Urban Breeding Gull Surveys: A Review of Methods and Options for Survey Design

Author(s): Kathryn E Ross, Niall H K Burton, Dawn E Balmer, Elizabeth M Humphreys, Graham E Austin, Beth Goddard, Helena Schindler-Dite and Mark M Rehfisch

Published: June 2016 Issue No.: 680 Pages: 58pp

ISBN: 978-1-908581-70-9

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This report has been commissioned by Natural England to inform the design and implementation of future census efforts for breeding urban gulls, and to make recommendations for the most cost-effective survey strategy for delivering urban gull populations for the UK and Republic of Ireland, as well as any specified key sites.

Staff Author(s)

Dawn Balmer

Head of Surveys

Niall Burton

Head & Principal Ecologist

Liz Humphreys

Principal Ecologist - Seabirds

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