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Cuvier’s-beaked Whale makes record breaking dive.

September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 Micky Leave a comment Featured

A Cuvier’s-beaked Whale has been recorded making 3hr 42 minute dive off Cape Hatteras, USA. https://scitechdaily.com/extreme-diving-in-mammals-cuviers-beaked-whale-breaks-record-with-3-hour-42-minute-dive/

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Birds: A Scottish Owl tracked to Morocco

December 18, 2019December 18, 2019 Micky Leave a comment Featured

A Short-eared Owl breeding in Scotland has been tracked to Morocco. https://www.bto.org/community/news/201912-scottish-owl-tracked-morocco

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Birds: A satellite tagged Short-eared Owl tours three countries in two years

November 9, 2019November 9, 2019 Micky Leave a comment Featured

https://www.birdguides.com/news/scottish-short-eared-owl-tours-three-countries-in-two-years/  

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Cetaceans: Shepherd’s beaked whales off Nightingale Island, Tristan da Cuhna.

May 3, 2019May 3, 2019 Micky Leave a comment Featured

During the late spring 2017 I took a cruise through the Atlantic from Ushuaia, Argentina to Cape Verde via many of the […]

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Birds: Catastrophic breeding failure at one of the world’s largest emperor penguin colonies.

April 27, 2019May 30, 2019 Micky Leave a comment Featured

The Weddell Seas Halley Bay holds between 4-9% of the world’s emperor penguins. A press release from the British Antarctic Survey and […]

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Mammals: Bats – SNH Guidance On Bats And Onshore Wind Turbines: Implications For Survey And Monitoring.

April 27, 2019 Micky Leave a comment Featured

BSG Ecology break down the recently updated SNH guidance on Bats and onshore wind turbines. What are the implications for survey and […]

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Cetaceans: Gray’s beaked whale at sea off Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina.

April 24, 2019July 30, 2019 Micky Leave a comment Featured

During the morning of 5th February 2019 our ship was cruising along the continental shelf South of the Valdes Peninsula, Patagonia. We […]

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Protection against tick bites for fieldworkers- Lyme Disease UK

April 17, 2019April 17, 2019 Micky Leave a comment Featured

Tick repellents; Literature Review and Tips – Dr Nicola Seal. http://lymediseaseuk.com/2016/03/27/literature-review-of-tick-repellents-nicola-seal/  

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Mammals: A hybrid Scottish Wildcat.

August 5, 2018August 5, 2018 Micky Leave a comment Featured

During bird survey work in Scotland we came across a cat which had been killed in a road traffic accident. On first […]

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Birds: Kaki-Black Stilts in the Mackenzie Basin New Zealand.

June 9, 2018June 9, 2018 Micky 2 Comments Featured

A major target during our February trip to New Zealand was the critically endangered Kaki or Black Stilt. Black Stilts are endemic […]

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Testimonials

Over the past five years, I have regularly commissioned Stuart and his team to undertake terrestrial bird surveys for proposed wind farm sites across the UK. Their field survey work and data provision has always been accurate and of a high standard, providing me with assurance when preparing impact assessments and developing robust mitigation strategies at these sites.

Alastair Miller Principal Consultant AMEC

It's important when commissioning marine surveys that you can trust the data you get back. Micky Maher, Stuart Thomas and Paul French are among the most experienced and accurate ESAS surveyors in Europe. This is why I looked to them to take part in seabird and cetacean monitoring surveys during my time at JNCC as Seabird and Cetacean Monitoring Ecologist.

Andy Webb Environment and Statistics Manager, HiDef Aerial Surveying Ltd.

Stuart is a very experienced and highly technically proficient field ornithologist. He has particular expertise in onshore and offshore bird survey work, but is also a very experienced field ecologist with knowledge of many species groups. Stuart’s other strengths include his ability to strike up easy friendships with landowners and other fieldworkers, his reliability and the presentation of his work, which is excellent. I have Stuart on numerous jobs over the past 15 years, and he has always delivered an excellent service.

Owain Gabb Director, BSG Ecology

Micky is a highly skilled field ornithologist and general ecologist, and also has a well-developed interest in upland plant communities. He stands out from many other ecologists due to his analytical approach to survey work and his attention to detail. As a result, where changes or tweaks to survey are needed to ensure a better end result for the client, he can be relied upon to identify them. Micky is also very conscientious, works well as one of a team of surveyors or as a survey co-ordinator, and is very straightforward to deal with.

Owain Gabb Director, BSG Ecology

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