Wash Wader Ringing Group 2016-2017 Report PDF

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Wash Wader Ringing Group 2016-2017 Report PDF

Every two years, WWRG produces a report of our activities which contains catch totals, notable recoveries, longevity records of birds ringed on the Wash and interesting articles.

AIMS OF THE WASH WADER RINGING GROUP

The Group aims to monitor waders using the Wash to provide a better understanding of their biology. This will allow decisions which may affect these waders to be taken in the light of factual information.

Work concentrates on eleven target species (Oystercatcher, Ringed Plover, Grey Plover, Knot, Sanderling, Dunlin, Black-tailed Godwit, Bar-tailed Godwit, Curlew, Redshank and Turnstone), studying:

• the patterns of migration and origin of each species and any known populations;
• the importance of the Wash as a whole;
• the importance of sub-areas of the Wash;
• the use of biometrics and other techniques to understand how birds use the Wash;
• long-term population dynamics.

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