71af97d2-d543-4f20-988e-f543a3c079d7 eng series ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd 02380711840 Medina Chambers, Town Quay Medina Chambers, Town Quay Southampton SO14 2AQ United Kingdom enquiries@abpmer.co.uk http://www.abpmer.co.uk pointOfContact 2009-05-07 MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard Version 2.3.5 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 OGP 2005, COWRIE, Best practice guidance for the use of remote techniques for observing bird behaviour in relation to offshore wind farms 2007-10-01 publication 2007-01-01 creation 3225 http://data.offshorewind.co.uk/ The report in this series presents the work from a project that examined the ability and performance of remotely-operated techniques (such as radar) to observe the behaviour of birds when they are over the sea but near to the coast. Ilya M.D Maclean and Mark M. Rehfisch British Trust for Ornithology +44 (0)1842 750050 +44 (0)1842 750030 The Nunnery, Thetford, ilya.maclean@bto.org bto.org originator The Crown Estate +44 020 7851 5000 16 New Burlington Place London W1S 2HX United Kingdom enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk http://www.thecrownestate.co.uk custodian notPlanned pdf Research Research and Development Activity The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Phases 2012-05-15T02:00:03 revision Bird counts Bird taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of surface Bird behaviour SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2017-10-18 revision 104 Radar backscatter SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2018-01-12 revision 106 Hazards to navigation SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2018-01-12 revision 106 Marine Environmental Data and Information Network Marine Environmental Data and Information Network no conditions apply eng biota environment -9.33312855790775 2.68743327033997 49.0399981037863 60.7672028638749 2004 2004 Origin: BTO and DHI dataset This study reviewed all potential applications of remote technologies, but specifically describes the ability of different radar systems to observe bird behaviour over the sea and the performance of the Thermal Animal Detection System (TADS) in detecting avoidance of turbines by birds and collisions between birds and turbines. The study concluded that conventional marine ships’ navigation radar provides the simplest approach to the collection of data by tracking bird movements in two (horizontal) dimensions, throughout the day and night, to provide an overview of bird flight trajectories and hence movements within a proposed wind farm area. However, visual observations are essential to identify the species of birds involved. The report recommends the use of TADS to identify species and to measure flock size during poor visibility and during darkness. Vertically mounted radar can also provide information on the height of flying birds, although birds near the sea surface cannot be easily detected by such radar when the wind is strong enough to produce large wave reflections. https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/274/summary A link to the web service or dataset. https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk A link to the general host site.