Static acoustic recorders were deployed between May and mid-August 2024, to provide extensive acoustic data for the Stour Valley Farmer Cluster. The priority was to detect the Red-listed Turtle Dove but recording was configured to assess presence of a range of taxa. This report provides an overview of the survey coverage and main results for 10 different locations across the Stour Valley Farmer Cluster. 

Recording was undertaken on 31 different days between between May and mid-August, amounting to a total of 202 days of recording effort across sites. The main target species, Turtle Dove, was found at one site, Bombose Farm, holding territory for 21 days in 2024. Additionally, presence was confirmed for a further 73 bird species over the 10 sites. 191,213 ultrasonic recordings were collected which, following analyses and validation, were found to include 46,386 detections of 10 bat species, and 295 detections of three small terrestrial mammal species. Four bush-cricket species and an audible moth species were also detected.