Glas Ecology undertakes specialist field surveys, provide expert advice and produce high quality reports. We have worked on a diversity of projects that have required specialist bird assessments including 400 kV overhead powerline, wind farm, pipeline, housing and road schemes.
Services Provided
• General bird field surveys using recognised techniques such as line transect, point counts and Countryside Bird Survey (CBS) transect methodology.
• Specialist bird studies, including ∗ Vantage Point (VP) surveys e.g. breeding/wintering Hen Harrier, wintering wildfowl (Whooper Swan, Greenland White-fronted Geese, Golden Plover), ∗ Off-shore seabird surveys, following recognised international methodologies,
∗ Breeding Red Grouse, using approved, licensed tape lure tech- niques, ∗ Estuary counts, for wintering waders and wildfowl, e.g Brent Geese
∗ Breeding birds of prey, e.g. Peregrine Falcon, Merlin.
• Supervision of the installation of mitigation measures during construction, (e.g. provision of nest boxes, Sand Martin/Kingfisher banks) with follow up post-construction monitoring.
• Production of reports, for inclusion in Ecological Impact Assessments (EcIA), Environmental Impact Statements (EIS), Natura Impact Statements (NIS) and stand alone reports.
• Production of specific management plans including advice on appropriate land management measures.
• Consultation with statutory and non-statutory bodies including local authorities and NPWS.
• Expert witness at Oral Hearings
