Next 'in-person' Talk:
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Leah Kelly - Results of the 2023 Hen Harrier Survey
Monday 9th September 2024 7pm (note new time) |
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Our next in-person meeting of the 2024/25 season will be held in Partick Burgh Hall, 9 Burgh Hall Street, Partick, Glasgow G11 5LW at 7pm. See below for further details about the venue.
Results of the 2023 Hen Harrier survey with Leah Kelly
There will be an admittance charge of £3 min. (£1 students) which covers our venue rental fee and the cost of refreshments and nibbles.
Results of the 2023 Hen Harrier survey with Leah Kelly
There will be an admittance charge of £3 min. (£1 students) which covers our venue rental fee and the cost of refreshments and nibbles.
Subject - Results of the 2023 Hen Harrier survey
The Hen Harrier was widespread in the UK before the mid-1800s, but subsequent combinations of habitat loss, land use change, and persecution triggered extensive declines. Following a promising period of population recovery between the 1940s and 1980s, reported sharp declines in parts of the UK initiated the launch of the national Hen Harrier Survey in 1988-89. But since then, how have Hen Harriers been faring in Scotland and the rest of the UK? In this talk, RSPB present the results from the latest national Hen Harrier Survey in 2023, revealing the estimated breeding Hen Harrier population in the UK, constituent countries and Scottish regions, and population change over the six surveys to date since 1988-89. The national survey involves multiple partners and within Scotland includes RSPB, NatureScot and the Scottish Raptor Study Group.
Speaker - Dr Leah Kelly is a Conservation Scientist within the RSPB Centre for Conservation Science Monitoring team. Based at the Scotland headquarters in Edinburgh, Leah works on a range of monitoring projects including coordination of national bird surveys, supports Policy and Advocacy colleagues within RSPB, and is a member of the BTO/RSPB/JNCC Breeding Bird Survey steering group. Leah previously studied upland waders, primarily in the Peak District National Park, for her PhD with the South West Peak Landscape Partnership.
The Hen Harrier was widespread in the UK before the mid-1800s, but subsequent combinations of habitat loss, land use change, and persecution triggered extensive declines. Following a promising period of population recovery between the 1940s and 1980s, reported sharp declines in parts of the UK initiated the launch of the national Hen Harrier Survey in 1988-89. But since then, how have Hen Harriers been faring in Scotland and the rest of the UK? In this talk, RSPB present the results from the latest national Hen Harrier Survey in 2023, revealing the estimated breeding Hen Harrier population in the UK, constituent countries and Scottish regions, and population change over the six surveys to date since 1988-89. The national survey involves multiple partners and within Scotland includes RSPB, NatureScot and the Scottish Raptor Study Group.
Speaker - Dr Leah Kelly is a Conservation Scientist within the RSPB Centre for Conservation Science Monitoring team. Based at the Scotland headquarters in Edinburgh, Leah works on a range of monitoring projects including coordination of national bird surveys, supports Policy and Advocacy colleagues within RSPB, and is a member of the BTO/RSPB/JNCC Breeding Bird Survey steering group. Leah previously studied upland waders, primarily in the Peak District National Park, for her PhD with the South West Peak Landscape Partnership.
The Venue - Partick Burgh Hall.
This is near Partick bus, underground and train station (see link for map). Car parking should be available in the adjacent streets e.g. Burgh Hall Street, Peel Street and Fortrose Street once the parking regulation hours have passed (currently after 6pm).
To cover the hall hire, we charge an entrance fee of £3 min. There will be no additional charge for the tea, coffee, and biscuits. The fee will be reduced to £1 for students and for others at the discretion of the committee. It would be very helpful if you could bring with you the exact change. We do not have any debit card handling facility.
If you know you do not receive branch notices but would like to, you can sign up here. Click to join the SOC .
Rebecca Dickson
Clyde Branch Secretary
[email protected]
This is near Partick bus, underground and train station (see link for map). Car parking should be available in the adjacent streets e.g. Burgh Hall Street, Peel Street and Fortrose Street once the parking regulation hours have passed (currently after 6pm).
To cover the hall hire, we charge an entrance fee of £3 min. There will be no additional charge for the tea, coffee, and biscuits. The fee will be reduced to £1 for students and for others at the discretion of the committee. It would be very helpful if you could bring with you the exact change. We do not have any debit card handling facility.
If you know you do not receive branch notices but would like to, you can sign up here. Click to join the SOC .
Rebecca Dickson
Clyde Branch Secretary
[email protected]