LifeCycle issue 11, Autumn 2022

Rough Island from Mary Island by Ruth Walker

Published: January 2023 Issue No.: 11

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Issue 11 of LifeCycle celebrates the anniversaries of the Constant Effort Site (CES) and Retrapping Adults for Survival (RAS) schemes, as well as including results from both, alongside the Nest Record Scheme, in the report on the 2021 breeding season.

This edition also includes articles on monitoring Knot, Meadow Pipits, seabirds, Blackcaps, Barnacle Geese and Woodcock, alongside articles showcasing how the data ringers and nest recorders collect are used by scientists at BTO.

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Songbird migration across the Sahara

Mark Wilson, BTO Research Ecologist, reflects on his work tagging songbirds to collect data about their migration routes over the Sahara.

LifeCycle issue 11, Autumn 2022

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