2004-2013, Royal Haskoning, Thanet, Pre-construction, Construction and Post-Construction Ornithological Monitoring

The main aim of the FEPA monitoring program is to determine the distribution and abundance of seabirds using the Thanet Offshore Wind Farm site and its surrounds before, during and after the construction phase of the wind farm. Standard survey methodologies have been used, following Camphuysen et al. (2004) and have remained consistent throughout the pre, during and post-construction monitoring. The Thanet Offshore Wind Farm (Thanet) project is located in the Thames Estuary Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) area, approximately 11km off Foreness Point, within the Outer Thames Estuary. The Thanet project received consent in December 2006, with the most recent FEPA license being dated July 2010 (33119/10/1). This series contains all datasets and reports produced throughout the monitoring process from the 2004-2005 pre-construction monitoring surveys that fed into the Environmental Statement, through to the three annual post-construction monitoring surveys.