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May 27, 2020May 27, 2020achick

A good count of 13 Great Crested Newts and 27 Smooth Newts in today’s bottle traps….

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ECOLOGIST AND PROTECTED SPECIES CONSULTANT

I regularly undertake ecology survey work in connection with barn conversions, planning applications and other developments. I hold a Natural England licences and work in accordance with Natural England and the Bat Conservation Trust.

I undertake professional bat surveys in accordance with with Collins (2016) Bat Surveys for Professional Ecologists: Good Practice Guidelines, 3rd Edition, Bat Conservation Trust, which is the standard bat survey guidance that should be referenced by all professional ecologists, and is also often referenced by developers, planners and the policy-makers responsible for reviewing and assessing the implications of professional bat surveys.

I am a totally Independent Ecologist and Protected Species Consultant working in Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland, Leicestershire, Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire and Norfolk. For impartial advice on all aspects of ecology and for further details please use the contact me page, or Email andrew@forktail.co.uk or Mobile 07880700313.

For latest news and information see my (personal) blog or read my Linkedin Profile.

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APCbirdingAndrew Chick@APCbirding·
2 Aug

Church door Natterer’s….

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25 Jul

A premature exit from the nest this morning…. so popped this ‘swiftlet’ back in the nest and here’s hoping for a better outcome next time 🤞

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20 Jul

Dawn bat survey this morning (03.30am – 05.00am) at a beautiful church just south of Sleaford, Lincolnshire with both Brown long-eared and Common Pipistrelle bats….

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APCbirdingAndrew Chick@APCbirding·
20 Jul

Survey at Midville, Lincs @DysonFarming this morning. An open landscape where margins are key. In total 35 species including grey partridge, barn owl [3], kestrel [6], reed bunting [22] & yellow wagtail [6]…. incredible count of 21 Brown Hares 👍in one field corner!!

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19 Jul

Survey work at Tathwell @DysonFarming (near Louth, Lincs) today recorded 40 species including grey partridge, peregrine, marsh harrier, skylark [22], tree sparrow, linnet [49], yellowhammer [49], yellow wagtail and corn bunting [20] - the Lincs Wolds is becoming a CB stronghold!

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