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Metadata: 2009-2010, ECON Ecological Consultancy Limited, Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm, Pre-construction Ornithological Monitoring
Abstract:
The FEPA licence issued for Sheringham Shoal OWF (REF) stipulates that ornithological monitoring will comprise “a Before-After Control-Impact (BACI) and will be undertaken at the survey areas consisting of the wind farm site, a 1km and 2- 4km buffer zone surrounding the wind farm and the selected reference site”.1 Monitoring was expected to identify any possible changes in the ornithological value of the area (since Environmental Statement surveys), and provide an immediate baseline for comparison with data collected during the construction phase. There was also a requirement to conduct post-construction monitoring to provide a minimum of three years data from the operating phase. The following objectives were specifically required by the FEPA licence: 1. To determine whether there is change in bird distribution, use and passage, measured by species abundance and behaviour, of the wind farm site, 1km and 2-4 km buffer zones and the reference site. 2. To validate the collision risk modelling to identify avoidance rates of the Sheringham Shoal Wind Farm site with reference to Tern species. This is to be achieved by a minimum of three years boat-based, plus radar study (and / or appropriate alternative) during the breeding season from 15 May to 31 July. Specific periodicity and geographic coverage is to be determined with Natural England and the Licensing Authority. It was specified that the realised monitoring programme (including both aerial and boat-based surveys, radar studies and any other appropriate monitoring techniques), would be subject to separate written agreement with the Licensing Authority following consultation with Natural England (NE), to be finalised four months prior to the proposed commencement of the monitoring work. In consultation (meeting on 12th January 2009), NE agreed with the assessment documented in ECON (2009) that there was no requirement for aerial surveys or radar studies in relation to Objective 1. However, NE outlined that a full boat-based survey programme across all seasons would be required as this has now become a standard requirement for all OWF’s. It was acknowledged, however, that a review of survey frequency could be adopted at the end of the pre-construction period, with the potential for a reduction in the number of surveys required. In addition to a full program of boat-based transect surveys to provide data to fulfil Objective 1 of the FEPA licence, NE supported the use of visual tracking of terns from a rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RIB) as a means of fulfilling Objective 2, focussed on validating the collision risk for terns. It was concluded that this individual-based sampling method was more likely to provide required information on avoidance (both near-field and far-field avoidance) responses of terns to turbine presence than other available monitoring methods such as radar (Desholm
Data holder:
Scira Offshore Energy
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 5137 |
| 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. | 2009-2010, ECON Ecological Consultancy Limited, Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm, Pre-construction Ornithological Monitoring |
| 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. | 9ccc32cc2b425894982760a76f985b17 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | 4859 |
| 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 | 2009-02-19 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2010-01-05 |
| 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'. | asNeeded |
| Abstract | The abstract provides a clear and brief statement of the content of the resource. | The FEPA licence issued for Sheringham Shoal OWF (REF) stipulates that ornithological monitoring will comprise “a Before-After Control-Impact (BACI) and will be undertaken at the survey areas consisting of the wind farm site, a 1km and 2- 4km buffer zone surrounding the wind farm and the selected reference site”.1 Monitoring was expected to identify any possible changes in the ornithological value of the area (since Environmental Statement surveys), and provide an immediate baseline for comparison with data collected during the construction phase. There was also a requirement to conduct post-construction monitoring to provide a minimum of three years data from the operating phase. The following objectives were specifically required by the FEPA licence: 1. To determine whether there is change in bird distribution, use and passage, measured by species abundance and behaviour, of the wind farm site, 1km and 2-4 km buffer zones and the reference site. 2. To validate the collision risk modelling to identify avoidance rates of the Sheringham Shoal Wind Farm site with reference to Tern species. This is to be achieved by a minimum of three years boat-based, plus radar study (and / or appropriate alternative) during the breeding season from 15 May to 31 July. Specific periodicity and geographic coverage is to be determined with Natural England and the Licensing Authority. It was specified that the realised monitoring programme (including both aerial and boat-based surveys, radar studies and any other appropriate monitoring techniques), would be subject to separate written agreement with the Licensing Authority following consultation with Natural England (NE), to be finalised four months prior to the proposed commencement of the monitoring work. In consultation (meeting on 12th January 2009), NE agreed with the assessment documented in ECON (2009) that there was no requirement for aerial surveys or radar studies in relation to Objective 1. However, NE outlined that a full boat-based survey programme across all seasons would be required as this has now become a standard requirement for all OWF’s. It was acknowledged, however, that a review of survey frequency could be adopted at the end of the pre-construction period, with the potential for a reduction in the number of surveys required. In addition to a full program of boat-based transect surveys to provide data to fulfil Objective 1 of the FEPA licence, NE supported the use of visual tracking of terns from a rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RIB) as a means of fulfilling Objective 2, focussed on validating the collision risk for terns. It was concluded that this individual-based sampling method was more likely to provide required information on avoidance (both near-field and far-field avoidance) responses of terns to turbine presence than other available monitoring methods such as radar (Desholm |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | All surveys were conducted by a team of three observers, employing the standard techniques of line-transect for birds on the water supplemented by snapshot counts for flying birds as recommended by COWRIE (Camphuysen et al. 2004), but with specific modifications to improve detection of birds, estimation of population size in the survey area and data interpretation. These modifications were developed by ECON to maximise the value of the data gathered. This approach gained general approval by Maclean et al. (2009) in a review of techniques for COWRIE. Thus, while birds were generally detected by eye, forward scanning using high quality binoculars was undertaken to improve detection of divers and sea-duck in particular, that are known to flush from the sea surface at considerable distance from the vessel. Moreover, as many species were present at low density, two 900 line transects were operated simultaneously wherever possible, to improve the probability of detection of rare species and those occurring at low density. Snapshots were taken at specified distance intervals of 500m rather than time intervals to account for any deviations in boat speed according to strong tidal flow. This also meant that a consistently high number (approx. 200) of snapshots were taken in the same locations over time. All recording of birds was undertaken in real time (to the second) allowing more accurate positioning of birds. |
| Additional information | This describes relevant references to the data e.g. reports, articles, websites plus other useful information not captured elsewhere. | Origin: SCIRA OFFSHORE ENERGY |
| Related keywords | ||
| Keyword | 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 | Pre-Construction monitoring | |
| 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 | Bird counts | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Marine Environmental Data and Information Network | |
| Keyword title | MEDIN | |
| Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Marine Environmental Data and Information Network |
| Keyword title | MEDIN | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 53.174333255759 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 1.2244886798664 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 53.096122217091 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 1.0742216214591 |
| 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 | Scira Offshore Energy | |
| Position name | COWRIE Data UPloader | |
| Phone | +44 (0) 20 3204 3200 | |
| Fax | N/A | |
| Delivery point | Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm, Statoil UK Ltd, One Kingdom Street, London W2 6BD, United Kingdom | |
| info@scira.co.uk | ||
| URL | www.scira.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 | Scira Offshore Energy | |
| Position name | COWRIE Data UPloader | |
| Phone | +44 (0) 20 3204 3200 | |
| Fax | N/A | |
| Delivery point | Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm, Statoil UK Ltd, One Kingdom Street, London W2 6BD, United Kingdom | |
| info@scira.co.uk | ||
| URL | www.scira.co.uk | |
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Scira Offshore Energy | |
| Position name | COWRIE Data UPloader | |
| Phone | +44 (0) 20 3204 3200 | |
| Fax | N/A | |
| Delivery point | Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm, Statoil UK Ltd, One Kingdom Street, London W2 6BD, United Kingdom | |
| info@scira.co.uk | ||
| URL | www.scira.co.uk | |
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/1954/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. | 2009-01-01 |
| Date of creation | The date that the resource was created. | 2009-02-01 |
| Harvest date | The date which this record has been (re)harvested from the provider. | 2026-04-12 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2011-06-30 |
| 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 2.3.5 |