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1.4.2 If the FMU contains<br />

any salt licks, areas<br />

recognised as being<br />

occasional yet critical<br />

feeding areas, then the<br />

forest manager will need to<br />

do employ an expert to<br />

conduct surveys looking for<br />

temporal concentrations of<br />

species.<br />

migratory birds (with<br />

the aid of both<br />

expert and local<br />

knowledge)<br />

• conduct one or more<br />

field surveys to<br />

identify the<br />

migratory birds<br />

present<br />

• the field survey<br />

should use the best<br />

scientific methods<br />

(expert assistance<br />

may be needed)<br />

• both the number of<br />

species and the<br />

population densities<br />

should be estimated<br />

• the report of the<br />

survey should<br />

include a full<br />

description of the<br />

methods (with<br />

justifications) as well<br />

as the findings<br />

If a concentration of<br />

Palaearctic migrants is<br />

found, the forest manager<br />

should contact relevant<br />

authorities (see appendix 5)<br />

to determine whether this<br />

constitutes a globally<br />

significant concentration.<br />

The expert report will make<br />

a recommendation as to<br />

whether any concentration<br />

is significant (local and<br />

indigenous knowledge will<br />

be important to inform this<br />

decision).<br />

For example, a significant<br />

concentration at a salt lick<br />

would include many<br />

different taxa, or might also<br />

include a large proportion of<br />

the local population of one<br />

species.<br />

Management and monitoring of <strong>HCV</strong> 1.4<br />

Activity<br />

Describe and delineate the <strong>HCV</strong>.<br />

Guidance<br />

The forest manager is responsible for<br />

clearly describing the <strong>HCV</strong>. For example,<br />

‘the forest contains two salt licks that are<br />

used by at least x species including a large<br />

proportion of the provincial populations of

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