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Metadata: 2010-2013, RPS, Inner Dowsing - Lynn - Lincs, Radar Monitoring of Pink-footed Geese Migration
Abstract:
RPS, in collaboration with the Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA), were commissioned by Centrica to investigate this migration using radar prior to offshore construction commencing in spring 2011. Lincs Wind Farm Ltd (LWFL) will commence installation of the Lincs/LID6 offshore wind farm, comprising 75 wind turbines offshore from Skegness during 2011. The Lincs/LID6 array will lie immediately to the east of the existing turbine arrays of Lynn and Inner Dowsing (LID) (Figure 1). The proposed turbines are Siemens SWT-3.6-120’s which have a 120 metre rotor diameter and a hub height of 85.25 metres above mean sea level. And a subset of the UK’s wintering pink-footed geese Anser brachyrhynchus pass through the area in the vicinity of the proposed development during their autumnal migration, en route to wintering sites in Norfolk. The aim of this study is to - • Characterise the nature of pink-footed goose flights over and in the vicinity of the proposed Lincs/LID6 turbine array and • To experimentally extend the range of the bird detection radar to cover the entirety of the Lincs/LID6 offshore wind farm while not compromising data collection over the LID arrays. This latter consideration was considered critical in order that inter-annual comparisons of flight behaviour over LID would remain valid.
Data holder:
The Crown Estate
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 39787 |
| 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. | 2010-2013, RPS, Inner Dowsing - Lynn - Lincs, Radar Monitoring of Pink-footed Geese Migration |
| Alternative title | The purpose of alternative title is to record any additional names by which the dataset may be known. | Radar Monitoring of Pink-footed Geese Migration |
| 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. | 7ba6d26b-8e16-458b-a222-6dcc17a895cf |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | TCE-734 |
| 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 | 2010-09-29 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2013-11-06 |
| 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. | RPS, in collaboration with the Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA), were commissioned by Centrica to investigate this migration using radar prior to offshore construction commencing in spring 2011. Lincs Wind Farm Ltd (LWFL) will commence installation of the Lincs/LID6 offshore wind farm, comprising 75 wind turbines offshore from Skegness during 2011. The Lincs/LID6 array will lie immediately to the east of the existing turbine arrays of Lynn and Inner Dowsing (LID) (Figure 1). The proposed turbines are Siemens SWT-3.6-120’s which have a 120 metre rotor diameter and a hub height of 85.25 metres above mean sea level. And a subset of the UK’s wintering pink-footed geese Anser brachyrhynchus pass through the area in the vicinity of the proposed development during their autumnal migration, en route to wintering sites in Norfolk. The aim of this study is to - • Characterise the nature of pink-footed goose flights over and in the vicinity of the proposed Lincs/LID6 turbine array and • To experimentally extend the range of the bird detection radar to cover the entirety of the Lincs/LID6 offshore wind farm while not compromising data collection over the LID arrays. This latter consideration was considered critical in order that inter-annual comparisons of flight behaviour over LID would remain valid. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | S-band radar is used to provide two dimensional flight lines of goose skeins flying through the study area. Standard marine band radar sets are used with the output displayed and captured on a computer. This output is replicated to a second computer running Merlin bird detection software (http://www.detect-inc.com). Whilst Merlin has the ability to automatically identify, clean and store bird tracks, this functionality is not currently used for the goose surveys as it was not designed to track goose or goose-like flocks and therefore does not operate adequately in this respect. Consequentially, Merlin is used to assist the radar ornithologists in identifying goose-like tracks by flagging likely targets based on a pre-assigned set of attributes only. Screen capture software records the Merlin radar picture every few seconds. This permits subsequent replay of the radar images during post-processing by experienced radar ornithologists who identify and digitise goose-like flocks manually. |
| 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 | Construction monitoring | |
| 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 | Pre-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 | 53.2713 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 0.5238 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 53.1644 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 0.4476 |
| 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 | |
| enquiries@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 | RPS Energy | |
| rpsox@rpsgroup.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 | 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-734/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 |