Breeding Bird Surveys for six upland SSSIs in Yorkshire, Cumbria and County Durham

Concepts

• environmental services
• west nidderdale
• upland sssis
• county durham
• bird surveys
• cumbria
• important breeding populations of merlin
• breeding bird survey
• yorkshire
• bird species

Location

United Kingdom:

Description

The Authority is looking for a supplier/s for breeding bird surveys in six upland SSSIs. The Authority is seeking one or more Contractors to undertake a breeding bird survey which includes Aggregations of golden plover; and assemblage of upland moorland / grassland species across: • Arkengarthdale, Gunnerside & Reeth Moors SSSI, • Mallerstrang & Swaledale Head SSSI, • Lovely Seat - Stainton Moor SSSI • West Nidderdale, Barden and Blubberhouses Moors SSSI • Cotherstone Moor SSSI, • Bollihope, Pikestone, Egglestone & Woodland Fells SSSI The objective of this project is to survey all bird species potentially nesting in open moorland habitats within the six SSSIs and to estimate the numbers of each breeding species within the sites. It is not necessary to survey for Merlin.

Total Quantity or Scope

The six SSSIs to which this specification applies, support internationally and nationally important aggregations and assemblages of upland breeding birds. The SSSIs support important breeding populations of Merlin, Peregrine, Hen Harrier, Golden Plover, Curlew and Dunlin as well as a range of other typical moorland breeding bird species. Although the populations of Merlin, Peregrine and Hen Harrier are regularly monitored by local groups, the other species are not. It is now necessary to estimate the numbers of all these species breeding in these SSSIs and to map their distribution. This information will not only be important in terms of assessing site condition but will also assist site-specific management decisions and assessments of proposals that might affect the SSSIs. The six SSSIs are: • Arkengarthdale, Gunnerside & Reeth Moors SSSI - 7,634.72 (ha), • Mallerstrang & Swaledale Head SSSI - 6232.30 (ha) , • Lovely Seat - Stainton Moor SSSI - 10128.67 (ha), • West Nidderdale, Barden and Blubberhouses Moors SSSI - 13,418.94 (ha), • Cotherstone Moor SSSI - 2449.45 (ha.) , and • Bollihope, Pikestone, Egglestone & Woodland Fells SSSI - 7,949.19 (ha).

CPV Codes

• 90700000 - Environmental services

Indicators

• Variant bids are not accepted.
• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are not available.

Other Information

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