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Titre :	Reintroducing the Cirl Bunting to Cornwall
Auteurs :	Cath Jeffs, Auteur ; Mary Davies, Auteur ; Ian Carter, Auteur ; Jo Gregson, Auteur ; Anthony Sainsbury, Auteur ; Janet Lister, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	British Birds (109(7) JUL 2016)
Article en page(s) :	374-388
Résumé :	A pioneering project to reintroduce the Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus was carried out on the Roseland Peninsula in southern Cornwall between 2006 and 2011. It involved the captive rearing and release of 376 young birds, taken from nests in south Devon. A breeding population is now established in the release area and at least 52 pairs were present in 2015. With further targeted habitat management through agri-environment schemes it is hoped that the population will continue to increase and spread into the surrounding landscape. This paper describes the development of the work, from the initial planning stages, through to the adaptive management required to help to ensure that it was ultimately successful. Working with a small passerine requires a rather different approach from that for the larger, more robust, species that are more familiar as subjects for reintroduction. The lessons learnt may be useful for future projects involving the translocation of small passerines in Britain or farther afield.

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