Barn Owls did poorly last year nationally, though on one estate in NW Norfolk they did okay, but are doing better this year in most areas. Conducted under the appropriate licences. 2/2
This combined with trail cams, various nest protection techniques, and examination of young that do not survive is looking at the causes for this diminishing wader species, through predation or failure of young to fledging, and mitigation that can be put in place. 2/3
Colour marking will also be looking at recruitment to the breeding population from those that fledge in future years. 3/3
A combined group from Iceni and Natural England spent time in Hampshire liaising with Game Conservancy Wildlife Trust research staff learning the techniques of fitting telemetry tags to Oystercatchers to monitor their survival and forging activity. 1/3