Prospecting seabird nests indirectly: how to do it?
Our team has had difficulties finding seabird nests along the coast of Madeira due to their small numbers, habitat fragmentation, and difficult access to cliffs. To help, we use Autonomous Recording Units (ARU), i.e. self-contained audio recording devices that are installed to acoustically monitor the birds. We installed dozens of these devices all over the island, looking for new colonies.
If you find them, don’t remove them from the site as they are very important for us to complete our mission.
