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Metadata: 2004-2005, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Inner Dowsing - Lynn - Lincs, Aerial Survey of Waterbirds in Strategic Wind Farm Areas
Abstract:
The study was conducted collaboratively by organisations including the Department of Trade and Industry, Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust Consulting, Joint Nature Conservation Committee, and others, and was carried out between October 2004 and September 2005 to assess waterbird and seabird populations in the North West, Greater Wash, and Thames Offshore Wind Farm Strategic Areas. Employing systematic aerial surveys using GPS-equipped aircraft, distance sampling, and supporting field counts with advanced population modeling, the study documented the spatial and seasonal distribution, abundance, and behaviors of key species, such as Common Scooter and Red-throated Diver. Analysis revealed significant concentrations of waterbirds in regions like Liverpool Bay and identified critical habitats and data gaps, particularly for potential Special Protection Areas. The surveys provided vital baseline data for environmental impact assessments in wind farm planning, demonstrated the need for continued synchronized monitoring and central coordination to improve coverage and inform policy decisions, and recommended further assessment of unsurveyed areas and ongoing collaboration among stakeholders to ensure ecologically responsible offshore wind farm development.
Data holder:
The Crown Estate
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 39758 |
| Title | The title is used to provide a brief and precise description of the dataset such as 'Date', 'Originating organisation/programme', 'Location' and 'Type of survey'. All acronyms and abbreviations should be reproduced in full. | 2004-2005, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Inner Dowsing - Lynn - Lincs, Aerial Survey of Waterbirds in Strategic Wind Farm Areas |
| Alternative title | The purpose of alternative title is to record any additional names by which the dataset may be known. | Aerial Survey of Waterbirds in Strategic Wind Farm Areas |
| File Identifier | The File Identifier is a code, preferably a GUID, that is globally unique and remains with the same metadata record even if the record is edited or transferred between portals or tools. | 092b2128-84de-4782-9b07-43f90ca3f08d |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | TCE-732 |
| Resource type | The resource type will likely be a dataset but could also be a series (collection of datasets with a common specification) or a service. | series |
| Start date | This describes the date the resource starts. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2004-10-01 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2005-09-30 |
| Frequency of updates | This describes the frequency with which the resource is modified or updated i.e. a monitoring programme that samples once per year has a frequency that is described as 'annually'. | notPlanned |
| Abstract | The abstract provides a clear and brief statement of the content of the resource. | The study was conducted collaboratively by organisations including the Department of Trade and Industry, Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust Consulting, Joint Nature Conservation Committee, and others, and was carried out between October 2004 and September 2005 to assess waterbird and seabird populations in the North West, Greater Wash, and Thames Offshore Wind Farm Strategic Areas. Employing systematic aerial surveys using GPS-equipped aircraft, distance sampling, and supporting field counts with advanced population modeling, the study documented the spatial and seasonal distribution, abundance, and behaviors of key species, such as Common Scooter and Red-throated Diver. Analysis revealed significant concentrations of waterbirds in regions like Liverpool Bay and identified critical habitats and data gaps, particularly for potential Special Protection Areas. The surveys provided vital baseline data for environmental impact assessments in wind farm planning, demonstrated the need for continued synchronized monitoring and central coordination to improve coverage and inform policy decisions, and recommended further assessment of unsurveyed areas and ongoing collaboration among stakeholders to ensure ecologically responsible offshore wind farm development. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | Aerial surveys used for this report were undertaken using a methodology developed in Denmark by the National Environment Research Institute (NERI) (Kahlert et al 2000; see also Camphuysen et al 2004). This involved a ‘distance sampling’ approach (see Buckland et al 2001), whereby the distance to each bird/flock of birds was recorded. Because birds further from the observer will be more difficult to detect, recording of distance allows the number of missed birds to be estimated. This approach allows statistical analyses of the data (e.g. confidence limits to be calculated for estimates of numbers) that would not be possible with data collected using previous aerial survey methods. Furthermore, using a combination of the time at which birds were encountered and the track flown by the plane (recorded using a Global Positioning System (GPS)), the locations of observed birds can be calculated with considerable accuracy (in most cases, to within a few hundred metres). |
| Related keywords | ||
| Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Bird counts |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Bird behaviour | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Bird taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of surface | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Research | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Renewable Energy Lease area | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Land use | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Species distribution | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 53.213957312194 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 0.49066878909487 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 53.123513905485 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 0.42957461203709 |
| Responsible organisations | ||
| Role | The point of contact is person or organisation with responsibility for the creation and maintenance of the metadata for the resource. | pointOfContact |
| Organisation name | The Crown Estate | |
| mde@thecrownestate.co.uk | ||
| Role | The custodian is the person or organisation that accepts responsibility for the resource and ensures appropriate care and maintenance. If a dataset has been lodged with a Data Archive Centre for maintenance then this organisation is be entered here. | custodian |
| Organisation name | The Crown Estate | |
| Phone | +44 020 7851 5000 | |
| enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk | ||
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | DTI Department of Trade and Industry | |
| Position name | Project Manager | |
| N/A | ||
| Role | The distributor is the person or organisation that distributes the resource. | distributor |
| Organisation name | The Crown Estate | |
| Phone | +44 020 7851 5000 | |
| enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk | ||
| Role | The owner is the person or organisation that owns the resource. | owner |
| Organisation name | XceCo Limited | |
| ask@xceco.co.uk | ||
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/TCE-732/summary |
| Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk | |
| Dataset constraints | ||
| 20.1 Limitations on Public Access - Access constraints | This states `otherRestrictions` from ISO vocabulary RestrictionCode and is an INSPIRE/GEMINI requirement. | otherRestrictions |
| 20.2 Limitations on Public Access - Other constraints | There will be no limitations when published on the Marine Data Exchange | |
| 21.1 Conditions for Access and Use - Use constraints | This states `otherRestrictions` from ISO vocabulary RestrictionCode and is an INSPIRE/GEMINI requirement. | otherRestrictions |
| 21.2 Conditions for Access and Use - Other constraints | This states any constraints on use of the data. Multiple conditions can be recorded for different parts of the data resource. If no conditions apply, then `No condtions apply` is recorded. This uses free text. | Data Must be used in accordance to the Marine Data Exchange's Terms of Use: https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/content/info/terms-of-use |
| Version info | ||
| Date of publication | The publication date of the resource or if previously unpublished the date that the resource was made publicly available via the MEDIN network. | 2023-05-02 |
| Harvest date | The date which this record has been (re)harvested from the provider. | 2026-08-08 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2026-08-06 |
| Metadata standard name | The name of the metadata standard used to create this metadata | MEDIN |
| Metadata standard version | The version of the MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard used to create the metadata record | 3.1.2 |