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Metadata: 2006, ECON Ecological Consultancy, Lincs Offshore Wind Farm, Summary Report of Boat-based Ornithological Surveys of the Wash Estuary
Abstract:
The primary objective of the boat-based surveys of the Wash documented here was to broadly establish the summer distribution, abundance (population size and density) and activity of birds, especially breeding terns (Sandwich Sterna sandvicensis and Common terns Sterna hirundo) in relation to the proposed cable route corridor of the proposed Lincs offshore wind farm. The surveys also formed part of a wider survey programme to determine the relative use of the Wash by breeding terns, particularly Sandwich Terns, from the colonies at Scolt Head and Blakeney Point. It was concluded that even though evaluation through matrix analysis indicated clear potential for significant effects of the cable laying operations for the Lincs (and Docking and Race Bank proposed wind farms) upon the highly sensitive Sandwich Terns and Common Terns, there is no indication that this is at all likely to be realised. Sandwich Tern in particular generally avoided the area potentially occupied by the cable corridor. Consequently, there is no indication of anything other than minor or negligible short-term and reversible impacts upon any species. In the event, four of the proposed six surveys were completed with good coverage in June and July, accepting the survey of 1st July as equivalent of late June. The summary report and survey datasets are provided within this series.
Data holder:
Centrica Renewable Energy Limited
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 4362 |
| 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. | 2006, ECON Ecological Consultancy, Lincs Offshore Wind Farm, Summary Report of Boat-based Ornithological Surveys of the Wash Estuary |
| 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. | 14b10396a8f45f4cb98e77176ec9cf02 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | 3168 |
| 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 | 2006-06-08 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2006-07-26 |
| Spatial resolution | This describes the spatial resolution of the dataset or the spatial limitations of the service. | inapplicable |
| 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 primary objective of the boat-based surveys of the Wash documented here was to broadly establish the summer distribution, abundance (population size and density) and activity of birds, especially breeding terns (Sandwich Sterna sandvicensis and Common terns Sterna hirundo) in relation to the proposed cable route corridor of the proposed Lincs offshore wind farm. The surveys also formed part of a wider survey programme to determine the relative use of the Wash by breeding terns, particularly Sandwich Terns, from the colonies at Scolt Head and Blakeney Point. It was concluded that even though evaluation through matrix analysis indicated clear potential for significant effects of the cable laying operations for the Lincs (and Docking and Race Bank proposed wind farms) upon the highly sensitive Sandwich Terns and Common Terns, there is no indication that this is at all likely to be realised. Sandwich Tern in particular generally avoided the area potentially occupied by the cable corridor. Consequently, there is no indication of anything other than minor or negligible short-term and reversible impacts upon any species. In the event, four of the proposed six surveys were completed with good coverage in June and July, accepting the survey of 1st July as equivalent of late June. The summary report and survey datasets are provided within this series. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | A provisional programme of six surveys was discussed with Michael Rooney of English Nature (now Natural England) on 13th April 2006. As with previous boat-based surveys in the Greater Wash area (e.g. of the proposed Lincs wind farm) surveys, an interval of least one week between surveys was required. In the event, four of the proposed six surveys were completed with good coverage in June and July, accepting the survey of 1st July as equivalent of late June. Unfortunately, no survey was completed in May as a result of contractual delays surrounding the vessels and no survey was conducted in August as a result of weather constraints and the cancellation of several proposed surveys. The survey period thus at least sampled the peak chick-rearing period of terns at the North Norfolk colonies where chicks had begun to hatch on May 25th, with the first chicks fledging on 28th June, and the bulk of chicks fledged and left by 20th July (Neil Lawton, warden of Scolt Head NNR, pers comm.). |
| Additional information | This describes relevant references to the data e.g. reports, articles, websites plus other useful information not captured elsewhere. | Origin: ECON |
| Related keywords | ||
| Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Marine Environmental Data and Information Network |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Consenting | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Bird taxonomy-related counts | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Offshore Cable Corridor | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Agreement for Lease Area | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Cetacean abundance | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 53.271317239598 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 0.52389494189844 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 53.164480450937 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 0.44765720155553 |
| 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 | Centrica Renewable Energy Limited | |
| Position name | GIS and Data Manager | |
| Phone | 01753 492188 | |
| Delivery point | Millstream East 1st Floor, Maidenhead Road | |
| Postal code | SL4 5GD | |
| City | Windsor | |
| Administrative area | Berkshire | |
| Country | United Kingdom | |
| renewables@centrica.com | ||
| URL | www.centrica.com | |
| 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 | Centrica Renewable Energy Limited | |
| Position name | GIS and Data Manager | |
| Phone | 01753 492188 | |
| Delivery point | Millstream East 1st Floor, Maidenhead Road | |
| Postal code | SL4 5GD | |
| City | Windsor | |
| Administrative area | Berkshire | |
| Country | United Kingdom | |
| renewables@centrica.com | ||
| URL | www.centrica.com | |
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | ECON Ecological Consultancy Ltd | |
| Individual name | Eleanor Skeate | |
| Position name | Ecologist | |
| Phone | 01603 720477 | |
| Delivery point | Unit 7, Octagon Business Park, Hospital Road, Little Plumstead | |
| Postal code | NR13 5FH | |
| City | Norwich | |
| Country | United Kingdom | |
| e.skeate@econ-ecology.com | ||
| URL | http://econ-ecology.com/ | |
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/881/summary |
| Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk | |
| Dataset constraints | ||
| 21 Conditions for Access and Use - Use limitation | 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. | no conditions apply |
| Available data formats | ||
| Data format | Format in which digital data can be provided for transfer | |
| 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. | 2007-02-01 |
| Date of creation | The date that the resource was created. | 2006 |
| Harvest date | The date which this record has been (re)harvested from the provider. | 2026-04-19 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2013-12-09 |
| Metadata standard name | The name of the metadata standard used to create this metadata | MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard |
| Metadata standard version | The version of the MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard used to create the metadata record | Version 2.3.7 |