland commons where they typically hunt small birds such as meadow pipits and skylarks. While they do breed on the fringes of our recording area\, they do so in very low numbers. They are more widespread in upland Powys\, which supports important breeding populations. The south and mid-Wales nest in trees\, often in commercial plantation\, but further north\, in the areas Keith monitors\, they nest on the ground in heather moorland. \nWe are very pleased to welcome Keith back; he previously did a fascinating talk for us on hen harrier. \n\n\n\n\n\nPhoto credit: merlin by Proinsias Mac an Bheatha on Unsplash
URL:https://www.gowerbirds.org.uk/event/magical-merlins/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Online Event
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SUMMARY:Results of the BTO Heathland Bird Survey (2025)
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Richard Francksen\, Research Ecologist at the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO)\, will provide an overview of the BTO’s 2025 Heathland Birds Survey. The survey builds on previous national assessments to provide an updated picture of breeding nightjar\, Dartford warbler\, and woodlark across Britain – the last of which were surveyed nationally around 20 years ago. \nThis talk will outline survey coverage and present results including population estimates and changes in abundance and range since previous surveys. Richard will also draw out findings relevant to the Swansea\, Gower\, and Neath Port Talbot recording area. \nPhoto credit: nightjar and chick by John Bowers \n 
URL:https://www.gowerbirds.org.uk/event/results-of-the-bto-heathland-bird-survey-2025/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Online Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jeremy D Jones":MAILTO:jeremy@douglas-jones.biz
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