HOS Scientific
Committee – Terms of Reference
(this version agreed April
2007, superceding April 1997)
The HOS Scientific
Committee is responsible for all matters relating to conservation, and
the recording and monitoring of birds, in particular:
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Surveys and recording
o
prioritising and formulation
of survey programme
o
consultation and cooperation
with other survey organisations, in particular through the Joint
Hampshire Biodiversity Action Plan Monitoring Group (JHBAP group)
o
promotion, organisation, and
management of surveys (through website, newsletter, etc.)
o
encouragement & targeting of
the general recording of key species or areas
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Research
o
encouragement and support of
specialist surveys & projects (eg. bird ringing)
o
allocation of funds for
undertaking and reporting on such research
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Records management
o
collection, validation &
collation of records of both birds and ornithological sites (casual
records, survey results, and ringing), including
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guidance to recorders
(software, submission methods, etc)
§
policies for vetting
records,
§
terms of reference for
Records Panel
o
storage, analysis, and
retrieval of records (including records input, database management,
backup, and data retention policies)
o
distribution and release of
records, including:
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policies for data release
and Data Release Panel
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policies with regard to rare
birds and Rare Birds Panel,
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provision of data and
response to info requests from consultancies, local authorities,
landowners, etc.
§
provision of data through
data-exchange services to Hampshire Biodiversity Information Centre (HBIC)
and Hampshire Biodiversity Partnership (HBP)
§
provision of data to
Hampshire Bird Report (HBR) authors (of systematic list and/or papers)
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Conservation
o
Ensuring reporting of survey
results and analyses of records by means of:
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publication in HBR
(systematic list and papers)
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liaison & cooperation with
other relevant organisations and agencies (eg. JHBAP, HBIC, HBP, Natural
England, Solent Forum)
o
maintaining HOS awareness of significant developments in planning or
conservation issues
o
provision of input/comment
to conservation policies & proposals
eg. Biodiversity Action
Plans (BAPs), Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINCs),
Environmental Stewardship Entry-level (ELS) and Higher-level (HLS)
targeting.
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Budget for Surveys &
Recording, Research, Records Management, & Conservation
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