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House Martin Survey – House Martin Support Suffolk

A House Martin in flight over water
House Martin © Phil Luckhurst

The House Martin is a familiar summer visitor to Suffolk, building its neat mud-cup nests under the eaves of houses and barns. Numbers have fallen sharply across southern and eastern Britain in recent decades, and the species was added to the UK Red List in 2021 – meaning it is now considered at risk as a breeding bird. This survey, run jointly by the Suffolk Bird Group’s House Martin Support Suffolk initiative and SBIS, aims to build a county-wide picture of where House Martins are still nesting and in what numbers. Every nest site you record contributes directly to our understanding of how this species is faring in Suffolk.

 

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If the situation changes during the breeding season, please return to this website to record an update.
Please enter a Location & then a Grid Reference by Clicking on the Map
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Provide the name of the site or parish. (All parishes & SWT Reserves are stored in the database). Do not enter a postal address as the information you provide will be visible to others (unless you make the record sensitive).

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Enter a grid reference. Zoom in to select at least an 8 fig. grid reference e.g. TM12345678

Please locate the centre of the nesting site with a 10m x 10m square (showing an 8 figure Grid Reference)