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Metadata: 2011, ESS Ecology, Greater Gabbard, Vantage Point Bird Surveys
Abstract:
In June 2011 a programme of observational vantage point (VP) surveys were undertaken within an operational section of the GGOWF. An approach was designed to monitor actual flight activity for lesser blackbacked gull in particular, within and in proximity to the air volumes swept by the operational turbines. VP watches are a means of quantifying flight activity of bird species that take place within and in proximity to the rotor swept area of a wind farm, with the principal aim of determining the likely collision risk after turbines have become operational. The series of field observations in June and July 2011 had the following objectives: - Confirm (to the extent possible) the actual rate of lesser black backed gull collisions within an operational wind farm; - Quantify and characterise the flight activity of lesser black backed gulls within the rotor swept area of an operational wind farm; and - Describe any apparent avoidance and near-blade evasive behaviours to provide qualitative information to inform the choice of gull near-blade “micro” avoidance rate (manifest as evasive flight manoeuvres), and extent of macro-avoidance (which will of necessity reduce rotor passage and collision rates), and to inform the EIA. During each watch, the 180 degree arc area in view was scanned until a target species is detected: at which point it is followed until it ceases flying, is lost from view, or reaches a distance of over 2km from the observer.
Data holder:
The Crown Estate
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 18904 |
| 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. | 2011, ESS Ecology, Greater Gabbard, Vantage Point Bird Surveys |
| Alternative title | The purpose of alternative title is to record any additional names by which the dataset may be known. | Vantage Point Bird Surveys |
| 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. | 7079c4b2-b811-4a77-83c0-e8390ee50802 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | TCE-432 |
| 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 | 2011-06-01 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2011-07-27 |
| 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. | In June 2011 a programme of observational vantage point (VP) surveys were undertaken within an operational section of the GGOWF. An approach was designed to monitor actual flight activity for lesser blackbacked gull in particular, within and in proximity to the air volumes swept by the operational turbines. VP watches are a means of quantifying flight activity of bird species that take place within and in proximity to the rotor swept area of a wind farm, with the principal aim of determining the likely collision risk after turbines have become operational. The series of field observations in June and July 2011 had the following objectives: - Confirm (to the extent possible) the actual rate of lesser black backed gull collisions within an operational wind farm; - Quantify and characterise the flight activity of lesser black backed gulls within the rotor swept area of an operational wind farm; and - Describe any apparent avoidance and near-blade evasive behaviours to provide qualitative information to inform the choice of gull near-blade “micro” avoidance rate (manifest as evasive flight manoeuvres), and extent of macro-avoidance (which will of necessity reduce rotor passage and collision rates), and to inform the EIA. During each watch, the 180 degree arc area in view was scanned until a target species is detected: at which point it is followed until it ceases flying, is lost from view, or reaches a distance of over 2km from the observer. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | Vantage Point Survey was undertaken on 31 May 2011, The purposes of VP watches were to: 1. Collect data on target species (primarily lesser black-backed gull and other large gull species) that will enable estimates to be made of: • The time spent flying over the defined survey area; • The relative use of different parts of the defined survey area; and • The proportion of flying time spent within the upper and lowest possible height limits as determined by the rotor diameter and rotor hub height. 2. Calculate an index of flight activity for other secondary species using the defined survey area. |
| Additional information | This describes relevant references to the data e.g. reports, articles, websites plus other useful information not captured elsewhere. | Origin: ESS Ecology |
| 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 | Post-Construction monitoring | |
| 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 | Species distribution | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 51.93092 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 2.010166 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 51.889822 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 1.949345 |
| 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 | Francesca Feather | |
| Position name | Administrator | |
| Phone | 01189 534305 | |
| francesca.feather@sserenewables.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 | 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 | ESS Ecology | |
| enquiries@ess-ecology.com | ||
| 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 | RWE Renewables UK Swindon Limited | |
| support@rwe.com | ||
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/TCE-432/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. | 2021-05-17 |
| Date of creation | The date that the resource was created. | 2011-06-01 |
| Harvest date | The date which this record has been (re)harvested from the provider. | 2026-09-27 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2026-06-15 |
| 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 |