Assessment of Supporting Habitat (Docks) for Use by Qualifying Features of Natura 2000 Sites in the Liverpool City Region Ornithology Report Report Ref: 4157.005 August 2015 Assessment of Supporting Habitat (Docks) for Use by Qualifying Features of Natura 2000 Sites in the Liverpool City Region Ornithology Report Document Reference: 4157.005 Version 3.0 August 2015 Prepared by: TEP Genesis Centre Birchwood Science Park Warrington WA3 7BH Tel: 01925 844004 Fax: 01925 844002 e-mail:
[email protected] for: Merseyside Environmental Advisory Service First floor Merton House Stanley Road Bootle Merseyside L20 3DL Written: Checked: Approved: MW TR TR CONTENTS PAGE 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................... 1 2.0 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 2 3.0 SURVEY METHODS .............................................................................................. 11 4.0 SUMMARY SURVEY FINDINGS ............................................................................ 17 5.0 CONCLUSIONS ..................................................................................................... 82 6.0 DISCUSSION OF IMPLICATIONS RELATING TO NATURA 2000 SITES.............. 83 7.0 REFERENCES & FURTHER READING ................................................................. 86 APPENDICES Appendix 1: Examples of Survey Sheets Appendix 2: Vantage Point Survey Coverage Appendix 3: Tabulated Raw Data Appendix 4: