Birds occupy a diverse range of habitats, including the built environment. Understanding which species are present at a site proposed for development and how their requirements change through the seasons requires specialist experience and knowledge. Alar Ecology provides a high level of expertise in the field of ornithological surveying, assessment and reporting, including (but not limited to) the following:
- Breeding bird surveys, territory mapping, transects and point counts
- Wintering bird surveys
- Coastal and estuarine surveys, including high, low and through-tide counts
- Upland and moorland surveys
- Nesting surveys
- Species-specific surveys and assessments, e.g. for Schedule 1 species such as Barn Owl, Black Redstart and Peregrine
- Surveys to inform renewable energy development, such as wind turbines and solar PV
- Nocturnal and migration surveys
- Monitoring surveys
Alar Ecology’s ornithological surveys are undertaken by experienced field surveyors using high quality optical equipment.
