March 2024 - Biodiversity WG (Wetlands Committee)

Re: Wetlands Common Bird survey 2024 [EXT]
by Sabine Eckert 28 Mar '24

28 Mar '24

Hello Neil, I did the bird count yesterday. It was pretty quiet, but good to see a lot of greenfinches, and a few chaffinches. No little grebes, or green woodpeckers, although they are definitely around. A lot of blackcaps and chiffchaffs. Map attached. Thanks, Sabine From: Neil Rawlings <neil.rawlings(a)outlook.com> Sent: 12 March 2024 12:43 To: Sabine Eckert <se3(a)sanger.ac.uk> Subject: Wetlands Common Bird survey 2024 [EXT] Hi Sabine, Can I ask a favour? I missed the last Wetlands committee meeting and so didn't present the results of the 2023 Wetlands Common Bird Census or announce the survey for 2024. Usually, there is a survey for either the last week in March or the first week of April. I'm away in Malaysia from Thursday until Friday 5th April, so I can't do the first survey for the year. Would you be able to do it? Then I can set up a rota for the rest of the season. Dr Neil D. Rawlings EMBL-European Bioinformatics Institute alumnus 34 Brybank Road, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 7WD, UK Tel: 01440 713859 Please visit the MEROPS website (www.ebi.ac.uk/merops [ebi.ac.uk]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.ebi.ac.uk_merops&d=…>)

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waxwings
by Sabine Eckert 15 Mar '24

15 Mar '24

Hello, Have you noticed the waxwings on campus? 29 were perched on the little oak north of the main EBI yesterday morning, and I've just spotted about 15 on an alder next to the orchard. I suppose they are feeding on a tree with berries somewhere in the vicinity. Thanks, Sabine

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Cam Valley Forum AGM
by Claire Rogerson 12 Mar '24

12 Mar '24

Dear All, William Newhouse has shared the attached notice from the Cam Valley Forum which may be of interest to group members. Thank you, Kind regards, The Sustainability Team Estates and Facilities Management Wellcome Genome Campus Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1RQ United Kingdom e: environment(a)wellcomegenomecampus.org<mailto:environment@wellcomegenomecampus.org> [cid:image002.jpg@01DA7479.E261B550] [Sustainability Stars Awards baner (1) (002)] P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail

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