Peter Rock “Roof-nesting gulls in Wiltshire”

Title: Peter Rock “Roof-nesting gulls in Wiltshire”
Location: Wiltshire Heritage Museum, Devizes
Description: John Pollard Memorial Lecture
Peter has been studying Bristol’s roof-nesting gulls since 1980 and throughout this time has been involved in international gull research at a high level. For the last 15 years he has been the co-ordinator for the colour-marking of the large gulls for all of the Bird Ringing Schemes in Europe (Euring). He is the author of several scientific papers on the subject (including the Lesser Black-backed Gull pages in the Migration Atlas) and has acted as consultant to various authorities on roof-nesting gulls. WOS commissioned Peter’s surveys of roof-nesting gulls in Wiltshire in 2003, 2004 and 2009.
Admission £2.00 to include refreshments
Start Time: 19:30
Date: 2010-11-17