In 2018 there will be a Sussex-only breeding Firecrest survey. The aims of this survey will be to estimate breeding densities of Firecrests in Sussex, to obtain a better undertstanding of their distribution in the county, and to find out in detail what kinds of habitats these birds are using. The survey will run in April, May and June 2018 (see the survey instructions here) and the survey sites will be 1-km squares largely self-selected by volunteers but distributed as widely as possible across the county and also randomly-selected 1-km squares confirmed to include at least some suitable breeding habitat.

Volunteers are being sought who can survey areas of suitable breeding habitat within the following randomly-selected 1-km squares (updated 7/3/18):

Please contact Helen Crabtree at hcrabtree@gmail.com if you woud like to undertake surveys in the breeding season or would like further information.