Also posted under GMSF thread.

Hi Guys, I've been putting together an objection based mostly on ecology about Elton Reservoir environs being allocated to housing. This is my area. So with the help of Peter Baron and Steven Higginbottom I have the attached list pertaining to birds. I have interrogated NBN Gateway for many of the statuses. The NBN is only as good as what is put in so I have had to double check (and found more statuses) via googling Section 41 birds JNCC, OSPAR, BTO list of protected birds, and indeed the Wildlife and Countryside Act S 1.1. I have not included birds that can be shot except in the close season Sections as that sort of undermines what we are trying to do. Please note no locational stuff is being used. However if I don't use it we lose it. Hopefully you can add to this list with more species. For instance below someone mentions Tree Sparrow and that has not been recorded by my allies in this endeavour. Hopefully you can use this to present your own bird data, for this site or your own site that you are trying to protect. Feel free to copy and paste into your own objections, though myself and the three named contributors would want a credit. Took me a couple of days this. Enjoy and do please object. A word file is attached. Objections to gmsf@agma.gov.uk by 23.59 on 16th Jan 2017.

Dave Bentley big2@davebentleyecology.co.uk