The Goshawk and its return to the Cotswolds - Dr Richard Tyler
The Northern Goshawk, a large but elusive raptor, has returned to the Cotswolds in recent years there now being a substantial breeding population.
This talk will be in two parts, first discussing Goshawks in general and their photography. The second part will describe how to locate territories and nests and show the results of studies on breeding birds in the Cotswolds over the last ten years.
Sean Woodcock, MP for Banbury visited the BOS reserve at Balscote Quarry recently, to see conservation in action. Steve Holliday, one of the site wardens said, “Balscote may be a small site (6ha) but, through positive management, it holds Red List birds such as Lapwing and Yellowhammer, 24 species of butterfly and much more." We looked at the vital role volunteers play in habitat management on site and, in light of BOS data on local bird declines, how we can develop a more joined-up approach to nature conservation locally. We finished by discussing how new proposals in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill can benefit, not harm, biodiversity.
The Long Day Count is carried out by teams of observers in each of the twelve 10km squares recording the number of bird species seen during a maximum of 12 daylight hours on the second Sunday in May each year. Read more ...
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