SocLap sap – working draft

Goal

Restore the Sociable Lapwing to favourable conservation status and remove it from the threatened categories of the IUCN Red List, CMS Appendices I and II and Column A of the AEWA Table 1.

Objective

The objective of this Single Species Action Plan is to reverse the recent negative population trend leading to a population size of 8,000-10,000 breeding pairs by 2022.

Results

Result	Indicator	Means of verification
1. Baseline annual survival rate identified and increased by 2022	Annual adult survival rate estimated through analysis of existing data. Ongoing colour-ringing and re-sighting undertaken annually until 2022 and subsequently re-analysed.	Scientific papers published by 2013 and 2022. Annual written reports from ongoing colour-ringing activities in Kazakhstan. Annual written reports from survey teams across the migratory routes and wintering grounds.
2. Reproductive success is maximised through maintained nest survival rates higher than 35per cent (5 year rolling mean) and overall productivity higher than 0.75 fledged chicks per female (5 year rolling mean).	Five-year rolling mean of nest survival is >35 per cent Five-year rolling mean of chick survival is >0.75 fledged chicks per female	Scientific paper published in 2013. Annual written reports from ongoing monitoring in Kazakhstan
3. All key sites along the flyways are protected and adequately managed	National hunting or conservation legislation is in place across all range states and includes protection for Sociable Lapwing All key sites identified and management plans written Important Bird Area network managed favourably for Sociable Lapwing	Ratified hunting and conservation legislation within principal range states All range principal range states are members of AEWA and/or CMS National Species Action Plans identify key sites and conservation actions
4. All identified knowledge gaps are filled by 2022	Knowledge gaps filled by 2022	Papers published in peer-reviewed journals. Annual monitoring and expedition reports
5. International co-operation is maximised through the full engagement of all principal range states in the framework of the Single Species Action Plan and AEWA	The AEWA Sociable Lapwing International Working Group is active and includes all principal range states National Action Plans based on this plan are established and implemented	Progress reports by the AEWA Secretariat National Action Plans published and on the SLIWG web-site AEWA SLIWG to meet in 2015 and 2020

Table 4. Results and actions

Priority scale: Time scale:

- Essential Immediate: to commence within the next year

- High ` Short: to commence within the next 3 years

- Medium Medium: to commence within the next 5 years

- Low Long: to commence within the next 10 years

Ongoing: an action that is currently being implemented and should continue

Completed: an action that was completed during preparation of the action plan

Result	Action	Priority	Timescale	Organizations responsible
1. Baseline annual survival rate identified and increased by 2022	Action 1.1 Analyse data from colour-ring project in Kazakhstan Applicable to: KZ	Essential	Immediate	RSPB and ACBK
	Action 1.2 Minimize the loss of Sociable Lapwings by hunting along the flyways through creation/efficient enforcement of legislation Applicable to: SY, IQ, TU, PK	Essential	Immediate	Government institutions in charge of nature conservation and hunting
2. Reproductive success is maximized through maintained nest survival rates higher than 35 per cent (5- year rolling mean) and mean chick survival higher than 0.75 fledged chicks per female (5- year rolling mean).	Action 2.1 To reduce the number of nest trampling incidents during breeding season through improved livestock management Applicable to: KZ, (RU)	High	Short	Government institutions in charge of nature conservation and livestock
	Action 2.2 Additional key breeding sites are identified across the breeding range Applicable to: KZ (RU)	High	Medium	ACBK
3. All key sites along the flyways are protected and adequately managed	Action 3.1 Protect and manage known key staging areas Applicable to: All range states	High	Medium/long	Government institutions in charge of nature conservation
	Action 3.2 Ensure that Sociable Lapwing habitat requirements are included in relevant governmental land-use policies in breeding and wintering areas Applicable to: KZ, RU, IN, SD, SA, ER, ET, OM, PK	High	Medium/long	Government institutions in charge of nature conservation
	Action 3.3 Assess the effectiveness of the existing protected area network across the range states Applicable to: All range states	High	Medium	RSPB