Dead birds can also be reported to @birdtrack.bsky.social, which helps provide data to increase our understanding of population impacts:
www.bto.org/our-science/...

Please report any dead birds found to Defra in GB: www.gov.uk/guidance/rep...

Or DAERA in NI: www.daera-ni.gov.uk/services/dae...

To help wild birds:
- Avoid disturbing wild birds
- Avoid feeding waterfowl at this time, as feeding could encourage them to congregate and increase the risk of the virus spreading.

Participation of local actors greatly increases the effectiveness of schemes such as REDD

Improving social equity is therefore key to meeting environmental targets

You can read more about the RSPBs work in Gola here: www.rspb.org.uk/helping-natu...

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To improve social equity in similar projects, authors had three key recommendations:
- Focus on building relationships and prioritising socio-cultural familiarity
- Define participation goals early
- Ensure effective, two-way communication

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Results showed that power dynamics and governance structures strongly influenced participation and forest use decisions

And that trust was a key factor tied to histories, geographic remoteness, and expectations around socio-cultural obligations

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REDD is a payment for ecosystem services scheme which places financial value on forest carbon

As part of the long-running REDD programme in the Gola rainforest, researchers studied how the socio-cultural setting influenced participation in a 3yr forest conservation project

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Understanding the causes of low egg-stage survival will be key to reversing the long-term declines that have led to Spotted Flycatcher’s inclusion on the UK red list for birds

This work was funded in partnership with @naturalengland.bsky.social by Action for Birds in England

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📷Andy Hay

Results found only garden nests had a breeding rate sufficient to avoid population decrease

However, the proportion of pairs in gardens has decreased over time, lowering the country-wide breeding productivity

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📷Ben Andrew