Grazing – Birds on the edge http://www.birdsontheedge.org Saving coastal birds and habitats from extinction Tue, 23 Jan 2024 11:54:18 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.17 https://i1.wp.com/www.birdsontheedge.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Birds-on-the-Edge-logo.png?fit=32%2C32 Grazing – Birds on the edge http://www.birdsontheedge.org 32 32 32539615 Chough report – December 2022 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2023/01/20/chough-report-december-2022/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chough-report-december-2022 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2023/01/20/chough-report-december-2022/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2023 11:10:03 +0000 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/?p=46423 By Charlotte Dean Juveniles taking their pick We may not have all our chicks blood sampled and sexed yet but there are plenty of signs of relationships developing between the juveniles and a few of … Read more

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]]> http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2023/01/20/chough-report-december-2022/feed/ 1 46423 January volunteer activity http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2023/01/05/january-volunteer-activity-6/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=january-volunteer-activity-6 Thu, 05 Jan 2023 12:15:40 +0000 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/?p=46402 Sunday 8th January 2023 – Les Blanches Banques, St Brelade 10:30-13.00 From Jersey Conservation Volunteers  Happy New Year!!! A new year, and a great task to burn off some of the Christmas indulgence 😊 Task … Read more

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]]> 46402 November volunteer activity http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2022/11/02/november-volunteer-activity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=november-volunteer-activity Wed, 02 Nov 2022 21:51:42 +0000 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/?p=46335 Sunday 6th November 2022 – Le Petit Pré, Trinity 10:30-13.00 From Jersey Conservation Volunteers Task Le Petit Pré is perhaps one of Jersey’s least well-known Sites of Special Interest; however, despite its small size it … Read more

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]]> 46335 Sheep on Les Blanches Banques http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2022/02/15/sheep-on-les-blanches-banques/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sheep-on-les-blanches-banques http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2022/02/15/sheep-on-les-blanches-banques/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2022 10:08:05 +0000 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/?p=45747 Plans to return sheep to the sand dunes of Les Blanches Banques and grazing to revitalise the grasslands By Tim Liddiard Les Blanches Banques The sand dunes of Les Blanches Banques, set in and around … Read more

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]]> http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2022/02/15/sheep-on-les-blanches-banques/feed/ 8 45747 Widespread losses of pollinating insects revealed across Britain http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2019/03/28/widespread-losses-pollinating-insects-revealed-across-britain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=widespread-losses-pollinating-insects-revealed-across-britain http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2019/03/28/widespread-losses-pollinating-insects-revealed-across-britain/#respond Thu, 28 Mar 2019 11:32:36 +0000 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/?p=42439 Wild bees and hoverflies lost from a quarter of the places they were found in 1980 From The Guardian A widespread loss of pollinating insects in recent decades has been revealed by the first national … Read more

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]]> http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2019/03/28/widespread-losses-pollinating-insects-revealed-across-britain/feed/ 0 42439 Butterfly numbers down by two thirds: High-intensity agriculture reduces number of butterfly species in adjacent areas http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2019/03/22/butterfly-numbers-two-thirds-high-intensity-agriculture-reduces-number-butterfly-species-adjacent-areas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=butterfly-numbers-two-thirds-high-intensity-agriculture-reduces-number-butterfly-species-adjacent-areas http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2019/03/22/butterfly-numbers-two-thirds-high-intensity-agriculture-reduces-number-butterfly-species-adjacent-areas/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2019 10:42:07 +0000 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/?p=42428 From ScienceDaily Meadows adjacent to high-intensity agricultural areas are home to less than half the number of butterfly species than areas in nature preserves. The number of individuals is even down to one-third of that … Read more

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]]> http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2019/03/22/butterfly-numbers-two-thirds-high-intensity-agriculture-reduces-number-butterfly-species-adjacent-areas/feed/ 1 42428 Job vacancy at Sorel! http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2018/02/23/job-vacancy-sorel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=job-vacancy-sorel Fri, 23 Feb 2018 10:51:00 +0000 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/?p=10530 From The Reserve A position has opened up in the small team managing the largest flock of sheep on the Island, the wonderful Manx loaghtan sheep which form the basis for our conservation grazing project. Animal … Read more

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]]> 10530 UPDATE: Manx loaghtan roaming free at Sorel once again http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2018/02/21/manx-loaghtan-roaming-free-once-again/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=manx-loaghtan-roaming-free-once-again Wed, 21 Feb 2018 20:29:00 +0000 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/?p=10516 by Liz Corry The grazing flock of Manx loaghtan sheep at Sorel have been confined to National Trust fields for the past few months. The shepherds have been busy preparing for the lambing season, moving rams and … Read more

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]]> 10516 Plémont – how to create species rich grassland…. or heathland http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2017/11/13/plemont-create-species-rich-grassland-heathland/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=plemont-create-species-rich-grassland-heathland http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2017/11/13/plemont-create-species-rich-grassland-heathland/#comments Mon, 13 Nov 2017 18:43:03 +0000 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/?p=10241 By Jon Parkes  July 2016 saw the official opening of Plémont Headland and for the first time in over 140 years (before the original “Plémont Hotel” was built in 1874) the public have been free … Read more

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]]> http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2017/11/13/plemont-create-species-rich-grassland-heathland/feed/ 2 10241 Plea to dog owners after lambs are chased off cliff http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2017/07/26/plea-dog-owners-lambs-chased-off-cliff/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=plea-dog-owners-lambs-chased-off-cliff http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2017/07/26/plea-dog-owners-lambs-chased-off-cliff/#comments Wed, 26 Jul 2017 11:01:02 +0000 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/?p=9883 From the Jersey Evening Post Shepherd Aaron Le Couteur has urged dog owners to ensure their animals are kept on leads while walking in areas with lambs after two of his livestock were killed by … Read more

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