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Name
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Jacquie Clark
Position
Head of Ringing
Role
I am in charge of the Ringing Scheme covering all aspects of its running and development.
Qualifications
BSc (Hons) Biology, Nottingham University, 1976-79.
MPhil Effects of severe weather on wintering waders, University of East Anglia, 2002
Research Interests / Responsibilities
I am interested in the control of mass in birds, particularly the predation/starvation trade-off and including the effects of weather generally, moult and its effects and migration.
Other Information
Managing Editor for Ringing & Migration
Qualified ringer with an endorsements to train other ringers and to use cannon-nets to catch waders.
Ringer in Charge – Market Weston Ringing Group
Member of Scientific Committee – Wash Wader Ringing Group
Selected Publications
  • Balmer, D.E., Coiffait, L., Clark, J.A. and Robinson, R.A. (2008) Bird Ringing. BTO, Thetford.
  • Coiffait, L., Clark, J.A., Robinson, R.A., Blackburn, J.R., Grantham, M.J., Marchant, J.H., Barber, L., de Palacio, D., Griffin, B.M. & Moss, D. (2008) Bird ringing in Britain and Ireland in 2007. Ringing & Migration 24, 15-79.
  • Coiffait, L., Clark, J.A., Robinson, R.A., Blackburn, J.R., Griffin, B.M., Risely, K., Grantham, M.J., Marchant, J.H., Girling, T. & Barber, L. (2008) Bird ringing in Britain and Ireland in 2006. Ringing & Migration 24, 104-144.
  • MacLeod, R., Clark, J. and Cresswell, W. (2008) The starvation-predation risk trade-off, body mass and population status in the Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris. Ibis 150 (suppl 1) 199-208).
  • Sharpe, F., Clark, J.A. & Leech, D.I. (2008) Does variation in demographic parameters account for regional variation in Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus population declines across Great Britain? Bird Study 55, 247-256.
  • Votier, S.C., Birkhead, T.R., Oro, D., Trinder, M., Grantham, M.J., Clark, J.A., McCleery, R.H. & Hatchwell, B.J. (2008) Recruitment and survival of immature seabirds in relation to oil spills and climate variability. Journal of Animal Ecology 77, 974-983.
  • Clark, J.A. Submitted. Size biases in mortality of waders during severe weather.
  • Atkinson, P.W., Baker, A.J., Bennett, K.A., Clark, N.A., Clark, J.A., Cole, K.B., Dekinga, A., Dey, A, Gillings, S., Gonzalez, P.M., Kalasz, K., Minton, C.D.T., Newton, J, Niles, L.J., Piersma, T., Robinson, R.A. &. Sitters, H.P. (2007) Rates of mass gain and energy deposition in red knot on their final spring staging site is both time- and condition-dependent. Journal of Applied Ecology 44, 885-895.
  • Atkinson, P.W., Robinson, R.A., Clark, J.A., Miyar, T., Downie, I.S., du Feu, C., Fiedler, W., Fransson, T., Grantham, M.J., Gschweng, M., Spina, F. & Crick, H.Q.P. (2007) Migratory movements of waterfowl: a web-based mapping tool. EURING report to the EU Commission. (http://blx1.bto.org/ai-eu/).
  • Clark, J.A., Robinson, R.A., Adams, S.Y., Grantham, M.J., Risely, K., Balmer, D.E., Blackburn, J.R., Griffin, B.M., Marchant, J.H. & Kimmel, V. (2007) Bird ringing in Britain & Ireland in 2005. Ringing & Migration 23, 156-192.
    (Also author on all reports on Bird Ringing in Britain & Ireland covering years 1986-2001)
  • Freeman, S.N., Robinson, R.A., Clark, J.A., Griffin, B.M. & Adams, S.Y. (2007) Changing demography and population decline in the Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris: a multisite approach to Integrated Population Modelling. Ibis 149, 587-596.
  • Atkinson, P.W., Baker, A.J., Bennett, K.A., Clark, N.A., Clark, J.A., Cole, K.B., Dey, A, Duiven, A.G., Gillings, S., Gonzalez, P.M., Harrington, B.A., Kalasz, K., Minton, C.D.T., Newton, J., Niles, L.J., Robinson, R.A., de Lima Serrano, I. &. Sitters, H.P. (2006) Using stable isotope ratios to unravel shorebird migration and population mixing: a case study with the Red Knot Calidris canutus. Waterbirds around the world. Eds Boere, G.C., Galbraith, C.A. & Stroud, D.A. The Stationery Office, Edinburgh. pp 535-540.
  • Clark, J.A., Robinson, R.A., Clark, N.A. & Atkinson, P.W. (2006) Measuring wader recruitment. Proceedings of the Waterbirds Around the World Conference.
  • Crick, H.P.Q., Atkinson, P.W., Newson, S.E., Robinson, R.A., Snow, L., Balmer, D.E., Chamberlain, D.E., Clark, J.A., Clark, N.A., Cranswick, P.A., Cromie, R.L., Hughes, B., Grantham, M.J., Lee, R. & Musgrove, A.J. (2006) Avian Influenza incursion analysis (through wild birds). BTO Research Report 448. BTO, Thetford.
  • Delany, S., Veen. J. & Clark, J.A. (eds) (2006) Urgent preliminary assessment of ornithological data relevant to the spread of Avian Influenza in Europe. Report to the European Commission. Wetlands International and EURING. http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/nature_conservation/focus_wild_birds
    /avian_influenza/index_en.htm
  • Serra, L., Clark, N.A. & Clark, J.A. (2006) Primary moult, body mass and migration of British Grey Plovers Pluvialis squatarola. Ibis 148, 292-301.
  • Stroud, D.A., Harradine, J., Shedden, C., Hughes, J. Williams, G., Clark, J.A. & Clark, N.A. (2005) Reducing waterbird mortality in severe cold weather: 25 years of statutory shooting suspensions in Britain. Proceedings of the Waterbirds Around the World Conference.
  • Clark, J.A., Robinson, R.A., Balmer, D.E., Blackburn, J.R., Grantham, M.J., Griffin, B.M, Marchant, J.H., Risely, K. & Adams, S.Y. (2005) Bird ringing in Britain and Ireland in 2004. Ringing & Migration 22, 213-253.
  • MacLeod, R., Barnett, P., Clark, J.A. & Cresswell, W. (2005) Body mass change strategies in Blackbirds Turdus merula: the starvation-predation risk trade-off. Journal of Animal Ecology 74, 292-302.
  • MacLeod, R., Barnett, P., Clark, J.A. & Cresswell, W. (2005) Mass-dependant predation risk as a mechanism for House Sparrow declines? Biology Letters (published online)
  • Moss, D., Joys, A.C., Clark, J.A., Kirby, A., Smith, A., Baines, D., & Crick, H.Q.P. (2005) Timing of Breeding of Moorland Birds. BTO Research Report No 362. BTO, Thetford.
  • Robinson, R.A., Clark, N.A., Lanctot, R., Nebel, S., Harrington, B., Clark, J.A., Gill, J.A., Meltofte, H., Rogers, D.I., Rogers, K.G., Ens, B.J., Reynolds, C.M., Ward, R.M., Piersma, T. & Atkinson, P.W. (2005) Long term demographic monitoring of wader populations in non-breeding areas. Wader Study Group Bulletin 106, 3-15.
  • Browne, S.J., Clark, J.A. & Peach, W.J. (2004) The utility of national ring recoveries for identifying the effects of an exceptional mortality event amongst seabirds. Ringing & Migration 22, 34-42.
  • Clark, J.A. (2004) Ringing recoveries confirm higher wader mortality in severe winters. Ringing & Migration 22, 43-50.
  • Clark, J.A., Robinson, R.A., Clark, N.A. & Atkinson, P.W. (2004) Using the proportion of juvenile waders in catches to measure recruitment. Wader Study Group Bulletin 22, 51-55.
  • Atkinson, P.W., Clark, N.A., Bell, M.C., Dare, P.J., Clark, J.A. & Ireland, P.L. (2003) Changes in commercially fished shellfish stocks and shorebird populations in the Wash, England. Biological Conservation 114, 127-141
  • Clark, J.A., Clark, N.A., Appleton, G.F. & Gill, J.A. (2003) Dimensions for colour rings. Wader Study Group Bulletin 101, 88.
  • van Noordwijk, A.J., Speek, G., Clark, J.A., Rohde, Z. & Wassenaar, R.D. (2003) The EURING exchange code 2000. Journal fur Ornithologie 144, 479-483
  • Clark, J.A. (2002) Effects of severe weather on wintering waders. MPhil, UEA.
  • Clark, J.A. & Clark, N.A. (2002) Cramp in captured waders: suggestions for new operating procedures in hot conditions and a possible field treatment. Wader Study Group Bulletin 98, 49.
  • Clark, J.A. (2002) Common Redshank (Redshank) Tringa totanus. In: The Migration Atlas: movements of the birds of Britain and Ireland (eds C.V. Wernham, M.P. Toms, J.H. Marchant, J.A. Clark, G.M. Siriwardena & S.R. Baillie), pp 336-339. T. & A.D. Poyser, London.
  • Clark, J.A. & Wernham. C.V. (2002) Ringing in Britain and Ireland. In: The Migration Atlas: movements of the birds of Britain and Ireland (eds C.V. Wernham, M.P. Toms, J.H. Marchant, J.A. Clark, G.M. Siriwardena & S.R. Baillie), pp 14-22. T. & A.D. Poyser, London.
  • Smart, J., Gill, J.A., Clark, J.A. & Clark, N.A. (2002) Ruff Philomachus pugnax. In: The Migration Atlas: movements of the birds of Britain and Ireland (eds C.V. Wernham, M.P. Toms, J.H. Marchant, J.A. Clark, G.M. Siriwardena & S.R. Baillie), pp 311-313. T. & A.D. Poyser, London.
  • Wernham, C.V., Toms M.P., Marchant, J.H., Clark, J.A., Siriwardena, G.M. & Baillie, S.R. (eds). (2002) The Migration Atlas: movements of the birds of Britain and Ireland. T. & A.D. Poyser, London.
  • Redfern, C.P.F. & Clark, J.A. (2001) Ringers’ Manual. BTO, Thetford.
  • Speek, G., Clark, J.A., Rohde, Z., Wassenaar, R.D. & van Noordwijk, A.J. (2001) The EURING exchange-code 2000. EURING, Heteren.
  • Baillie, S.R., Wernham, C.V. & Clark, J.A. (eds) (1999) Proceedings of the JNCC/BTO Workshop on the Conservation Uses of Ringing Data, 4-5 November 1995, Norwich. Ringing & Migration 19 (suppl).
  • Baillie, S.R., Wernham, C.V. & Clark, J.A. (1999) Development of the British and Irish Ringing Scheme and its role in conservation biology. Ringing & Migration 19 (suppl) 5-19.
  • Baillie, S.R., Furness, R.W., Clark, J.A., Green, R.E., Gosler, A.G., Ormerod, S.J., Peach, W.J., Stroud, D.A., Sutherland, W.J. & Wilson, J.D. (1999) The Scientific Strategy of the BTO Ringing Scheme. Ringing & Migration 19 (suppl) 129-143.
  • Gill, J.A., Clark, J.A., Clark, N.A. & Sutherland, W.J. (1995) Sex differences in the migration, moult and wintering areas of British-ringed Ruff. Ringing & Migration 16: 159-167.
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