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Suffolk House Martin Survey – House Martin Support Suffolk

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

In 2024, the Suffolk Bird Group (SBG) launched an exciting new initiative: House Martin Support Suffolk (HMSS). The project kicked off with a survey, asking our members to share their observations of breeding House Martins, and we've already received some fantastic responses!

Now, with a bit of help from SBIS, we're ready to broaden our horizons and collect data from across the entire county. Why is this so important? Well, sadly, House Martin numbers have been on the decline for a while now, particularly here in the south and east of Britain. This worrying trend led to them being added to the UK Red List in 2020.

By participating in the survey, you'll help us gain a clearer picture of the current House Martin population right here in Suffolk. Your contributions are vital in understanding how these wonderful birds are faring.

 

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Your Details

Please provide your first name

Please provide your surname

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Please provide your email. This will only be used to contact you if we require further information to verify the record.

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Enter the recorder's name

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Select the date of the record.

Please provide any other information about the record which you think will be useful.

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Please enter a number

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).

Sensitivity

This is the precision that the record will be shown at for public viewing

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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)