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    <title>Field study of bird breeding ecology at Longshaw Estate, United Kingdom from 2013 to 2025 (ongoing).</title>
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        <givenName>Danielle</givenName>
        <surName>Hinchcliffe</surName>
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      <organizationName>Liverpool John Moores University</organizationName>
      <address>
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        <administrativeArea>Merseyside</administrativeArea>
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        <country>United Kingdom</country>
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    <pubDate>2025-08-19</pubDate>
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      <para>This work is licensed under 'By Permission of Data Custodian' license of SPI-Birds. This license allows Data Users to adapt, and build upon the data in any medium or format, so long as permission is granted by the Data Custodian. This permission may be conditional on a set of conditions (Usage Terms) at the Data Custodian's discretion. See https://github.com/SPI-Birds/documentation/blob/master/terms_and_conditions/SPI_Birds_Data_Licenses.pdf for term definition and more info.</para>
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          <para>Tagging</para>
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      <title>Field study of bird breeding ecology at Longshaw Estate, United Kingdom from 2013 to 2025 (ongoing).</title>
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          <givenName>Mark</givenName>
          <surName>Bull</surName>
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        <organizationName>National Trust</organizationName>
        <role>reserve manager</role>
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      <personnel>
        <individualName>
          <givenName>Bryn</givenName>
          <surName>Roberts</surName>
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        <organizationName>Sorby Breck Ringing Group</organizationName>
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