2012-2015, Jon Ford Environmental Ltd., Westermost Rough, Ornithological Surveys

Description

The Westermost Rough Offshore Wind Farm project is located in the Greater Wash Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) area, approximately 8 kilometres off the Holderness coast of East Yorkshire. The Westermost Rough Offshore Wind Farm extends over an area of 35 sq. km. The boat-based ornithological surveys reported here were carried out between September 2012 and April 2015. The main aim of the work was to determine the distribution and abundance of seabirds during the pre-construction and construction phases of the wind farm developmentusing the Westermost Rough Offshore Wind Farm site and its surrounds. Standard survey methodologies have been used, following Camphuysen et al. (2004) and have remained consistent throughout the surveying. The reports and datasets associated with these surveys are present within this series,