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Miscellaneous Surveys
Small Mammal Survey We recently undertook a series of trapping sessions in which we attempted to discover which small mammals were present in the Boat of Garten area. This survey would complement work already done on owl pellet analysis and would form part of the on-going biodiversity audit of Boat of Garten. Licenses were obtained from SNH and training in the use of traps was provided for those taking part. Six trip traps were used in the first session after which we acquired four Longworth traps bringing the total to ten traps. A summary of results is shown below. |
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| Wood Mouse |
Common Shrew |
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| Session 1, Day 1 |
1 |
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| Session 1, Day 2 |
2 |
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| Session 1, Day 3 |
2 |
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| Session 2, Day 1 |
2 |
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| Session 2, Day 2 |
1 |
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| Session 2, Day 3 |
3 |
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| Session 3, Day 1 |
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| Session 3, Day 2 |
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| Session 3, Day 3 |
1 |
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| Session 4, Day 1 |
1 |
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| Session 4, Day 2 |
2 |
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| Session 4, Day 3 |
2 |
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| Session 5, Day 1 |
1 |
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| Session 5, Day 2 |
2 |
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| Session 5, Day 3 |
3 |
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| Tawny Owl Survey This is one of the surveys organised by the British
Trust For Ornithology (BTO). One simply goes to the centre of
a tetrad (a set of four one-kilometre squares) and listen for
ten minutes within the two hour period after sunset and listen
for tawny owls. The survey is done in the autumn when young
owls are being driven away from their parents' territories so
there is a lot of calling going on. This is what we found in
our designated tetrads within the OS Square NJ02 |
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| Tetrad |
Place Name (if known) |
Males Heard |
Females Heard |
| NJ02K |
Moss End |
0 |
0 |
| NJ02J |
0 |
0 |
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| NJ02A |
1 |
1 |
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| NJ02R |
0 |
1 |
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| NJ02M |
Topperfettle |
1 |
0 |
| NJ02B |
Auchernach |
0 |
0 |
| NJ02D |
Glen Beg |
0 |
1 |
| NJ02T |
Balmenach |
0 |
0 |
| NJ02J |
Auchosnich |
1 |
1 |
| NJ02P |
0 |
0 |
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| NJ02U |
0 |
0 |
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| NJ02Y |
0 |
0 |
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