Durham Coast SSSI Condition Assessment of the Non-Breeding Bird Assemblage
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To apply for this opportunity you must submit your quotation meeting the requirements detailed in the Request for Quotation (RFQ) attached. Your response must be sent to Amelia.Welch@naturalengland.org.uk by 17:00 on Monday 17th August 2026. If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to Amelia.Welch@naturalengland.org.uk. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.
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The survey will collect data on the abundance and distribution non-breeding waterbirds on Durham Coast, in particular Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima), Sanderling (Calidris alba) and Turnstone (Arenaria interpres).
It is a repeat of the survey undertaken in 2015/2016 (Ecology Consulting 2016), with some slight modifications.
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