How to win: Durham Coast SSSI Condition Assessment of the Non-Breeding Bird Assemblage

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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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