Birds: Surveys, impacts and mitigation
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George will provide an overview of all things bird related in a development context, including key legislation and guidance, sources of information and when to apply them, survey approaches and timings, potential impacts and mitigation measures and delivering enhancements for bird populations. In particular, he will focus on advances in this field over recent years, including additions to the Bird Survey Guidelines and emerging survey techniques and improvements in our understanding of bird behaviour and impacts from different development types.
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George Wilkinson
Senior ecologist, RSK Biocensus
George is a principal consultant specialising in ornithology, with over eight yearsβ experience working on a wide range of projects servicing the transport, energy, commercial and residential sectors. He plays a key role in identifying and addressing ornithological constraints to projects, providing technical leadership and guidance, designing survey methodologies, leading field surveys and producing reports. George is also a keen wildlife photographer and chairs the RSK Biocensus Ornithology Technical Excellence Group, through which he delivers training and provides specialist technical support.
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RSK Biocensus
RSK Biocensus is a leading ecological consultancy with a network of more than 700 highly skilled and experienced UK-based ecologists. The company joined RSK in April 2019.
Webinar series: First Thursday Club
The First Thursday Club webinar series is a monthly scientific, specialist-led webinar that focuses on best practices relating to the natural environment and how these could affect RSK and external businesses. Created by RSK Biocensus, RSKβs ecological business, the lunchtime webinar series has proved enormously popular and successful since its inception in August 2020.
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