Provide supplementary food for waders to increase adult survival
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Overall effectiveness category Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)
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Number of studies: 1
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A study at a wetland reserve in Northern Ireland (McGeehan 2005) found that black-tailed godwits Limosa limosa and northern lapwing Vanellus vanellus fed on millet seeds provided near a viewing area. Feeding was only possible, however, after a switch from ‘Wildbird Mix’ seed – which was eaten by mallards Anas platyrhynchos that then dominated other feeders and chased them off. The reaction of wildfowl to feeding is discussed in ‘Provide supplementary food to increase adult survival – Wildfowl’.
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This Action forms part of the Action Synopsis:
Bird Conservation
Bird Conservation - Published 2013
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