84f66cf04b8158d8999986408f983b92 English series DONG energy Project manager +45 44 80 60 00 +45 44 80 60 10 A. C. Meyers Vænge 9 2450 København SV Denmark kundecenter@dongenergy.dk www.dongenergy.com/burbo pointOfContact 2008-07-10 MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard Version 2.3.5 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 OGP 2006-2007, Hyder Consulting (UK) Ltd., Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm, Ornithological Survey - Construction Period 2008-03-11 publication 2006 creation 2233 http://data.offshorewind.co.uk/ In order to comply with a FEPA licence granted for the construction of the Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm, a series of boat based ornithology surveys were undertaken at approximately monthly intervals between May 2006 and the end of July 2007 at the site of Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm. The aim of the surveys was to monitor the effects of the construction phase of the Scheme, and to follow-on from a pre-construction monitoring program (September 2005 to April 20061). The survey methodology followed that utilised in the pre-construction studies, where ornithologists recorded bird observations along seven transect routes. In general, the survey area holds few bird species, and those that do occur are present in low numbers. Construction period survey results were similar to those from pre-construction surveys. Given these low numbers, it was not possible to determine any difference in abundance and distribution between construction and pre-construction periods for the wind farm area, the buffer area and the reference area; the notable exception being cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo, which regularly used the recently built wind turbines as roosting sites and therefore records increased within the wind farm area. DONG energy Project manager +45 44 80 60 00 +45 44 80 60 10 A. C. Meyers Vænge 9 2450 København SV Denmark kundecenter@dongenergy.dk www.dongenergy.com/burbo custodian Hyder Consulting (UK) Limited +44 (0)870 000 3008 +44 (0)870 000 3908 Firecrest Court, Centre Park 2450 København SV Denmark Warrington WA1 1RG United Kingdom unknown www.hyderconsulting.com originator notPlanned PDF Construction monitoring The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Phases 2012-05-15 revision 1 Renewable Energy Lease area The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Areas 2012-05-15 revision 1 Bird counts SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2017-09-06 revision 103 Bird behaviour SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2017-09-06 revision 103 Marine Environmental Data and Information Network Marine Environmental Data and Information Network no conditions apply eng biota environment -3.22354287211443 -3.14823996449776 53.470125002674 53.5039100333246 2006-05 2007-07 Supply media: 001 Origin: Hyder Consulting (UK) Limited http://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/search?q=#fq=fq%3DProject%253Amde1r1bb0011 download https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/166/summary A link to the web service or dataset. https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk A link to the general host site. dataset This report focuses on numerical data derived from the field surveys and compares counts from the wind farm area, buffer area and the reference area to provide an indication of the potential effect of the construction and commissioning activities on bird presence and numbers. Comparison is also made with counts and distribution data gathered in pre-construction surveys. The construction period data is presented in tabular format (Appendix A), giving a total number of individuals recorded for each species along each sailed transect.