Ecologists and children take part in 'bioblitz' in Guernsey
The recording began on Monday.On Thursday and Friday, the records will be shared with children from seven schools visiting the area.The children were hearing about the project and taking part in rock-pooling, bird watching, identifying important plants, minibeast spotting and finding out about local bats, leaders said.
Angela Salmon, head of operations and education at the Nature Commission, said: "We've got botanists, entomologists looking for all things insect, ornithologists looking at birds from dawn, and marine experts down on the beach."All this information goes into the Guernsey Biological Records Centre, so, if there are any other surveys on this site, we can see what's changing."There are so many children who are losing that connection with nature, and don't know the name of really common plants and animals. We want them to become familiar with what's here on their doorstep."Jessi Jennings is one of the Nature Commission's marine biologists recording life in the rockpools.She said: "We've seen lots of different algae, and lots of different crabs [so far]... There's a lot of life down here."Last year, the kids absolutely loved it. They couldn't get enough and, when it was time to go home, they didn't want to leave."
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