Volunteers Needed - National
Peregrine Survey 2017
The Irish Raptor Study group are coordinating a National Peregrine Survey in 2017. The survey
aims to determine the number of occupied breeding territories in Ireland. The
last national survey took place in 2002. If you are interested in taking part
in the survey, please read on.
Survey
Methods
The breeding survey involves a minimum of two visits to known sites
and where possible all suitable nesting habitat within each 5km square. These
visits must take place between specific time windows (Visit 1: 18th March to
18th April; Visit 2: mid June to mid July) and will determine occupancy and
breeding success. Full details of the survey methodology, maps, data collection
sheets etc. will be provided to all participants once survey squares have been allocated.
Survey
Squares
A list of priority 5km squares have been identified for the survey.
Additional squares may be added to this map depending on resources available.
Interested
If you are interested in getting involved, please email Jen Lynch (monitoring@irsg.ie)
and provide the following:
- Name
- Location you are interested in surveying: (e.g. south Tipperary)
Over the coming week you will be contacted to suggest a survey square
that you may be able to cover and to send on full information on the survey
methodology, field sheets and maps.
