The Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS)
The UK is of outstanding international importance for
waterbirds. Lying on some of the major flyways for Arctic-nesting species,
large numbers of waterbirds are attracted, especially during winter, by the
relatively mild climate and extensive areas of wetland. The UK thus has both
moral and legal obligations to conserve both these waterbirds and the wetlands
upon which they depend
Nationally over 3,000 volunteers go out on count days, and
their data is used to assess the size of waterbird populations, determine
trends in numbers and distribution, and assess the importance of individual
sites for waterbirds, in line with the requirements of international
conservation Conventions and Directives.
Montgomeryshire has a number of inland sites which are no
longer routinely counted. BTO Cymru in partnership with the Montgomeryshire
Wildlife Trust are hoping to address this issue by providing a brief
"Introduction to WeBS” course at the:
Cors Dyfi, Nature
Reserve
10:30 am on Sunday 16th
November.
If you have a few hours to spare on one Sunday morning a
month, and would like to contribute to one of the most important and long term
monitoring schemes, come along.
Please express an interest by contacting either
Tammy Stretton, Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust, Tammy@montwt.co.uk
Emyr Evans, Cors
Dofi, Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust, Emyr@montwt.co.uk
Kelvin Jones, BTO
Cymru, 01248 383285 or kelvin.jones@bto
.org
Jane Kelsall,
Montgomeryshire WeBS organiser, janekelsall@phonecoop.coop
