Jeffs, C;
Sainsbury, A;
Davies, M;
Carter, I;
Lister, J;
Gregson, J;
(2016)
Reintroducing the cirl bunting to Cornwall.
British Birds
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Abstract
A pioneering project to reintroduce the Cirl Bunting was carried out on the Roseland Peninsula in southern Cornwall between 2006 and 2011. It involved the captive rearing and release of 376 young birds, taken from nests in south Devon. A breeding population is now established in the release area and at least 52 pairs were present in 2015. With further targeted habitat management through agri-environment schemes it is hoped that the population will continue to increase and spread into the surrounding landscape. This paper describes the development of the work, from the initial planning stages, through to the adaptive management required to help to ensure that it was ultimately successful. Working with a small passerine requires a rather different approach from that for the larger, more robust, species that are more familiar as subjects for reintroduction. The lessons learnt may be useful for future projects involving the translocation of small passerines in Britain or farther afield.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Reintroducing the cirl bunting to Cornwall |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | https://britishbirds.co.uk/article/reintroducing-c... |
| Language: | English |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1508522 |
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