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This document contains an email from Claire Smith, a Senior Conservation Officer at the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) Scotland, to Stephanie Wade, regarding engineering work to strengthen the funicular viaduct at Cairngorm Mountain. The RSPB notes the species protection plan for breeding birds, and they recommend surveys for breeding birds are carried out before work commences. The email also mentions that the helicopter flight plan should consider up to date information on breeding Schedule 1 species, with further guidance available from Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH).