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This series presents results of surveys undertaken to monitor the effects of construction and operation of Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm on bird use of the local area. The results of monitoring during the second year of wind farm operation (September 2008 to April 2009) are presented here. Surveys were undertaken from a vessel which followed seven established set transects through the wind farm, buffer (edge of the wind farm) and reference areas. Two experienced ornithologists noted all bird species seen and also made observations on any marine mammals encountered. Analysis efforts are focused on four target species: common scoter, red-throated diver, cormorant and common tern. These species are important to local conservation sites such as the proposed Liverpool Bay SPA, Dee Estuary SPA and the Mersey Narrows and North Wirral Foreshore SSSI/candidate SPA. Previous reports have presented results of baseline and during construction ornithological surveys (2005/06 and 2006/07 respectively). This is the second set of post construction surveys. Five surveys were completed in 2008/2009, reflecting an agreement with statutory consultees to focus effort in months of interest (September to April). Subject to no significant adverse effects being identified there is an agreement to conclude the ornithological monitoring programme at this stage. Low numbers of birds were recorded in the survey, which continues to demonstrate that the area is not intensively used by seabirds. However, this year’s survey did provide the first evidence of birds (auks) present within the wind farm array area, assumed to be foraging. This was reflected as a shift in distribution rather than a marked change in abundance. There is no evidence from the surveys that continued operation of the wind farm has had any detectable adverse impact on local seabird use of the area.
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| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 7488 |
| 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. | 2008-2009, Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies Ltd., (CMACS), Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm, Post-construction (Year 2) 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. | b5dffdc9-d96e-4483-b74d-cc9e3599e21a |
| 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 | 2008-09-22 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2009-04-20 |
| 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'. | notPlanned |
| Abstract | The abstract provides a clear and brief statement of the content of the resource. | This series presents results of surveys undertaken to monitor the effects of construction and operation of Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm on bird use of the local area. The results of monitoring during the second year of wind farm operation (September 2008 to April 2009) are presented here. Surveys were undertaken from a vessel which followed seven established set transects through the wind farm, buffer (edge of the wind farm) and reference areas. Two experienced ornithologists noted all bird species seen and also made observations on any marine mammals encountered. Analysis efforts are focused on four target species: common scoter, red-throated diver, cormorant and common tern. These species are important to local conservation sites such as the proposed Liverpool Bay SPA, Dee Estuary SPA and the Mersey Narrows and North Wirral Foreshore SSSI/candidate SPA. Previous reports have presented results of baseline and during construction ornithological surveys (2005/06 and 2006/07 respectively). This is the second set of post construction surveys. Five surveys were completed in 2008/2009, reflecting an agreement with statutory consultees to focus effort in months of interest (September to April). Subject to no significant adverse effects being identified there is an agreement to conclude the ornithological monitoring programme at this stage. Low numbers of birds were recorded in the survey, which continues to demonstrate that the area is not intensively used by seabirds. However, this year’s survey did provide the first evidence of birds (auks) present within the wind farm array area, assumed to be foraging. This was reflected as a shift in distribution rather than a marked change in abundance. There is no evidence from the surveys that continued operation of the wind farm has had any detectable adverse impact on local seabird use of the area. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | This report focuses on numerical data derived from the field surveys and compares counts from the wind farm site and the control site to provide an indication of the effect of wind farm operation on bird presence and numbers. Comparison is also made with counts and distribution data gathered in pre-construction surveys. The data are presented in tabular format (Appendix A), giving a total number of individuals recorded for each species along each transect. The data were collected so as to allow the use of Distance software to calculate population estimates if required. Given the small numbers of birds recorded no adjustments for distance of sightings from the surveyors have been made. |
| 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 | Post-Construction monitoring | |
| 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 | Seal abundance | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Cetacean abundance | |
| 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 | 53.503910033325 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -3.1482399644978 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 53.470125002674 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -3.2235428721144 |
| 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 | |
| Delivery point | 16 New Burlington Place | |
| Postal code | W1S 2HX | |
| City | London | |
| Country | United Kingdom | |
| URL | http://www.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 | |
| Delivery point | 16 New Burlington Place | |
| Postal code | W1S 2HX | |
| City | London | |
| Country | United Kingdom | |
| URL | http://www.thecrownestate.co.uk | |
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies Ltd | |
| Phone | +44 (0)151 327 7177 | |
| Fax | +44 (0)151 327 6344 | |
| Delivery point | Head Office,, CMACS Ltd,, 80 Eastham Village Road, | |
| Postal code | CH62 0AW | |
| City | Eastham | |
| Administrative area | Wirral | |
| Country | United Kingdom | |
| URL | http://www.cmacsltd.co.uk/ | |
| Resource locators | ||
| Legal limitations | Any restrictions imposed on accessing the resource. | http://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/pages/terms-of-use.aspx |
| Dataset constraints | ||
| Limitations on public access | Any restrictions imposed on accessing the resource such as the need to agree to certain licence conditions. | http://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/pages/terms-of-use.aspx |
| Access constraints (code) | ISO restriction code chosen from ISO 19115-1 Codelist | copyright |
| Use constraints (code) | ISO restriction name chosen from ISO 19115-1 Codelist | copyright |
| Available data formats | ||
| Data format name | 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. | 2009-08-28 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2015-12-17 |
| 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 2.3.8 |
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