Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Volume 5 Number 16:The Avoidance Rates of Collision Between Birds and Offshore Turbines

This study reviewed data that have been collected from offshore windfarms and considers how they can be used to derive appropriate avoidance rates for use in the offshore environment.


BTO Research Report No. 656

The avoidance rates of collision between birds and offshore turbines

Authors

Aonghais S.C.P. Cook 1, Elizabeth M. Humphreys 2, Elizabeth A. Masden 3 & Niall H.K. Burton 1

1 British Trust for Ornithology, The Nunnery, Thetford, Norfolk IP24 2PU, UK

2 BTO Scotland, School of Biological Sciences, Stirling University, FK9 4LA

3 Centre for Energy and the Environment, Environmental Research Institute, North Highland College - University of the Highlands and Islands ( UHI), Ormlie Road, Thurso, Caithness, KW14 7EE

Report of work carried out by the British Trust for Ornithology 1 in collaboration with the Environmental Research Institute 2 on behalf of the Marine Scotland Science

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The British Trust for Ornithology, The Nunnery, Thetford, Norfolk IP24 2PU
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