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Coast astal al & Wad ading ing Bir irds ds Pr Project ject Jacky Watson Tees Valley Wildlife Trust Im Impro prove e cha hances nces for our r nesting ting and d over erwint wintering ering bi birds ds Did you know?

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Coast astal al & Wad ading ing Bir irds ds Pr Project ject

Jacky Watson Tees Valley Wildlife Trust

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Did you know…?

  • also a European Marine Site as covered (part of the time) by tidal waters
  • internationally important for Breeding Little Tern, passage Sandwich Tern,

wintering Knot and Redshank

  • Special importance also attached to Ringed Plover, Sanderling, Cormorant,

Oystercatcher and Turnstone

  • a Special Protection Area under the European Birds Directive as it supports

internationally important populations of regularly occurring migrating species and an internationally important assemblage of water birds

  • a Ramsar site as an internationally important wetland

That the Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast is:

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More than 90% of intertidal habitats have been lost to land reclamation between 1860 and 1980 Remaining areas are subject to increasing levels of human disturbance What’s the problem?

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What happens when birds are disturbed?

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So how do we improve chances for coastal birds?

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Increase appreciation of our coast and birds

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Improve habitat

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Reduce bird disturbance

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What happens during a Bird Disturbance Survey?

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Could you be a bird disturbance surveyor??

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Survey Birds

Cormorant

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Survey Birds

Curlew

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Survey Birds

Dunlin

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Survey Birds

Knot

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Survey Birds

Oystercatcher

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Survey Birds

Purple Sandpiper

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Survey Birds

Redshank

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Survey Birds

Ringed Plover

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Sanderling

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Turnstone

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Counting birds: Oystercatcher

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Counting birds: Black Tailed Godwit

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Counting birds: Little Terns

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Counting birds: Ringed Plover

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How can you help?

  • Join in a sociable Bird Disturbance Survey or go it alone
  • Join in a beach clean
  • Help us at events and stalls
  • Help with school groups
  • Send me some photographs
  • Reduce plastic and add your voice to campaigns for less

plastic packaging Wiggle round your waders!

Thank you!