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Metadata: 2007-2008, WWT Consulting, Lincs, Aerial Ornithology Survey
Abstract:
Data on the numbers and distribution of waterbirds and seabirds in UK inshore waters are required for a variety of purposes, including for monitoring waterbird numbers and distribution and identification of Special Protection Areas (SPAs). It is also required for Environmental Statements for Round 1 Offshore Wind Farm (OWF) proposals and Strategic Environmental Assessments for Round 2 OWF development. The objective of this project was to undertake four aerial surveys of waterbirds and seabirds in inshore waters in an area of the Outer Wash approximately bounded to the west by Skegness, to the north by Mablethorpe, to the east by Wells-Next-the-Sea and to the south by the Norfolk coastline. This area was included in an aerial survey flying block identified as ‘GW4’. The first survey was to take place in November 2007, the second in December 2007, the third in February 2008 and the fourth in March 2008.
Data holder:
The Crown Estate
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 19050 |
| 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. | 2007-2008, WWT Consulting, Lincs, Aerial Ornithology Survey |
| Alternative title | The purpose of alternative title is to record any additional names by which the dataset may be known. | Aerial Ornithology Survey |
| 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. | 871f3c6b-e4f0-4e9d-8ded-77b10af54d80 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | TCE-944 |
| 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 | 2007-11-15 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2008-03-30 |
| 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. | Data on the numbers and distribution of waterbirds and seabirds in UK inshore waters are required for a variety of purposes, including for monitoring waterbird numbers and distribution and identification of Special Protection Areas (SPAs). It is also required for Environmental Statements for Round 1 Offshore Wind Farm (OWF) proposals and Strategic Environmental Assessments for Round 2 OWF development. The objective of this project was to undertake four aerial surveys of waterbirds and seabirds in inshore waters in an area of the Outer Wash approximately bounded to the west by Skegness, to the north by Mablethorpe, to the east by Wells-Next-the-Sea and to the south by the Norfolk coastline. This area was included in an aerial survey flying block identified as ‘GW4’. The first survey was to take place in November 2007, the second in December 2007, the third in February 2008 and the fourth in March 2008. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | The aerial surveys 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 method involved a ‘distance sampling’ approach (see Buckland et al 2001), whereby the distance from the observer to each bird/flock of birds was recorded. As birds further from the observer are more difficult to detect than closer birds, 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 are not possible with data collected using previous aerial survey methods. Further, 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). A Partenavia PN68 aircraft was used for the survey, flying at an altitude of 76 m and at a speed of approximately 200 km h-1. The location of the plane was recorded every five seconds using a GPS. A series of transects spaced 2 km apart had been designed in a flying block to cover nearshore waters in the required area. The transects were aligned north-south along grid lines of the Ordnance Survey of Great Britain to reduce the effect of glare during the survey and aid the detectability and identification of birds. This flying block, identified as “GW4”, was surveyed first in the winter of 2004/05, then subsequently in summer 2005, winter 2005/06 and summer 2006. |
| 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 | Pre-Construction monitoring | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Offshore area of search | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Atmospheric conditions | |
| 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 | 53.38 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 0.918 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 52.96 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 0.339 |
| 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 | |
| Phone | +44 020 7851 5000 | |
| 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 | WWT Consulting | |
| info@wwtconsulting.co.uk | ||
| 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 | Orsted | |
| info@orsted.com | ||
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/TCE-944/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 |
| 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. | 2026-09-10 |
| 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 |