What the GWCT had to say at the 2014 BOU Conference

Some of our team spoke at this year's British Ornithologists' Union conference on ecology and conservation of birds in alpine and upland habitats.

Here is just some of what they had to say as reported by others on Twitter:

A summary of @Gameandwildlife David Baines' 'effects of grouse management on other upland birds' presentation http://t.co/ftFecH9wJG #BOU14
— BOU (@IBIS_journal) April 3, 2014

Dave Baines: keeper predator control on driven grouse moors increases by 3X breeding success of curlew, golden plover & lapwing #BOU14
— BOU (@IBIS_journal) April 3, 2014

#BOU14 DBaines@Gameandwildlife wader species bred 3x better when predators experimentally removed=>sigincrease in numbers Curlew & Lapwing
— RSPBScience(@RSPBScience) April 3, 2014

Kathy Fletcher: grouse moors cover 5-15% of UK uplands & their breeding wader densities are about twice that on non-grouse moors #bou14
— Jen Gill (@JenGill3) April 3, 2014

#BOU14 Kathy Fletcher @Gameandwildlife mosaic of heather ages as result of grouse moor management beneficial for biodiversity
— RSPBScience(@RSPBScience) April 3, 2014

RT @blackgull :What upland bird conflict #BOU14? @Gameandwildlife & @RSPBScience working together @NationalGamekee http://t.co/9u9pcZ1xGq
— RSPB Skydancer(@RSPB_Skydancer) April 3, 2014

.@edclef No 'cherry picking' or 'cosmic horror' here at #BOU14. Good open stuff from both @RSPBScience & @Gameandwildlife
— Rob Yorke (@blackgull) April 3, 2014