Survey Design for Urban Nesting Gulls in the UK and Ireland

Awarded 29 Sep 2015

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Awarded29 Sep 2015
Value£12,284.50
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryResearch & Development
Ended 10y 8mo ago5mo term
Awarded 29 Sept 2015Expired 29 Feb 2016

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs awarded a contract to the British Trust for Ornithology for the development of a survey plan for urban nesting gulls in the UK and Ireland.

The contract, valued at AUD 12,284.5, involved reviewing existing survey methodologies, assessing current knowledge on gull distribution, and proposing cost-effective census approaches.

The work included firm recommendations for survey design and implementation for the SNCBs, with costs broken down by country and dependency across the British Isles and the Republic of Ireland.

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