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Metadata: 2023, The Crown Estate, North West Wildlife Trusts, Marine Internships, Kittiwake Nesting Behaviour on Offshore Substations
Abstract:
With ambitious targets like Net Zero by 2050, our coast and seas hold the potential for a resilient and decarbonised future. Offshore wind power is widely regarded as one of the most promising sources of renewable energy, however the expansion of offshore energy production can pose a risk to marine wildlife, including seabirds, if the expansion is not managed correctly. One seabird that is thought to be particularly sensitive to offshore wind farm developments is the black-legged Kittiwake, but a closer look at a Walney Two offshore wind farm may tell a different story. This report investigates the nesting behaviour of the Kittiwake colony found on Walney Two Offshore wind farm, providing a baseline dataset for the colony and greater insight into the impact of offshore wind farms on sensitive seabird populations. The following report was produced as part of the Marine Futures Internship; a collaborative project between Natural England, Ørsted, The Crown Estate and the North West Wildlife Trusts, which is funded by The Crown Estate and managed by Cumbria Wildlife Trust. Any questions regarding the Marine Futures Internship can be directed to livingseasnw@cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk.
Data holder:
The Crown Estate
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 19311 |
| 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. | 2023, The Crown Estate, North West Wildlife Trusts, Marine Internships, Kittiwake Nesting Behaviour on Offshore Substations |
| Alternative title | The purpose of alternative title is to record any additional names by which the dataset may be known. | Kittiwake Nesting Behaviour on Offshore Substations |
| 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. | 9ff1b9cc-e756-4693-9f08-bdc9b3a36872 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | TCE-3950 |
| 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 | 2023-06-05 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2023-12-18 |
| 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. | With ambitious targets like Net Zero by 2050, our coast and seas hold the potential for a resilient and decarbonised future. Offshore wind power is widely regarded as one of the most promising sources of renewable energy, however the expansion of offshore energy production can pose a risk to marine wildlife, including seabirds, if the expansion is not managed correctly. One seabird that is thought to be particularly sensitive to offshore wind farm developments is the black-legged Kittiwake, but a closer look at a Walney Two offshore wind farm may tell a different story. This report investigates the nesting behaviour of the Kittiwake colony found on Walney Two Offshore wind farm, providing a baseline dataset for the colony and greater insight into the impact of offshore wind farms on sensitive seabird populations. The following report was produced as part of the Marine Futures Internship; a collaborative project between Natural England, Ørsted, The Crown Estate and the North West Wildlife Trusts, which is funded by The Crown Estate and managed by Cumbria Wildlife Trust. Any questions regarding the Marine Futures Internship can be directed to livingseasnw@cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | Surveys were undertaken by boat at the Walney Two Offshore Substation on the 19th April, 28th July and 18th August 2023 during the kittiwake breeding season. The Survey was carried out to quantify the number of adults, fledglings and nests present. The survey vessel first approached the north side of the substation, before heading clockwise towards the east, south and west sides, maintaining a minimum distance of 100m to avoid potential bird disturbance. Data was collected by observers on the deck of the survey vessel who used binoculars, to record the number of breeding pairs, fledglings, nests and trace nests. These counts were verified by photographs that were taken on each side of the platform to analyse nest materials, nest quality and location. The substation was divided up according to aspect to enable each section to be surveyed and mapped accurately and repeatably. Substation sides were also categorised into vertical layers in order to investigate nest position. The data was then formatted in Excel ready for analysis. |
| Related keywords | ||
| Keyword | 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 | Habitat characterisation | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Research | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Offshore Substation | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Habitats and biotopes | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 54.1344 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -3.4034 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 53.9599 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -3.8537 |
| 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 | |
| Position name | Marine Data Advisor | |
| 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 | The Crown Estate | |
| Phone | +44 020 7851 5000 | |
| enquiries@thecrownestate.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 | North West Wildlife Trusts | |
| info@lancswt.org.uk | ||
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/TCE-3950/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 | Once published, there will be no limitations on public access. Data must be used in accordance with the Marine Data Exchanges Terms of Use which can be found on the website. | |
| 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. | Once published, there will be no constraints on access and use. Data must be used in accordance with the Marine Data Exchanges Terms of Use which can be found on the website. |
| 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. | 2024-02-14 |
| Date of last revision | The most recent date that the resource was revised. | 2023-12-18 |
| Date of creation | The date that the resource was created. | 2023-12-18 |
| 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. | 2026-02-05 |
| 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 |