2011, APEM, Zone 1 - Moray Firth, Aerial Digital Ornithological Surveys series https://portal.medin.org.uk/portal/start.php?tpc=015_3ffe5ab8-c274-493f-b8fc-9929cd06c7b8 Moray Offshore Renewables Ltd (MORL) contracted APEM Ltd to collect additional data on birds and marine mammals by digital aerial survey. These data were used to inform a site specific EIA and cumulative impact assessment, as well as for future use in Appropriate Assessments under the Habitats Directive. The main objectives of the work were to: • Collect bird distribution data for a wider area than that covered by the boat-based surveys; • Provide data on flight directions for this wider area, in relation to SPA connectivity; and • Provide additional data on bird flight heights. The data collected are intended to be suitable to provide additional context for EIA and to inform an Appropriate Assessment for all key species, and in particular for: • Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis • Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla • Guillemot Uria aalge • Razorbill Alca torda • Puffin Fratercula arctica A total of six aerial surveys of the Moray Firth zone were targeted, falling within the periods listed below with at least three days between each one. 1st to 10th May; 11th to 20th May; 21st to 31st May; 1st to 15th June; 15th to 30th June; and 10th to 20th July. 20260908T16:01:58