Objectives
are to initiate and stimulate original research
especially on species that have not been well studied in this region and these
have included
Snow Bunting
Plectrophenax nivalis and
Wheatear
Oenanthe
oenanthe. The Group has worked with many of the
conservation bodies in this area including the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (
RSPB), and has strong links with the University of East Anglia with several of the Groups
projects providing the opportunity for student and graduate participation.
Research into the effects of human disturbance on a population of
Ringed Plover Charadrius
hiaticula and
Avocet
Recurvirostra avosetta
chick survival have been
undertaken at the request of the RSPB. Our
colour ringing projects have enabled research, in some cases by non ringers to be
undertaken. This work has usually been carried out using visual aids such as
telescopes or by using video recording. By these means some aspects of flock dominance,
hierarchy and also foraging behaviour have been studied. Full details
of these studies can be found in our
Research
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