5def7069-d222-4bec-9ced-ed8bdca49e2c English series series 2026-05-18T16:08:53 MEDIN 3.1.2 biota Bird counts SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2026-04-23 revision Bird behaviour SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2026-04-23 revision Consenting The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Phases 2012-05-15 revision Offshore area of search The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Areas 2012-05-15 revision Species distribution GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2009-07-31 revision 1 SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages 2020-05-21 revision inapplicable 2009-12-13T00:00:00 2012-09-21T23:59:59 -6.891 -6.64 55.684 55.885 CES-159 Marine Data Exchange 2009-2012, SSE, Islay Offshore Wind Farm, Environmental Statement - Interim Ornithology Chapter Environmental Statement - Interim Ornithology Chapter 2021-05-17T13:45:13 publication English The immediate study area and the main subject of this chapter is the footprint of the Islay Offshore Wind Farm site, which covers an area of 94.6 km2. Boat-based surveys of the site included the site footprint plus an additional 4 km buffer covering a total area of 311.8 km2 (hereafter described as the ‘site+buffer’). The width of the buffer was based on the theoretical displacement distance of auk species determined at constructed offshore wind farms in Danish waters. Although it has subsequently been shown that auks habituated to the constructed wind farm and displacement was only short term (DONG et al., 2006), this distance was deemed sufficient to determine any gradient effects in bird density which might occur during or post-construction. Beyond the site+buffer, an extended study region was defined in order to understand the zone of influence of the proposed development on the ornithology of the surrounding area during the breeding, passage and wintering periods. As bird behaviour and distribution differs between these periods, it was appropriate to define the relevant area for each period in a different way and, where necessary, on a species by species basis. There will be no limitations when published on the Marine Data Exchange otherRestrictions 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 otherRestrictions Crown Estate Scotland +44 (0)131 260 6070 enquiries@crownestatescotland.com custodian SSE Renewables +44 (0)141 226 8916 martin.miller@sserenewables.com originator Crown Estate Scotland +44 (0)131 260 6070 enquiries@crownestatescotland.com distributor MachairWind machairwind@scottishpower.com owner notPlanned Documents https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/CES-159/summary A link to the web service or dataset. https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk A link to the general host site. Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services 2010-12-08T00:00:00 publication Conformity with the Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 was either not relevant to this dataset or not a requirement of the Marine Data Exchange for the creation and submission of this dataset; therefore, conformity has not been assessed and cannot be declared False series Data collected between December 2009 and October 2011. Objectives were to assess the numbers of marine mammals and birds around the Islay Offshore Wind Farm Site. Martin Miller SSE Renewables GIS & Data Manager martin.miller@sserenewables.com pointOfContact EPSG Geodetic Parameter Registry 2022-12-12 revision WGS 84 / UTM zone 30N