MBEC is also able to provide specialist ecological and ornithological surveys that may be required for some projects. Specialist surveys may include:

• Detailed botanical surveys/rare plant searches for terrestrial and aquatic species
• Coastal and marine benthic and fisheries surveys
• Freshwater pearl mussel surveys
• Schedule 1 raptor species surveys
• Bird carcase search studies for onshore wind farm bird collision monitoring
• Migratory salmonid, lamprey and other freshwater fish surveys and habitat suitability (e.g. spawning gravels etc.)
• Fungi surveys
• Terrestrial invertebrate surveys (from single species to group surveys, e.g. moths and beetles, to all-round sampling of sites)
• Aquatic macro-invertebrate surveys
• Intertidal and sub-tidal biotope surveys
• Subtidal sediment particle size analysis
• Electrofishing surveys
• Peatland habitat condition
• Lichen surveys
• Moss and liverwort (bryophyte) surveys
• Tree surveys, including tree root protection
• Soil structure and type surveys
• Environmental monitoring (e.g. peatland hydology)