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Birdsong Survey Walk - 22 March signup sheet
This spring, for the fourth year, Prof John Frank will lead Birdsong Identification Walks around the periphery of Lauriston Farm, once a month from March to June. You will be counting bird species on the farm, which is important information for the co-op as we work to increase biodiversity, and John also uploads the survey results into the Breeding Bird Survey. Sign up below to join the March survey walk.
Walks usually take two hours from start to finish. Places are limited to a maximum of ten people for each walk, to reduce conversational noise. Please wear sturdy footwear and appropriate clothing for the weather, and bring binoculars and smart phones if you have them. All participants will be trained during the walk to use the free mobile app 'Merlin' created by the Cornell University Laboratory of Ornithology, to identify local birdsongs. If you can, please download it from an app store, and load (from the app) the "Western Palearctic/European" birdsong library, before the walk.
We will meet at the farmyard (through the South Gate entrance behind Toby Carvery car park) - please try to arrive on time as it may be hard to find the group once they've set off. Early starts for early birds!
