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| Name |
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| Mark Grantham |
| Position |
| Population Biologist in the Demography Unit (Populations Research
Department) |
| Role |
| Within the Demography Unit, I organise the BirdTrack
online survey and the national Constant Effort Sites (CES) ringing
scheme. |
| Qualifications |
BSc (Hons) Environmental Science, University of East Anglia,
1989-1992.
Currently undertaking a part-time MSc in Science Communication
at the University of the West of England, Bristol. |
| Research Interests/Responsibilities |
BirdTrack
is an online survey monitoring the movements and distribution
of birds in Britain & Ireland, currently with over 7,000
active users. The survey monitors changes in the migration patterns
and movements of many species, and contributes spatial information
to many other surveys.
The CES scheme encourages ringers to standardise their ringing
effort through the breeding season, making 12 visits every year
to the same site. This standardised effort allows us to monitor
several breeding season parameters, such as adult abundance
and breeding productivity.
Part of my role remains within the British & Irish Ringing
Scheme, including publicity work for the scheme and analysis
of ring recovery data. Recently I have co-ordinated the analysis
of seabird deaths from both wrecks (Fulmar) and oil spills,
and am involved in national contingency planning for oil spills.
Within the BTO, I am a member of the Promotions & Marketing
Working Group and the Nunnery Lakes Management Group. |
| Other Information |
| I am currently the ringer-in-charge at Gibraltar
Point Bird Observatory and also sit on the Bird Observatories
Council, where I am involved in publicity work, database design
and sub-editing the new Bird Observatories book. I am also involved
in advising the staff of the fledgling Colombian Ringing Scheme,
including helping run their first ringing courses for Colombian
students. |
| Selected Publications |
- Grantham,M.J. & S.E. Newson. 2007. Post-mortem Analysis
of Bird Corpses from the Grounding of the MSC Napoli. BTO
Research Report 466.
- Crick, H. Q. P., Atkinson, P.W, Newson, S. E., Robinson,
R A., Snow L., Balmer, D.E., Chamberlain,D.E., Clark, J.A.,
Clark,N.I., Cranswick, P.A., Cromie,R.L., Hughes, B., Grantham,
M.J., Lee, R., & Musgrove, A.J. 2007. Avain Influenza
Incursion Analysis (through wild birds). BTO Research Report
448.
- Van Franker, J.A., Heubeck, M., Fairclough, K., Turner,
D.M., Grantham, M., Stienen, E.W.M., Guse, N., Pedersen,
J., Olsen, K.O., Andersson, P.J. & Olsen, B. 2005. Save
the North Sea Fulmar Study 2002-2004: a regional pilot project
for the Fulmar-Litter EcoQO in the Ospar area. Wageningen,
Alterra, Alterra-rapport 1162.
- Holloway, S.J., Grantham, M.J., Collier, M.P. & Burton,
N.H.K. (Apr 04, Published April 2005). The effects on waterbirds
of dredging at the Cardiff Bay Barrage for 2003/04. BTO
Research Report 360.
- Grantham, M. 2004 Age structure and origins of British
& Irish Guillemots Uria aalge recovered in recent European
oil spills Atlantic Seabirds 6 (3): 95-108.
- Clark, J., Robinson, R.A., Balmer, D.E., Blackburn, J.R.,
Griffin, B.M., Adams, S.Y., Collier, M.P. & Grantham,
M.J. 2003. Bird ringing in Britain and Ireland in 2002.
Ringing & Migration 21: 234-267.
- Clark, J.A., Balmer, D.E., Adams, S.Y., Grantham, M.J.,
Blackburn, J.R., Robinson, R.A., Wernham, C.V., Griffin,
B.M. & Milne, L.J. 2002. Bird ringing in Britain and
Ireland in 2001. Ringing & Migration 21: 80-143.
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| Contact Details |
| Email:
Telephone:
Direct dial:
Fax:
Postal address:
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01842 750050
01842 768208
01842 750030
British Trust for Ornithology, The Nunnery, Thetford, IP24
2PU, UK. |
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