Seabird GPS tracking on the Isle of May, Fowlsheugh and St Abb’s Head in 2021 in relation to offshore wind farms in the Forth/Tay region

Bogdanova, Maria I. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3360-1059; Regan, Charlotte ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5458-5687; Gunn, Carrie; Newell, Mark; Benninghaus, Ella; Langlois Lopez, Samuel ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0627-6353; Quintin, Marine; Searle, Kate ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4624-9023; Daunt, Francis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4638-3388; Wischnewski, Saskia; Cleasby, Ian; Witcutt, Emma; Kinchin-Smith, David; Holmes, Elizabeth; Fox, Derren; McCluskie, Aly; Whyte, Katherine ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3388-9603; Butler, Adam ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0860-6475; Jones, Esther L. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4409-5860. 2022 Seabird GPS tracking on the Isle of May, Fowlsheugh and St Abb’s Head in 2021 in relation to offshore wind farms in the Forth/Tay region. Marine Scotland, 186pp.

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Abstract/Summary

This report presents the results of GPS tracking of adult common guillemots, razorbills, and Atlantic puffins breeding on the Isle of May, and of black-legged kittiwakes breeding on the Isle of May, St Abb’s Head and Fowlsheugh (east Scotland) in 2021, as well as an assessment of connectivity with consented and proposed offshore wind farms in the Forth/Tay region (Neart na Gaoithe, Seagreen and Berwick Bank).

Item Type:	Publication - Report (Project Report)
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	Biodiversity (Science Area 2017-24)
Funders/Sponsors:	Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Ltd, SSE Renewables
Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:	Full text available via Official URL link.
Additional Keywords:	GPS tracking, seabirds, kittiwakes, puffins, razorbills, guillemots, Isle of May, St Abb's Head, Fowlsheaugh, Scotland, offshore wind, renewable energy, population, distribution, flight trajectory
NORA Subject Terms:	Ecology and Environment Data and Information
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Date made live:	09 Jun 2025 11:13 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/539510

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