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Current projects

Project title & description	Project head	Funder	Start	End
Partridge overwinter losses Identifying reasons for high over-winter losses of grey partridges in the UK	Nicholas Aebischer	Core funds	2007	2012
Sussex Grey Partridge study Long-term monitoring of partridges, weeds, invertebrates, pesticides and land use on 62 km² of the South Downs in Sussex	Julie Ewald	Core funds	1968	Ongoing
Perennial brood rearing habitat To develop perennial brood rearing habitat for grey partridge	Barbara Smith	Core funds	2007	2012
Pheasant population studies Long-term monitoring of breeding pheasant populations on releasing and wild-bird estates	Roger Draycott, Rufus Sage	Core funds	1996	Ongoing
Monitoring of East Lothian LBAP Monitoring the effects of LBAP measures on bird populations in East Lothian	Dave Parish	Core funds	2003	Ongoing
Grey squirrels and woodland birds Does grey squirrel control increase productivity in woodland birds	Rufus Sage	European Squirrel Initiative	2007	2011
Released red-legged partridge Fate and dispersal in released red-legged partridges	Rufus Sage	Core funds	2008	2011
Game marking scheme Study of factors affecting return rates of pheasant release pens	Rufus Sage	Core funds	2008	Ongoing
Arable farmland and birds Monitoring the response of birds to changes in farmland habitat and management	Roger Draycott	Sandringham Estate	2009	Ongoing
Generic chick-food index Development of a new chick-food index for farmland birds	John Holland	CRD	2010	2010
Oakbank project Evaluating wildlife crops for chick-food insects	Barbara Smith	Oakbank Game & Conservation Ltd	2010	2010
Grouse monitoring Annual long-term counts & parasite monitoring	Dave Newborn, David Baines	Core funds, Gunnerside Estate	1980	Ongoing
Black grouse research Ecology and management of black grouse	Philip Warren	Core funds	1989	Ongoing
Black grouse range extension Black grouse range restoration	Philip Warren	Natural England, SITA Trust	1996	2011
Woodland grouse - Scotland Ecology and managment of capercaillie	David Baines	Scottish Natural Heritage	1991	2011
Grouse ecology in The Angus Glens Roles of parasites, predators and habitat in determining grouse abundance in The Anugs Glens	Kathy Fletcher	Core funds	2006	2012
Spatial habitat use by black grouse in commercial plantation forests in Scotland Radio-tracking study of black grouse habitat use in and around plantations in Perthshire to derive forest-based management prescriptions	David Baines	Scottish Natural Heritage, CNPA (Cairngorms National Park Authority), FES (Forest Enterprise Scotland)	2009	2012
Conservation of grey partridge in the upland fringes Survey of the status, recent trends and habitat use by grey partridge in the upland fringes of northern England	Philip Warren	SITA Trust, CDENT (Co. Durham Environment Trust)	2009	2012
Rewilding release shoots Factors affecting breeding in free-living reared pheasants	Rufus Sage	Core funds	2010	2013
PhD studentships	Supervisor	Funder	Start	End
Trade-offs during pheasant growth and development Examination of the effects of carotenoid supplementation and parasite infection in early life on adult phenotype	Andrew Hoodless, Dr Nick Royle/University of Exeter	Natural Environment Research Council/CASE Studentship	2007	2011
The management of grassland for wildlife and game Autecological studies of granivorous birds in intensive agricultural grasslands of SW Scotland	Dave Parish, Dr Davy McCracken/SAC, Prof. Neil Metcalfe/University of Glasgow, Dr Jane MacKintosh/Scottish Natural Heritage	Scottish Natural Heritage, GWCT, SAC	2006	2012

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