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18 C. J. Henty RESULTS OF THE BBS SURVEYS FOR CENTRAL REGION. (Based on a comprehensive summary by NB). This year the bird report continues to make extensive use in the species accounts of results from the Breeding Birds Survey, these are in terms of the frequency of occurence of a species along linear transects in several habitat types. In 1998 29 1x1 kilometre squares were surveyed, 6 more than 1997. Each square is visited twice in spring/summer, a total of two kilometres on a set route is walked per visit and all birds noted in 200 metre sections; a standardised habitat survey is done on another visit. In the main report I have presented selected results, calculated as birds per ten kilometres of habitat, for the major habitats where it is likely that the birds are breeding locally. Each 200m section and the birds noted in it have been attributed to one of four major habitats - Mountain and moorland (=moor), Conifers (woodland + wood/moorland edge), Farmland, Urban/suburban. Broadleaved woodland occurs mainly as copses in farmland whilst conifer woodland includes both young plantations and mature woods An average of 25 species were recorded per square, but with great variation from four on blanket bog to 43 on mixed farmland, numbers of individuals varied similarly from 24 to 686, average 276. 1998 contributors were: M.A., B.D.A., R.B., W.R.B., R. Bullman, D.J.C., Z.C., P. Crayton, R.C., R. Daly, D. Egerton, S. Easthaugh, S. Harley, A. Hibbert, C.J.H., P. McManamen, J. Nimmo, R. Osborn, L.O’T., S.S., A.T., J.W., K. Wilkinson, T.Y. WILDFOWL REPORT (1996-97) This report concerns the inland waters part of this area’s Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) organised by NB and is a condensed version of a fuller report by him. WEBS is a monthly waterfowl census under the auspices of the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) and the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT), it runs from September to March inclusive. For this report ‘wildfowl’ includes divers, grebes, cormorants, herons, swans, geese (excluding Pink-footed and Greylag for which the WWT organises separate counts), ducks and rails This report covers the area occupied by the new local government councils of Stirling, Falkirk and Clackmannanshire (the ‘region’). In total, 102 still water sites, 101 km of river and 24.4 km of canal were counted by 45 counters. Still Water Sites Standing water in Central Region amounts to 7693 hectares or 2.9% of the area. The following table consists of matched monthly data for total wildfowl on 14 sites in the top 25. Those sites holding fed Mallard have been excluded.
Bird Report 1998 19 Month 1996/7 1997/8 1998/9 September 1583 1756 1494 October 2039 2454 2082 November 3235 3037 2633 December 3955 3396 2710 January 4477 3332 2599 February 2771 2940 2133 March 1646 1930 1338 Total 19706 18845 14989 This season’s numbers are the lowest in 5 years, but this is largely due to low figures from Gartmorn Dam where the previous regular counter has left the district. If Gartmorn is excluded then the other waters gave the best season ever. Whether there has been a real relocation of birds needs to be checked in future seasons. Turning to individual sites, the top ten along with monthly averages are listed below:- (previous season’s figures in brackets) Site Average 1. (2) Gart Complex 433 (366) 2. (1) Gartmorn Dam 350 (996) 3. (4) Lake of Menteith 319 (267) 4. (3) Airthrey Loch 295 (279) 5. (5) Loch Earn 265 (206) 6. (7) Blairdrummond Park 189 (162) 7. (12) Vale of Coustry 182 (124) 8. (9) Doune Ponds 158 (149) 9. (12) L. Dochart-Iubhair. 150 (155) 10. (30) L. Watston 113 (52) The above table excludes sites where mallard are reared and released for shooting. With the striking exception of Gartmorn most sites show modest increases with Lake of Menteith having the best results for 16 years. Some indication of the degree of winter immigration by different species into the region can be got by comparing the September count as a percentage of the peak for that winter for each of the seasons 1997/8 and 1998/9. These figures are 74 % and 83 % for Mallard and 61 % and 87 % for Tufted Duck, both species with large Scottish breeding populations. However the September contribution for three ducks that are scarce breeders is much smaller – Wigeon 5 % and 10 %, Pochard 10 % and 7 %, Goldeneye 0.5 % and 0 %. Teal scores at 34 % & 23 %, this probably exaggerates the local bird contribution since there is significant immigration in September. Linear Water Features: Rivers & Canals This season all of the canals in the region were counted but the river length decreased slightly from 118 to 104 km. Overall there were on average 13.5 birds per Km.
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