Optimum dates for surveys
Bird Survey Calendar
The bird survey calendar provides a useful reference as to the seasonality of the types of surveys required. We recommend that when considering your project you build in the seasonality of the surveys in the design process to avoid late starts to surveys that in turn will produce less robust data in support of your application and potentially lengthy delays In the planning process.
Bird Survey Calendar
| SURVEY TYPE | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUNE | JULY | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC |
| BREEDING BIRD | ||||||||||||
| WINTERING BIRD | ||||||||||||
| VANTAGE POINT | ||||||||||||
| SPECIES SPECIFIC |
Public & Private Sectors
- County & District Authorities 73%
- Road Schemes 40%
- Housing Schemes 68%
- Power Generation 36%
- Farming & Agriculture 87%
- Conservation Organisations 62%
"All bird species are protected in the UK by the Wildlife and Countryside Act (as amended) 1981 as are some of the habitats in which they occur where wider legislation such as that covering Special Protection Areas (SPAs) for birds and areas recognised under the international Ramsar Conservation of Wetlands agreement as Wetlands of International Importance for example therefore bird surveys are essential to the suite of other ecological surveys that are required when planning developments."
—Sean McMinn Principal Ornithologist.
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Breeding Bird Surveys
Provides an estimate of the number/density and locations of breeding species.
Vantage Point Surveys
Detailed impact assessments for large projects & significant infrastructure projects.
Habitat Creation & Mitigation
Habitat creation can be used as a form of mitigation for larger projects.
Wintering Bird Surveys
Detailed info on the species, number and distribution of wintering birds in a given area.
Specific Species Surveys
Surveys of specific species such as peregrine, barn owl, kingfisher & black redstart.