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How Bird Ringing and Tracking can Inform Species Conservation

Case Studies from Woodcock and other Waders

  • Thu 21 Mar 24

    13:00 - 14:00

  • Colchester Campus

    STEM 3.1

  • Event speaker

    Christopher John Heward (Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust)

  • Event type

    Lectures, talks and seminars
    Life Sciences Seminar Series

  • Event organiser

    Life Sciences, School of

  • Contact details

    Thomas Cameron

Abstract

Bird ‘ringing’ (i.e. marking wild birds using unique, permanent leg rings) has played an integral role in the study of avian movement, migration, survival and population dynamics for over 100 years. Increasingly, ornithologists employ technological solutions to track birds (radio-transmitters, light-loggers, GPS transmitters), which have complemented, rather than replaced, ringing studies. Using a range of varied case studies, focussed mostly on the Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola, I will explain how these two important methods have shaped our understanding of avian ecology, with particular emphasis on the implications for species monitoring and conservation.

Meet and Greet

Meet & Greet with ECRs after your talk;1-2-1 meetings with members of staff (coordinated by your Essex host).

Speaker

Christopher John Heward

Christopher John Heward

Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust

Dr Chris Heward is an avian ecologist and Head of the Wetland Research department at the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust. Chris’ work has mostly focussed on wading birds, covering a range of species and research questions related to their ecology and conservation. Chris has worked at the GWCT since graduating from the University of Leeds in 2010, and during this time, completed his PhD on ‘The Ecology and Display Behaviour of Breeding Eurasian Woodcock’ with the University of Nottingham (2013 to 2019).

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