ff182622-8f1e-4fb3-8eda-421b85ad72c9 eng series Centrica Energy GIS and Data Manager Millstream East, Maidenhead Road, Windsor SL4 5GD United Kingdom lincs.documentcontrol@centrica.com http://www.centrica.com pointOfContact 2015-11-11 MEDIN Discovery Profile 2.3.8 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 2011-2014, HiDef, Inner Dowsing, Lynn and Lincs Offshore Wind Farms, Digital Aerial Bird Surveys 2011 publication HiDef Aerial Bird Survey HiDef Aerial Surveying Limited (HiDef) was commissioned to undertake digital video aerial surveys as part of a programme to monitor the effects of the construction and operation of the Inner Dowsing, Lynn and Lincs Offshore Wind Farm projects on seabirds. The objectives were established in an Ornithological Monitoring Plan (OMP) (Centrica, 2013) to meet the requirements of Marine Licence L/2011/00111/9 (the Marine License) issued by the Marine Management Organisation (the Licensing Authority) for the Lincs project. The OMP was approved by the Licensing Authority on 8th April 2013, following consultation with the Statutory Nature Conservation Bodies (SNCB). Aerial surveys were flown using four super high definition video cameras mounted on the underside of the aircraft. Video images were processed in two stages, firstly detecting and marking objects then secondly these were identified to species or species group. A full QA process was used to ensure accuracy of detection and identification. Abundance of birds was estimated by computing density surface models from the survey data. Visualisations of raw count data and fitted distribution maps from density surface models were used to present distribution patterns of birds within the study area. This series contains reports and datasets collated from the surveys conducted between 2011 and 2014, covering the construction and post-construction phases of the project. Centrica Energy Centrica plc, Millstream, Maidenhead Road Windsor Berkshire SL4 5GD United Kingdom renewables.documentcontrol@centrica.com lincs.documentcontrol@centrica.com http://www.centrica.com/ custodian HiDef Aerial Surveying Limited Phoenix Court, Earl Street Cleator Moor, Cumbria, CA25 5AU, United Kingdom enquiries@hidefsurveying.co.uk www.hidefsurveying.co.uk originator WWT Consulting , Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire GL2 7BT UK consulting@wwt.org.uk www.wwt.org.uk/consulting originator notPlanned Post-Construction monitoring The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Phases 2012-05-15 revision 1 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 behaviour SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2015-04-09 revision 88 auks gulls divers scoters porpoises seals birds seabirds gannet cormorant-like Marisaurus Thesaurus 2010-09-22 revision 28 Bird counts SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2015-04-09 revision 88 Cetacean abundance SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2015-04-09 revision 88 Cetacean behaviour SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2015-04-09 revision 88 Seal abundance SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2015-04-09 revision 88 Marine Birds Global Change Master Directory Science Keyword variables 2007-04-18 revision 4 Marine Environmental Data and Information Network Marine Environmental Data and Information Network http://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/pages/terms-of-use.aspx copyright otherRestrictions copyright otherRestrictions http://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/pages/terms-of-use.aspx http://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/pages/terms-of-use.aspx eng biota environment 0.4476 0.5238 53.1644 53.2713 2011 2014 series This metadata record has been created by Centrica Energy for the purpose of publishing this data to the Marine Data Exchange https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/733/summary A link to the web service or dataset. https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk A link to the general host site.