Episode 57 Dr Stephen Newton is birdwatching in Ireland

Nature Magic

Today Mary is talking to Dr Stephen Newton. senior Seabird Conservation Officer
Stephen is responsible for managing the long-term conservation projects at Rockabill (Roseate Terns), Kilcoole (Little Terns) and a variety of other seabird monitoring and research initiatives, including the FAME and MarPAMM programmes which have focused on deploying loggers on seabirds to identify key feeding areas and migration strategies.
Away from seabirds, Stephen has coordinated surveys of Choughs, upland birds and was a member of the team who developed the ‘Birds of Conservation Concern in Ireland’ concept back in 1999. He is also Chairperson of the Irish Rare Breeding Birds Panel and in his spare-time is a keen local patch ‘Birdtracker’.
Recommended books
Collins Bird Guide
By: Lars Svensson
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https://www.bto.org/our-science/projects/birdtrack
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