The North Wales Wind Farms Connection Project

Environmental Statement Chapter 6 - Ecology and Biodiversity Technical Appendix 6.5

Application reference: EN020014 March 2015

Regulation reference: The Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedure) Regulations 2009 Regulation 5(2)(a) Document reference 6.19.5

North Wales Wind Farms Connection Project

Environmental Statement Appendix 6.5 Ornithology Data Report 2014

March 2015

PINS Reference: EN020014

Document Reference: 6.19.5

The Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedure) Regulations 2009 – Regulation 5(2)(a)

The Planning Act 2008

The Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedure) Regulations 2009

Regulation 5(2)(a)

The North Wales Wind Farms Connection Project

Environmental Statement

Appendix 6.5 Ornithology Data Report 2014

Document Reference No. 6.19.5

Regulation No. Regulation 5(2)(a)

Author Peak Ecology

Date March 2015

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Issue record

Issue Date Prepared by Checked by Approved by

1 December 2014 Mark Witherall Sarah Stone

Peak Ecology Limited Arden House Deepdale Business Park Bakewell Derbyshire DE45 1GT 01629 812511

www.peakecology.co.uk

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Table of contents

1 INTRODUCTION 1

1.1 Project background 1 1.2 Scope of works 2 1.3 Scope of works 3 1.4 Legislative context and conservation status 3

2 METHODOLOGY 5

2.1 Consultations 5 2.2 Desk Study 5 2.3 Constraints 5 2.4 Autumn/Winter Birds Surveys 5 2.5 Breeding Bird Surveys 6 2.6 Black Grouse Survey 7 2.7 Snipe Survey 7 2.8 Nightjar Survey 8 2.9 Vantage Point Survey 8

3 RESULTS 9

3.1 Desk Study 9 3.2 Autumn/Winter Birds Survey 14 3.3 Breeding Bird Survey 15 3.4 Black Grouse 17 3.5 Snipe 17 3.6 Nightjar 17 3.7 Vantage Point Survey 17

4 References 19

5 ANNEXES 21

5.1 Annex 6.5.1: Survey Times and Weather Conditions 21 5.2 Annex 6.5.2: Desk Study, Bird Records from NBIS 26 5.3 Annex 6.5.3: Consultation Responses 42 5.4 Annex 6.5.4: Survey species lists 44

Table of Tables

Table 1: Birds of conservation concern categories. 4 Table 2: Winter Bird Survey Dates 6 Table 3: Breeding bird survey dates 7 Table 4: Black Grouse Survey Dates 7 Table 5: Snipe Survey Date 8 Table 6: Nightjar Survey Dates 8 Table 7: Vantage Point Survey Effort (Hrs) 9 Table 8: Key statutory designated sites in the North Wales area with ornithological qualifying interests within 4km 10 Table 9: Desk study results for bird species of conservation concern 11 Table 10: Species of conservation concern recorded during the autumn/winter bird surveys 14 Table 11: Species of conservation concern recorded during the breeding bird survey in all survey sections. 15 Table 12: List of key target species and secondary species recorded during Vantage Point Surveys 17

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1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Project background

1.1.1 The Project proposed by SP Manweb is to develop an electrical connection for wind farms in the TAN 8 Strategic Search Area (SSA), via a collector substation, to the national transmission network at the existing St Asaph substation.

1.1.2 The Proposed Development includes the following principal elements:

 Construction of a 17km 132kV overhead electricity distribution connection between Clocaenog Forest and St Asaph, both in Denbighshire;

 A temporary construction compound at Broadleys Farm, A453, Denbighshire and temporary storage or ‘laydown areas’ along the alignment, without which the overhead line could not be constructed;

 Access points for pedestrians and vehicles along the length of the Proposed Development for the duration of construction, without which the overhead line could not be constructed;

 Mitigation planting, and;

 Other integral works such as site preparation and clearance, earthworks, alteration of existing services, vegetation removal/planting and minor street works.

1.1.3 The main component of the Proposed Development is a new 17 kilometre 132,000 volt (132kV) Overhead Line from the proposed North Wales wind farm Collector Substation near Clocaenog Forest and which terminates in a field to the south of Trebanog, Groesffordd Marli, which is located 1.8km from St Asaph substation.

1.1.4 The Order Limits also includes land from an un-named highway to the south of Trebanog, Groesffordd Marli to the terminal point of the 132 kV Overhead Line. The DCO includes the rights to install (and keep installed), retain, use, inspect, maintain, renew, remove and relocate an underground cable in this land.

1.1.5 The 132kV Overhead Line would comprise conductors supported by double wood poles. The wood poles are generally no larger than 470mm in diameter, and would range between 11m and 16.6m in length. Taking into account that the nominal depth of the poles is 2.5m and the steel bracings and insulators add typically 2.3m to the length, the net result is that the actual conductor height above ground (at pole positions) is about 0.2m less than the pole length referred to. The average span between poles is 79m.

1.1.6 The Order Limits for the Proposed Development contain a Limit of Deviation (LoD) within which the 132kV Overhead Line would be located. The LoD provides a degree of flexibility to ensure that any environmental constraints, technical constraints or landowner requests can be accommodated. The LoD varies between 20m in areas with good ground conditions and 40m in areas with poor ground conditions.

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1.1.7 The Proposed Development does not include all elements of the North Wales Wind Farms Connection Project. Those elements not included within the Proposed Development are known as the Wider Scheme and comprises:

 proposed works to St Asaph substation, including the development of an underground cable taking the connection point at St Asaph to the terminal point of the Proposed Development located in a field to the south of Trebanog, Groesffordd Marli (which is south of Glascoed Road, B5381).

 a new 132 kV electrical substation at Clocaenog Forest to act as the collector substation for four consented wind farms. ;

 temporary storage areas within the existing St Asaph substation and the Collector Substation at Clocaenog Forest; and

 diversions of existing of lower voltage overhead line crossings. .

1.1.8 The Preferred Route Corridor, a 1km wide corridor, was initially selected following early consultations on five route options. Within this preferred route corridor, the Proposed Route Alignment was defined. This was a 100m wide corridor, mostly within the Preferred Route Corridor. The Final Route Alignment has now also been defined, which falls mostly within the Proposed Route Alignment, with the exception of a small number of areas. The Final Route Alignment is the centreline of Limits of Deviation; the area within which the poles can move, which is 20m in most instances.

1.1.9 It should be noted that upon commencement of surveying the Proposed Route Alignment had not been decided upon, hence some surveys were undertaken in the area outlined as the Preferred Route Corridor up until an agreed Proposed Route Alignment had been confirmed. Surveys that were undertaken in 2013 followed the survey area outlined in the Preferred Route Corridor, and then in 2014 followed the survey area outlined in the Proposed Route Alignment.

1.1.10 This Final Route Alignment runs from the upland forest area of Clocaenog in a north-easterly direction through undulating farmland for 5km, roughly following the route of the B4501. It then veers in a north-westerly direction for 2.2km before heading north (passing over the A543) to the west of Henllan. The route heads north-west to cross the River Elwy before heading north-east towards St Asaph.

1.2 Scope of works

1.2.1 This report has been prepared by Peak Ecology Ltd on behalf of Gillespies. It provides details of a series of ornithological surveys undertaken throughout the survey area, as described above (Annex 6.5.1- Figure 1).

1.2.2 Surveys were undertaken during the autumn and winter of 2012-2013 and the summer of 2013.

1.2.3 This report is presented with four Appendices and a separate document ‘Annex 6.5.1’ which contains all the site maps and ornithological maps referenced throughout.

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1.3 Scope of works

 Consultations: Natural Resources Wales (NRW) were consulted with reference to the scope of ornithological surveys required.

 Desk Study: A desk study was undertaken consulting COFNOD the local biological reference centre and other consultees.

 Autumn/Winter Birds Surveys: A series of drive round winter bird surveys were undertaken during October 2012 – March 2013 (inclusive).

 Breeding Bird Survey: A three – visit breeding bird survey was undertaken with visits once a month during April – June 2012 (inclusive).

 Black Grouse Survey: A two visit black grouse survey was undertaken in March and May 2013.

 Snipe Survey: A single evening visits for snipe was undertaken during June 2013.

 Nightjar Survey: Two dusk survey visits were undertaken in June and July 2013.

 Vantage Point Surveys: A series of vantage point surveys was undertaken over the period November 2012 – September 2013.

1.4 Legislative context and conservation status

1.4.1 The European Union meets its obligations to the protection of bird species under the Bern (79/409/EEC) and Bonn conventions and under the EU Directive 2009/147/EC ‘The Birds Directive’ (the codified version of Council Directive 79/409/EEC, as amended). In England and Wales provisions of the Birds Directive are implemented under the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 (as amended), and the Conservation of Habitats & Species Regulations 2010 (as amended). In summary; all birds, their nests and eggs are protected by law and it is therefore an offence, with certain exceptions, to:

 intentionally kill, injure or take any wild bird;

 intentionally take, damage or destroy the nest of any wild bird whilst it is in use or being built;

 intentionally take or destroy the egg of any wild bird;

 have in one's possession or control any wild bird, dead or alive, or any part of a wild bird, which has been taken in contravention of the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 (as amended; “the Act”) or the Protection of Birds Act 1954;

 have in one's possession or control any egg or part of an egg which has been taken in contravention of the Act or the Protection of Birds Act 1954;

 use traps or similar items to kill, injure or take wild birds;

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 have in one's possession or control any bird of a species occurring on Schedule 4 of the Act unless registered, and in most cases ringed, in accordance with the Secretary of State's regulations (see Schedules);

 intentionally or recklessly disturb any wild bird listed on Schedule 1 while it is nest building, or at a nest containing eggs or young, or disturb the dependent young of such a bird.

1.4.2 In addition to Annex 1 species defined under the ‘Birds Directive’ and Schedule 1 species defined under Wildlife and Countryside Act (as amended) discussed above, selected priority bird species are also considered in the UK Biodiversity Action Plan (UKBAP), (now the Post- 2010 Biodiversity Framework), these and local priority species are also targeted in Local Biodiversity Action Plans (LBAPs) in this case the Conwy, Gwynedd and Denbighshire Biodiversity Action Plan.

1.4.3 Further as required by the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has produced a list of habitats and species of principal importance for the conservation of biological diversity in England. Species of Principal Importance include some protected species (as above) and priority species under the UK BAP (above). Under the Natural Environment and Rural Communities (NERC) Act 2006, local authorities, public bodies, statutory undertakers &c. have a legal duty to avoid or mitigate impacts on the species and habitats identified. The species of Principal Importance are listed in Section 42 of the act.

1.4.4 The Birds of Conservation Concern 3 (BoCC3) published in 2009 by the UK’s leading bird conservation organisations (Eaton et al, 2009), assesses the conservation status of UK bird species in three increasing levels of concern: Green, Amber and Red (Table 1).

1.4.5 Red list species are considered of high conservation concern, having declined by 50% or more in population or breeding range in the last 25 years. Amber listed species are considered of medium conservation concern, having suffered between 25% and 49% reduction in breeding or non-breeding populations, breeding or wintering ranges. Green list species currently have a favourable conservation status.

Table 1: Birds of conservation concern categories.

Red list criteria Severe breeding population decline over 25 years/longer term Amber list criteria Moderate breeding population decline over 25 years/longer term Green list criteria Species not currently considered of conservation concern (holding list).

1.4.6 The above legislation and conservation status criteria are used to assign the appropriate conservation status to all bird species recorded during surveys presented in the results of this report. Species referred to collectively as ‘species of conservation concern’ fall in to one or more of the categories described above with the exception of ‘Green listed’ species alone.

1.4.7 Species recorded that are not assessed by BoCC3 are in general non-native introduced or feral species, which are not considered to be of conservation value.

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2 METHODOLOGY

Although not a wind farm project, we were advised by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) to undertake surveys designed for wind farms, particularly in reference to the vantage point survey methodology, therefore the survey methodologies followed Natural England Technical Information Note TIN069 Assessing the Effects of Onshore Wind Farms on Birds (Natural England, 2010) and Scottish Natural Heritage, Survey Methods for use in Assessing the Impacts of Onshore Wind Farms on Bird Communities (Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), 2005, updated 2010a). This was the relevant guidance at the time, although since then the guidance has been updated again (SNH, 2013a).

Species nomenclature within this report uses the British vernacular and scientific names; the systematic list order follows the British List 2013 (British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU), 2013).

2.1 Consultations

2.1.1 NRW were contacted to enable them to respond on our proposed scope of surveys for this site and a meeting was held with NRW at their offices in Mold to discuss the scope of all ecological work proposed including ornithology on 2nd May 2013 (see Section 3.13). A telephone conversation with the RSPB was held on 8th May 2013 regarding black grouse and other species of conservation concern in the Llyn Brenig / Clocaenog area.

2.2 Desk Study

2.2.1 Cofnod was contacted for existing bird records dating from 2008 to present and within 5km of the proposed route corridor, along with sites designated for bird interest. In addition, ecological survey data collected as part of the Burbo Bank offshore wind farm extension was also obtained to inform the current survey (RPS Planning & Development Ltd, 2013).

2.3 Constraints

2.3.1 The Preferred Route Corridor was undecided when the surveys commenced in November 2012 and therefore we targeted areas that were within all route options e.g. at the southern end and where bird interest was likely to be more sensitive. Drive round surveys covered other areas within the three route options, with a 500m buffer. As access was not available during this period (with the exception of Forestry Commission Land) surveys were conducted from public rights of way.

2.3.2 Access in the south particularly was hampered by heavy snow during surveys undertaken in March 2013, where some roads were impassable even in a 4x4.

2.4 Autumn/Winter Birds Surveys

2.4.1 The surveys were undertaken stopping regularly and scanning fields from suitable vantage points. Birds were recorded either by sight or by call. Bird registrations were plotted on to field maps using standard British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) species and activity codes (Marchant, 1983). The surveys were undertaken once a month from September 2012 to March 2013 (inclusive) in suitable weather conditions. The survey route is illustrated in

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Annex 6.5.1- Figure 4. Survey dates are given in Table 2. Details of times and weather are given in Annex 6.5.1.

Table 2: Winter Bird Survey Dates

Visit Date 05/09/2012 1 06/09/2012 24/10/2012 2 25/10/2012 3 28/11/2012 29/11/2012 18/12/2012 4 19/12/2012 23/01/2013 5 24/01/3013 6 26/02/2013 27/02/2013 27/03/2013 7 28/03/2013

2.5 Breeding Bird Surveys

2.5.1 The breeding bird survey (BBS) methodology was based on a three-visit scaled down version of the common bird census methodology (Marchant, 1983) and designed to give an overall guide to species present, rather than a detailed territory mapping exercise, although estimates are made of the numbers of territories considered likely to be present, within the results.

2.5.2 A sampling approach was undertaken along the survey route and was walked at a steady pace, using farm tracks and public rights of way. Seven 1km squares (A-G) were selected along the route in areas of habitat that were considered to be more sensitive. More effort was concentrated in the south where the habitats and species of birds of conservation concern as flagged up in the desk study were more likely to be present. Here two 1km squares were connected by a 500m corridor to ensure coverage of this perceived more sensitive area. Initial surveys were undertaken from public rights of way as land access was not obtained until later in the season.

2.5.3 Birds were recorded either by sight or by call/song. Bird registrations were plotted on to field maps using standard British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) species and activity codes. Three visits were undertaken between April-July. The survey route is given in Annex 6.5.1, Figures 5.0-5.7. Survey dates are given in Table 3. Details of times and weather are given in Annex 6.5.1. Birds were considered breeding if they were singing (or pairs present) at a given

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location on more than one visit, the birds were carrying food, or an active nest or young was observed.

Table 3: Breeding bird survey dates

Survey Dates Survey Square Visit 1 Visit 2 Visit 3 A 26/04/13 28/06/13 11/07/13 B 16/05/13 28/06/13 10/07/13 C 26/04/13 29/05/13 27/06/13 D 24/04/13 17/05/13 26/06/13 E 25/04/13 17/05/13 27/06/13 F 24/04/13 17/05/13 26/06/13 G 25/04/13 17/05/13 26/06/13

2.6 Black Grouse Survey

2.6.1 In addition to the general breeding bird surveys, black grouse Tetrao tetrix surveys were undertaken in suitable habitat, which was restricted to the southern areas of the site near to Llyn Brenig and around the Gors Maen Lywyd North Wales Wildlife Trust (NWWT) reserve where records of black grouse exist. The survey followed standard methods (Gilbert et al, 1998), surveys took place from one hour before dawn until one hour after sunrise, and were undertaken from public rights of way looking and listening for the distinctive lekking calls, which can be heard up to a kilometre away.

2.6.2 Two surveys were undertaken in the optimum period of last week of March to mid-May (Table 4). The survey route is given in Annex 6.5.1, Figure 6.

Table 4: Black Grouse Survey Dates

Visit Date 1 29/03/13 2 17/05/13

2.7 Snipe Survey

2.7.1 In addition to the breeding bird surveys, a snipe Gallinago gallinago survey was undertaken in suitable habitat, which was restricted to the southern areas of the site near to Llyn Brenig and around the Gors Maen Lywyd North Wales Wildlife Trust (NWWT) reserve. The Survey was undertaken during early evening when snipe are displaying (‘drumming’ and ‘chipping’).

2.7.2 A single evening visit was undertaken within the breeding season (Table 5). The survey route is given in Annex 6.5.1, Figure 6.

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Table 5: Snipe Survey Date

Visit Date 1 26/06/13

2.8 Nightjar Survey

2.8.1 In addition to the general breeding bird surveys, nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus surveys were undertaken in suitable habitat, although this was restricted to an area of clear fell and young plantation at the far south of the of the route near where the substation is proposed. The survey followed the standard methodology (Gilbert el al, 1998).

2.8.2 Two dusk visits were undertaken during the optimum time June to mid-July (Table 6). The survey route is given in Annex 6.5.1, Figure 7.

Table 6: Nightjar Survey Dates

Visit Date 1 26/06/13 2 18/07/13

2.9 Vantage Point Survey

2.9.1 The vantage point survey was designed to assess bird flight activity across key areas along the route and was targeted at more sensitive areas e.g. habitats in the south. Using the method designed for wind turbine assessment (SNH, 2010) as agreed with NRW, which is designed to collect data on key bird species flight to enable collision risk modelling (CRM) to be undertaken. Obviously this is not a wind farm and the method for CRM is not applicable to overhead power lines and therefore is not attempted.

2.9.2 Although locations were trialled at various points along the route options, access was restricted to public rights of way and suitable VPs were not found, other than the two settled on at the south end of the route. Vantage point watches were undertaken through a 12 month period (October 2012-September 2013). Watches were in two or three hour survey periods. These were undertaken at various times during the day and in various weather conditions. The survey effort over both vantage points during 2012/13 amounted to a total of 146 hours of observation between October 2012 and September 2013 (Table 7).

2.9.3 Two vehicle based vantage point locations were used at grid references: VP1: SH 97776 58626: with a north-easterly aspect looking toward hills and Tir Mostyn Wind Farm and north end of Lynn Brenig. VP2: SJ01706/61814 with a southerly aspect looking over B4501 and valley along proposed overhead cable route. Using an 1800 viewshed at both locations bird activity could be observed up to a distance of approximately 2km depending on visibility.

2.9.4 Survey target species were defined as all Annex 1/Schedule 1 and other raptors (including owls), water birds (including geese, ducks, swans and others), and waders (all species). Flight lines of target species were plotted on field maps, and any height changes marked as a short line perpendicular across the flight line. Bird flight heights were recorded at 15 second

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intervals and recorded on a dedicated recording form. Secondary species were also recorded; these were defined as gull species and species of conservation concern such as red listed or Schedule 1 passerines. The presence of secondary species was recorded on a separate form, noting the height band they were flying in and whether they were on site, in the buffer zone or off site; these secondary species counts were suspended when following target species.

2.9.5 Bird flights were recorded in three height bands: A <10m, B 11-30m, C >30m. Local landscape features of known height such as pylons, telegraph poles and meteorological masts were used to assist the observer in judging height bands in the field. Birds flying at height band B within this area are considered to be in the potential collision risk zone with overhead lines. Annex 6.5.1 - Figure 8 illustrates the vantage point locations and viewsheds. Survey times and weather are given in Annex 6.5.1.

Table 7: Vantage Point Survey Effort (Hrs)

VP Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep No 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 Total

1 2 6 9 6 9 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 75

2 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 66

3 RESULTS

Results are presented below by survey method and tables include the conservation status of each species recorded, either as Annex 1 under the European ‘Birds Directive’, Schedule 1 under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended), UK Biodiversity Action Plan (UKBAP) /NERC Species, or BoCC3 (Eaton et al. 2009) Green, Amber or Red listed species and Local Biodiversity Action Plan (LBAP) listed species.

3.1 Desk Study

Designated Sites

3.1.1 There are five statutory designated nature conservation sites within 5km of the route; Mynydd Hiraethog SSSI, 2.2km west, is designated for its diverse upland breeding bird community, breeding population of golden plover and other breeding wader species (see Table 8).

3.1.2 Coedwigoedd Dyffryn Elwy/Elwy Valley Woods SAC, Coedydd Ac Ogofau Elwy A Meirchion SSSI, Crest Mawr Wood SSSI and Coed Nant Mawr SSSI are not designated for their bird assemblages but have potential to support notable resident and migrant species. Key statutory designated sites in the North Wales area with ornithological qualifying interests within 5km are listed in Table 8.

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Table 8: Key statutory designated sites in the North Wales area with ornithological qualifying interests within 4km

Approximate Central Designated locations from Reason for designation/site Designation grid Site survey site information references (closest point) Coedwigoedd Semi-natural dry grassland, Tilio- Dyffryn Acerion woodland and old sessile oak SAC SJ024700 640m east Elwy/Elwy woods. With potential to support Valley Woods protected and notable bird species. The site is of special interest for its semi-natural broadleaved woodland, its rare flowering plant assemblage, its Coedydd Ac scarce bryophyte assemblage and the Ogofau Elwy A SSSI SJ022702 640m east geological and paleontological interest Meirchion of Galltfaenan, Cefn and Pontnewydd Caves. With potential to support protected and notable bird species. A diverse upland breeding bird community is supported in this upland moorland habitat. The second largest breeding population of golden plover in Wales is present. Other breeding wader species include dunlin (also a rare breeder in Wales), snipe, curlew, lapwing and common sandpiper. The Mynydd SSSI SH971606 2.2km west red grouse population is still significant Hiraethog although like similar sites elsewhere in the county, the numbers have declined in recent years. Hunting and nesting raptors include peregrine falcon, kestrel, buzzard, merlin, hen- harrier and short-eared owl. A large colony of black-headed gulls is also present. Semi-natural broadleaved woodland Crest Mawr SSSI SJ045673 3km east with potential to support protected and Wood notable bird species. Semi-natural broadleaved woodland Coed Nant SSSI SJ078620 3.8km east with potential to support protected and Mawr notable bird species.

COFNOD Bird Records

3.1.3 A list of bird species of conservation concern from the COFNOD data search is given in Table 9 below. Please note that many references are given to 1km square only. A full list of bird species records can be found in Annex 6.5.2.

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Table 9: Desk study results for bird species of conservation concern

Distance Common Scientific Grid form site Status name Name reference boundary Anas Mallard SJ0258 1km east Amber Listed BoCC platyrhynchos Amber Listed BoCC, Numenius UKBAP, NERC, Curlew SJ0258 1km east arquata Denbighshire LBAP, Gwynedd LBAP Lesser black- Larus fuscus SJ0258 1km east Amber Listed BoCC backed gull Larus Red Listed BoCC, UKBAP, Herring gull SJ0258 1km east argentatus NERC, Denbighshire LBAP Stock dove Columba oenas SJ0258 1km east Amber Listed BoCC Swallow Hirundo rustica SJ0258 1km east Amber Listed BoCC Anthus Meadow pipit SJ0258 1km east Amber Listed BoCC pratensis Red Listed BoCC, UKBAP, Carduelis NERC, Gwynedd LBAP, Linnet SJ0258 1km east cannabina Conwy LBAP, Denbighshire LBAP Motacilla Grey wagtail SJ0258 1km east Amber Listed BoCC cinerea Prunella Amber Listed BoCC, Dunnock SJ0258 1km east modularis UKBAP, NERC Phoenicurus Redstart SJ0258 1km east Amber Listed BoCC phoenicurus Schedule 1, Red Listed Fieldfare Turdus pilaris SJ0258 1km east BoCC Red Listed BoCC, UKBAP, Turdus Song thrush SJ0258 1km east NERC, Conwy LBAP, philomelos Gwynedd LBAP Phylloscopus Willow warbler SJ0258 1km east Amber Listed BoCC trochilus Pied Ficedula Amber Listed BoCC, NERC SJ0258 1km east Flycatcher hypoleuca Denbighshire LBAP Red Listed BoCC, UKBAP, Starling Sturnus vulgaris SJ0258 1km east NERC

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Distance Common Scientific Grid form site Status name Name reference boundary Amber Listed BoCC, Pyrrhula UKBAP, NERC, Gwynedd Bullfinch SJ012743 1.2km north pyrrhula LBAP, Conwy LBAP, Denbighshire LBAP Falco Kestrel SJ0174 1.4km north Amber Listed BoCC, NERC tinnunculus Green Amber Listed BoCC, Picus viridis SJ0171 1.4km east woodpecker Gwynedd LBAP Carduelis Red Listed BoCC, UKBAP, Lesser redpoll SJ0174 1.4km north cabaret NERC, Denbighshire LBAP Tadorna Shelduck SJ0174 1.5km north Amber Listed BoCC tadorna Little ringed Charadrius Schedule 1, Green Listed SJ0174 1.5km north plover dubius BoCC Schedule 1, Amber Listed Vanellus BoCC, NERC, Conwy LBAP, Lapwing SJ0174 1.5km north vanellus Gwynedd LBAP, Denbighshire LBAP Gallinago Snipe SJ0174 1.5km north Amber Listed BoCC gallinago Scolopax Woodcock SJ0174 1.5km north Amber Listed BoCC rusticola Common gull Larus canus SJ0174 1.5km north Amber Listed BoCC Schedule 1, Red Listed Redwing Turdus iliacus SJ0174 1.5km north BoCC Common Sylvia SJ0174 1.5km north Amber Listed BoCC whitethroat communis Poecile Marsh tit SJ0174 1.5km north Red BoCC, UKBAP, NERC palustris House Passer 1.5km north- Red Listed BoCC, UKBAP, SH99767432 sparrow domesticus west NERC, Denbighshire LBAP Common swift Apus apus SH999748 1.8km north Amber Listed BoCC Spotted Muscicapa 2.1km north- Red Listed BoCC, UKBAP, SJ0274 Flycatcher striata east NERC Schedule 1, Annex 1, Amber Kingfisher Alcedo atthis SJ0270 2.2km east Listed BoCC, Conwy LBAP Phylloscopus Red Listed BoCC, UKBAP, Wood warbler SJ0465 2.3km east sibilatrix NERC

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Distance Common Scientific Grid form site Status name Name reference boundary Greylag Anser anser SH9858 2.8km west Amber Listed BoCC goose Green Tringa 3km north- Schedule 1, Amber Listed SJ0374 sandpiper ochropus east BoCC Bucephala 4km south- Goldeneye SH9757 Schedule 1, Amber BoCC clangula west Lagopus 4km south- Amber Listed BoCC, Red grouse SH9757 lagopus west UKBAP, NERC Loxia 4km south- Crossbill SH9757 Schedule 1, Green BoCC curvirostra west 4.3km south- Schedule 1, Annex 1, Amber Red kite Milvus milvus SH9756 west Listed BoCC Pandion 4.3km south- Schedule 1, Annex 1, Amber Osprey SH9756 haliaetus west Listed BoCC 4.4km south- Tufted duck Aythya fuligula SH9756 Amber Listed BoCC west Great black- 4.4km south- Larus marinus SH9756 Amber Listed BoCC backed gull west Red Listed BoCC, UKBAP, 4.4km south- Skylark Alauda arvensis SH9756 NERC, Gwynedd LBAP, west Conwy LBAP 4.4km south- Sand martin Riparia riparia SH9756 Amber Listed BoCC west Oenanthe 4.4km south- Wheatear SH9756 Amber Listed BoCC oenanthe west Annex 1, Red Listed, BoCC, 4.5km south- Black grouse Tetrao tetrix SH969583 UKBAP, NERC, Conwy west LBAP, Denbighshire LBAP BoCC: Bird of Conservation Concern status; Annex1: Listed in Annex 1 of The Bird Directive; Schedule 1; Protected under Schedule 1 of The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981; UKBAP: Listed as a Priority Species in the Post-2010 Biodiversity Framework; NERC: Species of Principle Importance for Conservation of Biological Diversity in Wales Section 42; Gwynedd LBAP: Priority Species in Local Biodiversity Action Plan; Conwy LBAP: Priority Species in Local Biodiversity Action Plan; Denbighshire LBAP: Priority Species in Local Biodiversity Action Plan

Consultations

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3.1.4 NRW responded via email (Annex 6.5.3) and at a meeting held on 2nd May 2013 and advised that vantage point surveys should cover the autumn migration, winter and spring migration periods as per the SNH (2010) guidance.

3.2 Autumn/Winter Birds Survey

3.2.1 During the Autumn/winter bird survey 42 bird species were recorded. Of these species, two were Schedule 1, seven UKBAP, nine NERC, three LBAP, seven Red-listed and seven Amber-listed species. Species of conservation concern are listed in Table 10 below and a full list of all species recorded is presented in Annex 6.5.4 and Annex 6.5.1 (Figures 9.1- 9.4).

3.2.2 Drive round surveys recorded a typical range of common resident species and winter migrants such as fieldfare and redwing.

3.2.3 There are large numbers of gulls that roost on Llyn Brenig which disperse in the mornings and feed in fields along the route and no doubt on the coast. Some of these birds go back and forth to Lynn Brenig intermittently during the day in smaller numbers, but return in large numbers in the late afternoon and early evening (see Section 3.7 and Annex 6.5 1, Figure 11.3) for Vantage Point Survey results including gull flights).

3.2.4 There were no aggregations of wild geese recorded in the survey area (other than feral/introduced Canada geese Branta canadensis and greylags Anser anser near Llyn Brenig) and flocks of wintering waders were limited to lapwings Vanellus vanellus , only. Lapwings were recorded in the field occupied by the Tir Mostyn Wind farm on two survey dates at the southern end of the route with a maximum count of 20 and others (up to 61 birds) were recorded to the northeast of the survey area, which is approximately 1.5 km east of the current route.

Table 10: Species of conservation concern recorded during the autumn/winter bird surveys

Species Scientific Name Conservation Status Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Amber Listed BoCC Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Amber Listed BoCC, NERC, Denbighshire LBAP Red Listed, UKBAP, NERC, Gwynedd LBAP, Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Denbighshire LBAP, Conwy LBAP Black-headed Chroicocephalus Amber Listed BoCC, NERC, Denbighshire LBAP Gull ridibundus Common Gull Larus canus Amber Listed BoCC Red Listed BoCC, UKBAP, NERC, Denbighshire Herring Gull Larus argentatus LBAP Red Listed BoCC, UKBAP, NERC, Gwynedd LBAP, Sky Lark Alauda arvensis Conwy LBAP Swallow Hirundo rustica Amber Listed BoCC Dunnock Prunella modularis Amber Listed BoCC, UKBAP, NERC Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Schedule 1, Red Listed BoCC

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Red Listed BoCC, UKBAP, NERC, Conwy LBAP, Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Denbighshire LBAP Redwing Turdus iliacus Schedule 1, Red Listed BoCC Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Amber Listed BoCC, Red Listed BoCC, UKBAP, NERC, Denbighshire Starling Sturnus vulgaris LBAP House Red Listed BoCC, UKBAP, NERC, Denbighshire Passer domesticus Sparrow LBAP

3.3 Breeding Bird Survey

3.3.1 During the three-visit breeding bird surveys a total of 67 species were recorded. Of the total number there were one Annex 1, 11 UKBAP, 12 NERC species, 12 LBAP species, and nine Red listed and 20 Amber listed species. Table 11 below gives a systematic list of species of conservation concern recorded, their conservation status and estimate of the minimum number of breeding territories present within the survey area. A full list of all species recorded in each survey section is given in Annex 6.5.4. Estimated territory maps for species of conservation concern are given in Annex 6.5.1 (Figures 10.0-10.6). The most notable species recorded were one or possibly two pairs of curlew Numenius arquata and one pair of lapwing which were present at the south end of the survey area near Llyn Brenig (Section G) also a single record of a hunting short-eared owl was recorded there but was not thought to be breeding within the survey area. This survey section also held breeding skylarks Alauda arvensis and meadow pipits Anthus pratensis and generally had more ground nesting bird interest than other survey areas.

Table 11: Species of conservation concern recorded during the breeding bird survey in all survey sections.

The number in each square is the estimated minimum number of territories per section; The dot indicates presence, but not likely to be breeding in the survey square, ‘?’ means maybe breeding, but no conformation.

Scientific Species Conservation Status A B C D E F G Name Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Amber Listed BoCC • Anas Mallard Amber Listed BoCC • 1 • platyrhynchos Coot Fulica atra Amber Listed BoCC 1 Red Listed BoCC, UKBAP, NERC, Vanellus Lapwing Conwy LBAP, Gwynedd LBAP, 1 vanellus Denbighshire LBAP Amber Listed BoCC, UKBAP, Numenius Curlew NERC, Gwynedd LBAP, • 1/2 arquata Denbighshire LBAP Common Gull Larus canus Amber Listed BoCC • Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Amber Listed BoCC • • • • • •

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Scientific Species Conservation Status A B C D E F G Name Red Listed BoCC, UKBAP, NERC, Herring Gull Larus argentatus • • • • • • Denbighshire LBAP Stock Dove Columba oenas Amber Listed BoCC • ? • Red Listed BoCC, UKBAP, NERC, Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 1 1 ? Denbighshire LBAP Annex 1, Amber, Denbighshire Short-eared owl Asio flammeus • LBAP Swift Apus apus Amber Listed BoCC • Red Listed BoCC, UKBAP, NERC, Skylark Alauda arvensis Conwy LBAP, Gwynedd LBAP, • 10 Denbighshire LBAP Swallow Hirundo rustica Amber Listed BoCC • • 2* • • • Passer House Martin Amber Listed BoCC • • • domesticus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Amber Listed BoCC 1 • 13 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Amber Listed BoCC 1 • • Prunella Dunnock Amber Listed BoCC, UKBAP, NERC 4 3 5 2 4 ? 1 modularis Phoenicurus Redstart Amber Listed BoCC • 3 1 2 1 1 phoenicurus Oenanthe Wheatear Amber Listed BoCC ? oenanthe Red Listed BoCC, UKBAP, NERC, Turdus Song Thrush Conwy LBAP, Gwynedd LBAP 3 5 4 4 3 2 1 philomelos Denbighshire LBAP Turdus Mistle Thrush Amber Listed BoCC 2 1 2 ? viscivorus Whitethroat Sylvia communis Amber Listed BoCC 1 3 Phylloscopus Willow Warbler Amber Listed BoCC 1 9 6 2 7 trochilus Ficedula Amber Listed BoCC, NERC, Pied Flycatcher 1 hypoleuca Denbighshire LBAP Passer Red Listed BoCC, UKBAP, NERC, House Sparrow ? 5* domesticus Denbighshire LBAP Red Listed BoCC, UKBAP, NERC, Carduelis Linnet Conwy LBAP, Denbighshire LBAP, ? 1 ? 1 cannabina Gwynedd LBAP Carduelis Red Listed BoCC, UKBAP, NERC, Lesser Redpoll ? ? ? cabaret Denbighshire LBAP Red Listed BoCC, UKBAP, NERC, Emberiza Yellowhammer Conwy LBAP, Denbighshire LBAP, 1 citronella Gwynedd LBAP *Likely to be breeding in barns, which were not inspected.

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3.4 Black Grouse

3.4.1 No black grouse were record during any surveys in either the forestry block or the habitat at the southern end of the survey area.

3.5 Snipe

3.5.1 No snipe Gallinago gallinago were recorded during any surveys on site.

3.6 Nightjar

3.6.1 No nightjars Caprimulgus europaeus were recorded during either of the survey visits.

3.7 Vantage Point Survey

3.7.1 During vantage point surveys eight key target species and four secondary species were recorded and are listed below in Table 12. Of these species one was Schedule 1, two UKBAP, four NERC, one LBAP, one Red listed and four were Amber listed.

3.7.2 Flight records of wildfowl, raptors, waders and gulls are given in Annex 6.5.1 - Figures 11- 11.3.

Table 12: List of key target species and secondary species recorded during Vantage Point Surveys

Species Scientific Name Conservation Status Greylag Goose Anser anser Introduced Canada Goose Branta canadensis Introduced Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Green Listed BoCC Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Green Listed BoCC

Amber Listed BoCC, NERC, Denbighshire Kestrel Falco tinnunculus LBAP Hobby Falco subbuteo Schedule 1, Green Listed BoCC Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Amber Listed BoCC Amber Listed BoCC, NERC, Gwynedd LBAP, Curlew Numenius arquata Denbighshire LBAP Secondary Species

Chroicocephalus Amber Listed BoCC, NERC, Denbighshire Black-headed Gull ridibundus LBAP Lesser Black-backed Larus fuscus Amber Listed BoCC Gull Red Listed BoCC, UKBAP, NERC, Herring Gull Larus argentatus Denbighshire LBAP Great Black-backed Larus marinus Amber Listed BoCC Gull

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3.7.3 Species recorded during vantage point surveys from the two locations was dominated by gulls moving to and from Llyn Brenig, particularly after dawn and late afternoon-early evening. Flight lines and heights of gulls were recorded but for ease of interpretation Annex 6.5.1 - Figure 11.3 shows the movement corridors of gulls. Heights varied but the majority of post dawn and pre-dusk flights were in Height Band C i.e. above 30m, but in fact were often much higher than this in excess of 100m. Other flights recorded during the rest of the day varied but these flights tended to be in the lower Height Bands of A & B.

3.7.4 The resident greylags and Canada geese also moved but generally locally into fields surrounding the reservoir to feed. Other wildfowl such as mallard and tufted duck, were present on the reservoir, but were rarely recorded in flight Annex 6.5.1 - Figure 11.

3.7.5 Raptors recorded were mainly buzzards Buteo buteo which are common in the area with kestrel also recorded and the occasional sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus. The most interesting species recorded was hobby with two sightings recorded in the same area suggesting that this species may be breeding in nearby forestry, although likely not within the survey boundary Annex 6.5.1 - Figure 11.1.

3.7.6 Curlew was the only wader recorded and flights were related to a local pair flying over between their territorial area and the reservoir Annex 6.5.1 - Figure 11.2.

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4 REFERENCES

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5 ANNEXES

5.1 Annex 6.5.1: Survey Times and Weather Conditions

Table 1: Weather conditions for autumn/winter bird surveys

Date Frost Snow End Time Start Time Wind Force Cloud Cover Precipitation Wind Direction Temperature ( ˚ C)

05-Sep-12 13:00 - 4 NW 10 0 4 0 0 06-Sep-12 - - 3-4 NW - 0 2 0 0 24-Oct-12 09:45 13:50 0 0 14 0 8 0 0 24-Oct-12 14:30 - 0 0 12 0 8 0 0 24-Oct-12 - - 0 0 13 0 8 0 0 24-Oct-12 16:00 17:20 0-1 NE 12 0 8 0 0 25-Oct-12 08:30 10:45 1-2 SE 8 0 8 0 0 28-Nov-12 09:30 10:30 ------29-Nov-12 10:00 12:15 ------18-Dec-12 10:30 12:15 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 19-Dec-12 12:00 14:30 4-5 SE - 2 8 0 0 23-Jan-13 11:00 13:45 ------24-Jan-13 14:00 16:00 1-2 SW 5.5 0 6 0 0 26-Feb-13 09:40 13:00 0-1 ENE 3.5 0 8 0 0 27-Feb-13 09:00 12:45 ------27-Feb-13 11:30 - 0-1 ENE 3 0 8 0 0 27-Mar-13 09:00 10:30 0-1 ENE -1 2 8 1 1 27-Mar-13 12:45 - 1-2 ENE 2 2 6 0 1 28-Mar-13 09:15 - 0-1 ENE 0 0 - 0 0

Wind force: according to Beaufort Scale Wind direction: according to 16-point compass Cloud cover: in eighths (oktas) Cloud height: 0 = <150 m; 1 = 150-500m; 2 = >500m Precipitation: 0 = None; 1 = Drizzle/Mist; 2 = Light showers; 3 = Heavy showers; 4 = Heavy rain Frost: 0 = None; 1 = Ground frost; 2 = All day frost Snow: 0 = None; 1 = On site; 2 = On high ground

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Table 2: Weather conditions for breeding bird surveys Date Frost Snow End Time Start Time Wind Speed Cloud Cover Precipitation Wind Direction Temperature ( ˚ C) 23-Apr-13 06:00 3-4 SW 8.6 0 8 0 0 24-Apr-13 07:30 5-6 SW 8.6 0 8 0 0 24-Apr-13 07:30 2-3 SW 8 0 8 0 0 24-Apr-13 07:50 2-3 SW 8 0 8 0 0 25-Apr-13 06:15 2-3 SW 8.4 0 8 0 0 25-Apr-13 07:30 2-3 SW 8 0 8 0 0 26-Apr-13 06:30 0-3 - 5.5 2 6 0 0 26-Apr-13 08:00 2-3 - 5.3 0 4 0 0 26-Apr-13 08:15 2-3 N 7.5 0 6 0 0 26-Apr-13 11:00 2-3 NW 14.7 0 2 0 0 16-May-13 06:00 0 0 4 0 8 0 0 16-May- 13 09:50 0 0 11 0 3 0 0 17-May-13 06:15 0 0 5.5 0 8 0 0 17-May-13 08:00 0-1 - 6.3 0 8 0 0 17-May-13 08:15 0 0 7.3 0 8 0 0 17-May-13 09:15 1-2 NE 8.5 0 8 0 0 17-May-13 09:15 09:30 ------17-May-13 09:30 10:00 ------29-May-13 05:50 0 0 9 0 8 0 0 29-May-13 09:15 0 0 12 0 8 0 0 26-Jun-13 06:15 08:45 2 NW - 1 6 0 0 26-Jun-13 08:45 10:45 2-3 NW - 0 8 0 0 26-Jun-13 07:15 0-2 NW 10 0 6 0 0 26-Jun-13 09:55 1-2 NW 11 0 8 0 0 27-Jun-13 06:20 3 NW 9.5 0 7 0 0 27-Jun-13 10:50 3-4 NW 0 8 0 0 27-Jun-13 06:50 0-2 W 9.5 0 8 0 0 27-Jun-13 09:30 0-1 W 13.7 0 6 0 0 28-Jun-13 07:30 1-2 NW 14.5 2 8 0 0 28-Jun-13 11:00 2-3 NW 16.8 0 8 0 0 28-Jun-13 07:00 11:00 3 SW - 0 8 0 0 10-Jul-13 06:00 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 10-Jul-13 09:30 1-2 NW 22 0 0 0 0 11-Jul-13 06:30 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 11-Jul-13 09:15 0 0 18 0 0 0 0

Wind direction: according to 16-point compass (0 indicates there was no wind) Wind force: according to Beaufort Scale Cloud cover: in eighths (oktas) Cloud height: 0 = <150 m; 1 = 150-500m; 2 = >500m Precipitation: 0 = None; 1 = Drizzle/Mist; 2 = Light showers; 3 = Heavy showers; 4 = Heavy rain

Table 3: Weather conditions for vantage point surveys

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10-Jul-13 06:00 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 10-Jul-13 09:30 1-2 NW 22 0 0 0 0 11-Jul-13 06:30 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 11-Jul-13 09:15 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 Wind direction: according to 16-point compass (0 indicates there was no wind) Wind force: according to Beaufort Scale Cloud cover: in eighths (oktas) Cloud height: 0 = <150 m; 1 = 150-500m; 2 = >500m Precipitation: 0 = None; 1 = Drizzle/Mist; 2 = Light showers; 3 = Heavy showers; 4 = Heavy rain

Table 4: Vantage point survey times

Visit No Date Start Time End Time Hours 1 25/10/2012 10:45 12:45 2 2 28/11/2012 06:30 09:30 3 3 28/11/2012 12:50 15:50 3 4 28/11/2012 16:05 17:05 1 5 29/11/2012 07:00 10:00 3 7 29/11/2012 14:50 16:50 2 8 17/12/2012 14:30 17:00 2.5 9 18/12/2012 07:20 10:20 3 10 18/12/2012 13:40 16:40 3 11 19/12/2012 07:20 10:20 3 12 19/12/2012 11:20 11:50 0.5 13 20/12/2012 07:20 10:20 3 14 22/01/2013 15:00 17:00 2 15 23/01/2013 07:50 10:50 3 16 23/01/2013 13:45 16:45 3 17 24/01/2013 08:30 11:30 3 18 24/01/2013 11:45 12:45 1 19 25/02/2013 14:10 17:10 3 20 26/02/2013 06:30 09:30 3 21 26/02/2013 14:20 17:20 3 22 27/02/2013 06:30 09:30 3 23 27/02/2013 15:30 17:00 1.5 24 28/02/2013 08:30 10:00 1.5 25 26/03/2013 15:30 18:30 3 26 27/03/2013 06:00 09:00 3

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Visit No Date Start Time End Time Hours 27 27/03/2013 15:00 18:00 3 28 28/03/2013 06:15 09:15 3 29 28/03/2013 13:45 14:45 1 30 23/04/2013 18:00 20:00 2 31 24/04/2013 07:50 10:50 3 32 24/04/2013 14:00 17:00 3 33 25/04/2013 09:00 10:00 1 34 25/04/2013 10:40 13:40 3 35 15/05/2013 08:45 11:45 3 36 15/05/2013 14:00 17:00 3 37 16/05/2013 11:20 14:20 3 38 29/05/2013 11:10 14:10 3 39 26/06/2013 12:00 15:00 3 40 26/06/2013 11:55 14:55 3 41 27/06/2013 11:45 14:45 3 42 27/06/2013 15:00 18:00 3 43 09/07/2013 15:45 18:45 3 44 10/07/2013 11:45 14:45 3 45 10/07/2014 15:00 18:00 3 46 11/07/2013 10:45 13:45 3 47 14/08/2013 13:45 16:45 3 48 15/08/2014 09:15 12:15 3 49 15/08/2013 13:45 16:45 3 50 16/08/2013 07:00 10:00 3 51 24/09/2013 14:50 17:50 3 52 25/09/2013 09:20 12:20 3 53 25/09/2013 13:00 16:00 3 54 26/09/2013 09:15 12:15 3 Total 143

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5.2 Annex 6.5.2: Desk Study, Bird Records from NBIS

Table 1: Summary of notable bird species recorded within 2km from site boundary (corridor dated 07.03.2013)

Scientific name Common name Grid reference Location Date Notes Gors Maen Cuculus canorus Cuckoo SH98695845 22/08/2012 1 Full–Grown Llwyd Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon SJ021576 Flintshire 21/07/2011 2 None Pencraig Woods Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon SJ024704 25/05/2012 1 / River Elwy Glascoed Nature Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon SJ012743 16/12/2008 1 Adult Reserve Ficedula Afon Concwest Pied Flycatcher SJ03835933 08/04/2011 1 Adult Male hypoleuca Valley Passer House Sparrow SJ04216601 Denbighshire 28/04/2011 Present None domesticus Bodelwyddan Passer House Sparrow SH99767432 Castle Woods; 15/07/2012 3 domesticus Bird Hide LMZ: Clocaenog 1 Lekking Males Tetrao tetrix Black Grouse SH969583 21/04/2012 11 Heard Alcedo atthis Kingfisher SJ0270 Bont–newydd, E 06/01/2008 1 Alcedo atthis Kingfisher SJ0270 Bont–newydd, E 17/05/2009 2 Llyn Brenig, far Anser anser Greylag Goose SH9858 07/04/2008 2 N Anser anser Greylag Goose SH9756 Llyn Brenig 22/05/2008 Mynydd Anser anser Greylag Goose SH9659 Hiraethog, Llyn 27/03/2010 2 Bran Bucephala Goldeneye SH9757 Llyn Brenig, N 23/02/2011 9 clangula Mynydd Bucephala Goldeneye SH9659 Hiraethog, Llyn 27/03/2010 2 clangula Bran Carduelis St Asaph, Lesser Redpoll SJ0174 10/01/2011 8 cabaret Business Park Carduelis St Asaph, Lesser Redpoll SJ0174 17/01/2011 5 cabaret Business Park Charadrius St Asaph, Little Plover SJ0174 18/05/2011 1 dubius Business Park Cuculus canorus Cuckoo SH9756 Llyn Brenig 22/05/2008 Gors Maen Cuculus canorus Cuckoo SH9657 07/05/2011 4 Adult Llwyd Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon SJ0270 Bont–newydd, E 06/01/2008 1 Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon SJ0171 Bont–newydd, N 14/06/2008 2 St Asaph, Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon SJ0174 25/01/2011 1 Business Park

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Scientific name Common name Grid reference Location Date Notes Falco St Asaph, Kestrel SJ0174 10/01/2011 1 tinnunculus Business Park Falco St Asaph, Kestrel SJ0174 20/01/2011 1 tinnunculus Business Park Falco St Asaph, Kestrel SJ0174 26/01/2011 1 tinnunculus Business Park Falco St Asaph, Kestrel SJ0174 09/02/2011 1 tinnunculus Business Park Mynydd Falco Kestrel SH9659 Hiraethog, Llyn 27/03/2010 1+ tinnunculus Bran Falco Bodelwyddan, Kestrel SH9974 19/06/2010 1 tinnunculus Castle Falco St Asaph, Kestrel SJ0174 17/11/2010 1 tinnunculus Business Park Clocaenog Ficedula Pied Flycatcher SJ0258 Forest, Bryn 16/04/2009 hypoleuca Ocyn Lagopus Red Grouse SH9757 Llyn Brenig, N 23/02/2011 1+ lagopus Common Loxia curvirostra SH9757 Llyn Brenig, N 23/02/2011 2 Crossbill Milvus milvus Red Kite SH9756 Llyn Brenig 22/05/2008 1 Muscicapa Spotted SH9756 Llyn Brenig 22/05/2008 1 striata Flycatcher Muscicapa Spotted SJ0274 St Asaph, W 19/05/2011 1 striata Flycatcher Mynydd Numenius Hiraethog, Gors– Curlew SH9758 28/05/2011 2 arquata Maen–Llwyd, Pont–y–maen Numenius Curlew SH9756 Llyn Brenig 22/05/2008 1 arquata Clocaenog Numenius Curlew SJ0258 Forest, Bryn 16/04/2009 arquata Ocyn Pandion Osprey SH9756 Llyn Brenig 25/04/2011 1+ haliaetus Pandion Osprey SH9756 Llyn Brenig 20/04/2010 1 haliaetus Passer St Asaph, House Sparrow SJ0174 24/01/2011 7 domesticus Business Park Passer House Sparrow SJ0274 St Asaph, W 07/04/2011 8 domesticus Passer House Sparrow SJ0171 Bont–newydd, N 14/06/2008 3 domesticus Clocaenog Passer House Sparrow SJ0258 Forest, Bryn 16/04/2009 domesticus Ocyn

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Scientific name Common name Grid reference Location Date Notes Passer House Sparrow SJ0465 Denbigh, SW 17/04/2009 domesticus Passer St Asaph, House Sparrow SJ0174 01/12/2010 6 domesticus Business Park Phylloscopus Wood Warbler SJ0465 Denbigh, SW 17/04/2009 sibilatrix Tringa ochropus Green Sandpiper SJ0374 St Asaph 06/02/2010 2 Tringa ochropus Green Sandpiper SJ0374 St Asaph 26/02/2010 1 Tringa ochropus Green Sandpiper SJ0374 St Asaph 03/04/2010 1 Bodelwyddan, Turdus iliacus Redwing SH9974 15/02/2010 100+ Castle St Asaph, Turdus iliacus Redwing SJ0174 22/12/2010 30 Business Park Bodelwyddan, Turdus iliacus Redwing SH9974 01/01/2008 Castle Turdus iliacus Redwing SJ0374 St Asaph 27/01/2008 30+ St Asaph, Turdus iliacus Redwing SJ0174 12/01/2011 20 Business Park St Asaph, Turdus iliacus Redwing SJ0174 25/01/2011 14 Business Park St Asaph, Turdus iliacus Redwing SJ0174 27/01/2011 40 Business Park St Asaph, Turdus iliacus Redwing SJ0174 09/02/2011 2 Business Park St Asaph, Turdus pilaris Fieldfare SJ0174 22/12/2010 20 Business Park Llyn Brenig, far Turdus pilaris Fieldfare SH9858 07/04/2008 4 N Clocaenog Turdus pilaris Fieldfare SJ0258 Forest, Bryn 16/04/2009 Ocyn St Asaph, Turdus pilaris Fieldfare SJ0174 04/01/2011 35 Business Park Turdus pilaris Fieldfare SJ0374 St Asaph 27/01/2008 15+ Vanellus Northern St Asaph, SJ0174 08/12/2010 1 vanellus Lapwing Business Park Aegithalos Bodelwyddan Long–tailed Tit SH9969274519 15/07/2012 ~6 caudatus Compartment 2 Anas Mallard SJ02357482 Nr St. Asaph 01/05/2012 1 platyrhynchos Bodelwyddan Apus apus Common Swift SH999748 15/07/2012 Castle Grounds Carduelis Glascoed Nature Linnet SJ012743 12/07/2008 12 Adult cannabina Reserve Pencraig Woods Cinclus cinclus Dipper SJ024704 25/05/2012 1 Adult / River Elwy Delichon Bodelwyddan House Martin SH999748 15/07/2012 urbicum Castle Grounds

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Scientific name Common name Grid reference Location Date Notes Delichon Bodelwyddan House Martin SH999748 15/07/2012 2 urbicum Castle Grounds Delichon Bodelwyddan House Martin SH998747 15/07/2012 1 Full–Grown urbicum Castle Grounds Bodelwyddan Hirundo rustica Swallow SH9969274519 15/07/2012 Compartment 2 Bodelwyddan Hirundo rustica Swallow SH999748 15/07/2012 2 Castle Grounds Bodelwyddan Hirundo rustica Swallow SH99797457 15/07/2012 1 Full–Grown Castle Grounds Bodelwyddan Larus argentatus Herring Gull SH998749 15/07/2012 1 Compartment 8 Bodelwyddan Larus argentatus Herring Gull SH99947484 15/07/2012 1 Castle Grounds Bodelwyddan Larus argentatus Herring Gull SH999748 15/07/2012 1 Castle Grounds Bodelwyddan Larus argentatus Herring Gull SH9969274519 15/07/2012 7 Compartment 2 Larus argentatus Herring Gull SJ035589 Flintshire 21/07/2011 Present None Larus canus Common Gull SJ035589 Flintshire 21/07/2011 Present None Lesser Black– Larus fuscus SJ035589 Flintshire 21/07/2011 2 None backed Gull Lesser Black– Bodelwyddan Larus fuscus SH9969274519 15/07/2012 2 backed Gull Compartment 2 Bodelwyddan Periparus ater Coal Tit SH99767432 Castle Woods; 15/07/2012 2 Bird Hide Phylloscopus Willow Warbler SJ03866689 Denbighshire 28/04/2011 1 None trochilus Bodelwyddan Poecile palustris Marsh Tit SH99767432 Castle Woods; 15/07/2012 2 Bird Hide Bodelwyddan Poecile palustris Marsh Tit SH99767432 15/07/2012 1 Compartment 2 Common Glascoed Nature Pyrrhula pyrrhula SJ012743 14/03/2008 2 Adult Bullfinch Reserve Common Bodelwyddan Pyrrhula pyrrhula SH99717473 18/05/2011 Bullfinch Castle Common Roe Parc, St Pyrrhula pyrrhula SJ036743 21/02/2008 4, Bullfinch Asaph Bodelwyddan Regulus regulus Goldcrest SH9960574638 Compartment 1; 15/07/2012 Orchard Bodelwyddan Regulus regulus Goldcrest SH9969274519 15/07/2012 1 Compartment 2 Common Sylvia communis SJ04136593 Denbighshire 28/04/2011 1 None Whitethroat

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Scientific name Common name Grid reference Location Date Notes Turdus Bodelwyddan Song Thrush SH997745 15/07/2012 1 philomelos Compartment 2 Aegithalos Bodelwyddan, Long–tailed Tit SH9974 01/01/2008 8 caudatus Castle Aegithalos Long–tailed Tit SJ0171 Bont–newydd, N 14/06/2008 2 caudatus Clocaenog Aegithalos Long–tailed Tit SJ0258 Forest, Bryn 16/04/2009 caudatus Ocyn Aegithalos Long–tailed Tit SJ0465 Denbigh, SW 17/04/2009 caudatus Aegithalos Bodelwyddan, Long–tailed Tit SH9974 11/03/2010 8+ caudatus Castle Aegithalos St Asaph, Long–tailed Tit SJ0174 23/11/2010 6 caudatus Business Park Aegithalos St Asaph, Long–tailed Tit SJ0174 06/01/2011 6 caudatus Business Park Aegithalos St Asaph, Long–tailed Tit SJ0174 01/02/2011 6 caudatus Business Park Aegithalos Bodelwyddan, Long–tailed Tit SH9974 24/02/2011 1+ caudatus Castle Alauda arvensis Sky Lark SH9756 Llyn Brenig 22/05/2008 Anas St Asaph, Mallard SJ0174 26/01/2011 2 platyrhynchos Business Park Anas Mallard SH9757 Llyn Brenig, N 23/02/2011 2 platyrhynchos Mynydd Anas Hiraethog, Gors– Mallard SH9758 28/05/2011 2 platyrhynchos Maen–Llwyd, Pont–y–maen Anas St Asaph, Mallard SJ0174 24/05/2010 1 platyrhynchos Business Park Anas St Asaph, Mallard SJ0174 18/11/2010 3 platyrhynchos Business Park Clocaenog Anas Mallard SJ0258 Forest, Bryn 16/04/2009 platyrhynchos Ocyn St Asaph, Anthus pratensis Meadow Pipit SJ0174 17/11/2010 6 Business Park Anthus pratensis Meadow Pipit SH9756 Llyn Brenig 22/05/2008 Clocaenog Anthus pratensis Meadow Pipit SJ0258 Forest, Bryn 16/04/2009 Ocyn Apus apus Common Swift SJ0270 Bont–newydd, E 14/05/2010 5 Bodelwyddan, Apus apus Common Swift SH9974 19/06/2010 1 Castle Apus apus Common Swift SJ0270 Bont–newydd, E 17/05/2009 9 Apus apus Common Swift SJ0270 Bont–newydd, E 17/05/2011 5

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Scientific name Common name Grid reference Location Date Notes Aythya fuligula Tufted Duck SH9756 Llyn Brenig 22/05/2008 5 Carduelis Llyn Brenig, far Linnet SH9858 07/04/2008 1 cannabina N Carduelis Linnet SH9756 Llyn Brenig 22/05/2008 6 cannabina Clocaenog Carduelis Linnet SJ0258 Forest, Bryn 16/04/2009 cannabina Ocyn Cinclus cinclus Dipper SJ0270 Bont–newydd, E 14/06/2010 2 Cinclus cinclus Dipper SJ0270 Bont–newydd, E 04/05/2011 1 Cinclus cinclus Dipper SJ0270 Bont–newydd, E 06/01/2008 2 Cinclus cinclus Dipper SJ0270 Bont–newydd, E 05/03/2009 2 Cinclus cinclus Dipper SJ0270 Bont–newydd, E 17/05/2009 2 Delichon House Martin SH9756 Llyn Brenig 22/05/2008 2 urbicum Delichon House Martin SJ0171 Bont–newydd, N 14/06/2008 6 urbicum Delichon House Martin SJ0270 Bont–newydd, E 17/05/2009 12 urbicum Delichon Bodelwyddan, House Martin SH9974 07/08/2011 1+ urbicum Castle Delichon Bodelwyddan, House Martin SH9974 19/06/2010 3 urbicum Castle Gallinago St Asaph, Common Snipe SJ0174 09/12/2010 1 gallinago Business Park Mynydd Hiraethog, Gors– Hirundo rustica Swallow SH9758 28/05/2011 1+ Maen–Llwyd, Pont–y–maen Hirundo rustica Swallow SJ0565 Denbigh, S 06/08/2011 1+ Bodelwyddan, Hirundo rustica Swallow SH9974 07/08/2011 1+ Castle St Asaph, Hirundo rustica Swallow SJ0174 19/04/2010 3 Business Park Bodelwyddan, Hirundo rustica Swallow SH9974 19/06/2010 4 Castle Hirundo rustica Swallow SH9756 Llyn Brenig 22/05/2008 Clocaenog Hirundo rustica Swallow SJ0258 Forest, Bryn 16/04/2009 Ocyn Hirundo rustica Swallow SJ0270 Bont–newydd, E 17/05/2009 2 Bodelwyddan, Larus argentatus Herring Gull SH9974 07/01/2011 1+ Castle Bodelwyddan, Larus argentatus Herring Gull SH9974 24/02/2011 1+ Castle Bodelwyddan, Larus argentatus Herring Gull SH9974 07/08/2011 1+ Castle

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Scientific name Common name Grid reference Location Date Notes Bodelwyddan, Larus argentatus Herring Gull SH9974 01/01/2008 Castle Llyn Brenig, far Larus argentatus Herring Gull SH9858 07/04/2008 12 N Larus argentatus Herring Gull SH9756 Llyn Brenig 22/05/2008 Clocaenog Larus argentatus Herring Gull SJ0258 Forest, Bryn 16/04/2009 Ocyn Bodelwyddan, Larus argentatus Herring Gull SH9974 15/02/2010 2 Castle St Asaph, Larus argentatus Herring Gull SJ0174 11/11/2010 14 Business Park St Asaph, Larus canus Common Gull SJ0174 16/11/2010 8 Business Park Mynydd Lesser Black– Larus fuscus SH9659 Hiraethog, Llyn 27/03/2010 4 backed Gull Bran Lesser Black– St Asaph, Larus fuscus SJ0174 02/11/2010 1 backed Gull Business Park Mynydd Lesser Black– Hiraethog, Gors– Larus fuscus SH9758 28/05/2011 1+ backed Gull Maen–Llwyd, Pont–y–maen Clocaenog Lesser Black– Larus fuscus SJ0258 Forest, Bryn 16/04/2009 backed Gull Ocyn Great Black– Larus marinus SH9756 Llyn Brenig 22/05/2008 2 backed Gull Oenanthe Northern SH9756 Llyn Brenig 22/05/2008 1 oenanthe Wheatear Bodelwyddan, Periparus ater Coal Tit SH9974 01/01/2008 2 Castle Clocaenog Periparus ater Coal Tit SJ0258 Forest, Bryn 16/04/2009 Ocyn Periparus ater Coal Tit SJ0465 Denbigh, SW 17/04/2009 Bodelwyddan, Periparus ater Coal Tit SH9974 15/02/2010 1 Castle St Asaph, Periparus ater Coal Tit SJ0174 24/11/2010 1 Business Park St Asaph, Periparus ater Coal Tit SJ0174 17/01/2011 1 Business Park Phalacrocorax St Asaph, Great Cormorant SJ0174 21/02/2011 1 carbo Business Park Mynydd Phalacrocorax Hiraethog, Gors– Great Cormorant SH9758 28/05/2011 1 carbo Maen–Llwyd, Pont–y–maen

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Scientific name Common name Grid reference Location Date Notes Phalacrocorax Great Cormorant SH9756 Llyn Brenig 22/05/2008 1 carbo Clocaenog Phoenicurus Common SJ0258 Forest, Bryn 16/04/2009 phoenicurus Redstart Ocyn Phylloscopus St Asaph, Willow Warbler SJ0174 19/04/2010 1 trochilus Business Park Phylloscopus Willow Warbler SJ0274 St Asaph, W 07/04/2011 1 trochilus Phylloscopus Willow Warbler SH9756 Llyn Brenig 22/05/2008 5 trochilus Clocaenog Phylloscopus Willow Warbler SJ0258 Forest, Bryn 16/04/2009 trochilus Ocyn Green Picus viridis SJ0171 Bont–newydd, N 14/06/2008 1 Woodpecker Bodelwyddan, Poecile palustris Marsh Tit SH9974 28/02/2009 1 Castle Bodelwyddan, Poecile palustris Marsh Tit SH9974 15/02/2010 2 Castle Bodelwyddan, Poecile palustris Marsh Tit SH9974 11/03/2010 2 Castle St Asaph, Poecile palustris Marsh Tit SJ0174 07/04/2010 1 Business Park Bodelwyddan, Poecile palustris Marsh Tit SH9974 24/02/2011 1+ Castle Common Bodelwyddan, Pyrrhula pyrrhula SH9974 15/02/2010 1 Bullfinch Castle Common St Asaph, Pyrrhula pyrrhula SJ0174 29/04/2010 1 Bullfinch Business Park Common Bodelwyddan, Pyrrhula pyrrhula SH9974 19/06/2010 2 Bullfinch Castle Common St Asaph, Pyrrhula pyrrhula SJ0174 22/12/2010 2 Bullfinch Business Park Common Pyrrhula pyrrhula SJ0465 Denbigh, SW 17/04/2009 Bullfinch Common St Asaph, Pyrrhula pyrrhula SJ0174 05/01/2011 2 Bullfinch Business Park Common St Asaph, Pyrrhula pyrrhula SJ0174 24/01/2011 5 Bullfinch Business Park St Asaph, Regulus regulus Goldcrest SJ0174 26/01/2011 1 Business Park Bodelwyddan, Regulus regulus Goldcrest SH9974 07/08/2011 1+ Castle Bodelwyddan, Regulus regulus Goldcrest SH9974 01/01/2008 3 Castle Regulus regulus Goldcrest SH9756 Llyn Brenig 22/05/2008 Regulus regulus Goldcrest SJ0465 Denbigh, SW 17/04/2009

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Scientific name Common name Grid reference Location Date Notes Bodelwyddan, Regulus regulus Goldcrest SH9974 15/02/2010 2 Castle St Asaph, Regulus regulus Goldcrest SJ0174 11/05/2010 1 Business Park Bodelwyddan, Regulus regulus Goldcrest SH9974 19/06/2010 3 Castle St Asaph, Regulus regulus Goldcrest SJ0174 16/11/2010 1 Business Park Riparia riparia Sand Martin SH9756 Llyn Brenig 22/05/2008 2 Scolopax St Asaph, Woodcock SJ0174 24/12/2010 1 rusticola Business Park Scolopax Woodcock SJ0270 Bont–newydd, E 05/03/2009 1 rusticola Common Sturnus vulgaris SJ0274 St Asaph, W 07/04/2011 8 Starling Common Bodelwyddan, Sturnus vulgaris SH9974 01/01/2008 Starling Castle Clocaenog Common Sturnus vulgaris SJ0258 Forest, Bryn 16/04/2009 Starling Ocyn Common Sturnus vulgaris SJ0465 Denbigh, SW 17/04/2009 Starling Common St Asaph, Sturnus vulgaris SJ0174 01/12/2010 50 Starling Business Park Common St Asaph, Sylvia communis SJ0174 29/04/2010 2 Whitethroat Business Park Common St Asaph, Tadorna tadorna SJ0174 18/05/2010 2 Shelduck Business Park Turdus Bodelwyddan, Song Thrush SH9974 15/02/2010 1 philomelos Castle Turdus St Asaph, Song Thrush SJ0174 23/11/2010 3 philomelos Business Park Turdus Bodelwyddan, Song Thrush SH9974 01/01/2008 2 philomelos Castle Clocaenog Turdus Song Thrush SJ0258 Forest, Bryn 16/04/2009 philomelos Ocyn Turdus Song Thrush SJ0465 Denbigh, SW 17/04/2009 philomelos Turdus Song Thrush SJ0274 St Asaph, W 07/04/2011 1 philomelos Bodelwyddan Buteo buteo Buzzard SH9969274519 15/07/2012 Compartment 2 Bodelwyddan Buteo buteo Buzzard SH9969274519 15/07/2012 1 Compartment 2 Pencraig Woods Buteo buteo Buzzard SJ024704 25/05/2012 3 / River Elwy Buteo buteo Buzzard SJ05146533 Flintshire 28/04/2011 1 None

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Scientific name Common name Grid reference Location Date Notes Buteo buteo Buzzard SJ03376679 Denbighshire 28/04/2011 1 None Buteo buteo Buzzard SJ035593 Flintshire 21/07/2011 Present None Carduelis Bodelwyddan Goldfinch SH9969274519 15/07/2012 2 carduelis Compartment 2 Carduelis Bodelwyddan Goldfinch SH999748 15/07/2012 3 carduelis Castle Grounds Bodelwyddan Certhia familiaris Treecreeper SH9969274519 15/07/2012 Compartment 2 Bodelwyddan Certhia familiaris Treecreeper SH9969274519 15/07/2012 1 Compartment 2 Bodelwyddan Cyanistes Blue Tit SH99767432 Castle Woods; 15/07/2012 3 caeruleus Bird Hide Cyanistes Bodelwyddan Blue Tit SH99767432 15/07/2012 Several caeruleus Compartment 2 Motacilla alba Bodelwyddan Pied Wagtail SH99817469 15/07/2012 1 subsp. yarrellii Garden Pencraig Woods Motacilla cinerea Grey Wagtail SJ024704 25/05/2012 2 Adult / River Elwy Parus major Great Tit SJ020751 Near St. Asaph 02/05/2012 Parus major Great Tit SJ04086624 Denbighshire 28/04/2011 1 None Bodelwyddan Parus major Great Tit SH99767432 15/07/2012 1 Compartment 2 Bodelwyddan Parus major Great Tit SH99767432 Castle Woods; 15/07/2012 Bird Hide Phylloscopus Common SJ05046488 Flintshire 28/04/2011 1 None collybita Chiffchaff Phylloscopus Common SJ04356577 Denbighshire 28/04/2011 Present None collybita Chiffchaff Phylloscopus Common SJ03566503 Flintshire 28/04/2011 1 None collybita Chiffchaff Phylloscopus Common Bodelwyddan SH997743 15/07/2012 collybita Chiffchaff Castle Grounds Phylloscopus Common Bodelwyddan SH9969274519 15/07/2012 collybita Chiffchaff Compartment 2 Phylloscopus Common SJ024704 Pencraig Woods 25/05/2012 1 Adult Male collybita Chiffchaff Prunella Bodelwyddan Dunnock SH9969274519 15/07/2012 4 modularis Compartment 2 Bodelwyddan Prunella Dunnock SH99767432 Castle Woods; 15/07/2012 4 modularis Bird Hide Prunella Bodelwyddan Dunnock SH99767432 15/07/2012 1 modularis Compartment 2 Sitta europaea Wood Nuthatch SJ03066489 Flintshire 28/04/2011 1 None Bodelwyddan Sitta europaea Wood Nuthatch SH996744 15/07/2012 Castle Woods

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Scientific name Common name Grid reference Location Date Notes Bodelwyddan 1 Male; 1 Strix aluco Tawny Owl SH99647445 15/07/2012 Compartment 2 Female Sylvia atricapilla Blackcap SJ05046488 Flintshire 28/04/2011 1 None St Asaph, Accipiter nisus Sparrowhawk SJ0174 01/02/2011 1 Business Park St Asaph, Accipiter nisus Sparrowhawk SJ0174 15/12/2010 1 Business Park Acrocephalus St Asaph, Sedge Warbler SJ0174 29/04/2010 1 schoenobaenus Business Park Denbigh, Green, Athene noctua Little Owl SJ0468 08/12/2010 1 W Mynydd Buteo buteo Buzzard SH9659 Hiraethog, Llyn 27/03/2010 1+ Bran St Asaph, Buteo buteo Buzzard SJ0174 12/04/2010 2 Business Park Bodelwyddan, Buteo buteo Buzzard SH9974 19/06/2010 1 Castle St Asaph, Buteo buteo Buzzard SJ0174 07/12/2010 2 Business Park St Asaph, Buteo buteo Buzzard SJ0174 05/01/2011 1 Business Park Bodelwyddan, Buteo buteo Buzzard SH9974 07/01/2011 1+ Castle St Asaph, Buteo buteo Buzzard SJ0174 19/01/2011 1 Business Park St Asaph, Buteo buteo Buzzard SJ0174 27/01/2011 1 Business Park Buteo buteo Buzzard SJ0274 St Asaph, W 07/04/2011 3 Buteo buteo Buzzard SJ0274 St Asaph, W 28/04/2011 2 Bodelwyddan, Buteo buteo Buzzard SJ0074 22/07/2011 3 SE Buteo buteo Buzzard SJ0374 St Asaph 27/01/2008 3 Bodelwyddan, Buteo buteo Buzzard SH9974 01/01/2008 1 Castle St Asaph, Eryl Buteo buteo Buzzard SJ0372 13/03/2008 1 Hall Llyn Brenig, far Buteo buteo Buzzard SH9858 07/04/2008 1 N Buteo buteo Buzzard SH9756 Llyn Brenig 22/05/2008 Buteo buteo Buzzard SJ0171 Bont–newydd, N 14/06/2008 1 Clocaenog Buteo buteo Buzzard SJ0258 Forest, Bryn 16/04/2009 Ocyn Carduelis Bodelwyddan, Goldfinch SH9974 01/01/2008 2 carduelis Castle Carduelis Goldfinch SH9756 Llyn Brenig 22/05/2008 4 carduelis

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Scientific name Common name Grid reference Location Date Notes Carduelis Goldfinch SJ0171 Bont–newydd, N 14/06/2008 2 carduelis Clocaenog Carduelis Goldfinch SJ0258 Forest, Bryn 16/04/2009 carduelis Ocyn Carduelis Goldfinch SJ0274 St Asaph, W 07/04/2011 4 carduelis Carduelis St Asaph, Goldfinch SJ0174 09/12/2010 8 carduelis Business Park Bodelwyddan, Carduelis chloris Greenfinch SH9974 19/06/2010 1 Castle St Asaph, Carduelis chloris Greenfinch SJ0174 09/12/2010 3 Business Park Carduelis chloris Greenfinch SJ0274 St Asaph, W 07/04/2011 2 Bodelwyddan, Carduelis chloris Greenfinch SH9974 07/08/2011 1+ Castle Bodelwyddan, Carduelis chloris Greenfinch SH9974 01/01/2008 2 Castle Clocaenog Carduelis chloris Greenfinch SJ0258 Forest, Bryn 16/04/2009 Ocyn Carduelis chloris Greenfinch SJ0465 Denbigh, SW 17/04/2009 Bodelwyddan, Carduelis spinus Siskin SH9974 01/01/2008 4 Castle Carduelis spinus Siskin SJ0466 Denbigh, W 06/04/2008 1 Carduelis spinus Siskin SH9756 Llyn Brenig 22/05/2008 Clocaenog Carduelis spinus Siskin SJ0258 Forest, Bryn 16/04/2009 Ocyn St Asaph, Carduelis spinus Siskin SJ0174 07/12/2010 5 Business Park Bodelwyddan, Certhia familiaris Treecreeper SH9974 28/02/2009 Castle Certhia familiaris Treecreeper SJ0465 Denbigh, SW 17/04/2009 Bodelwyddan, Certhia familiaris Treecreeper SH9974 24/02/2011 1+ Castle Bodelwyddan, Certhia familiaris Treecreeper SH9974 15/02/2010 1 Castle Bodelwyddan, Certhia familiaris Treecreeper SH9974 11/03/2010 2 Castle St Asaph, Certhia familiaris Treecreeper SJ0174 03/11/2010 1 Business Park Clocaenog Columba oenas Stock Pigeon SJ0258 Forest, Bryn 16/04/2009 Ocyn Bodelwyddan, Corvus corax Common Raven SH9974 01/01/2008 2 Castle

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Scientific name Common name Grid reference Location Date Notes Clocaenog Corvus corax Common Raven SJ0258 Forest, Bryn 16/04/2009 Ocyn Mynydd Corvus corax Common Raven SH9659 Hiraethog, Llyn 27/03/2010 1+ Bran St Asaph, Corvus corax Common Raven SJ0174 04/11/2010 2 Business Park St Asaph, Corvus corax Common Raven SJ0174 21/01/2011 3 Business Park Corvus corax Common Raven SH9757 Llyn Brenig, N 23/02/2011 1+ Bodelwyddan, Corvus corax Common Raven SH9974 24/02/2011 1+ Castle Mynydd Hiraethog, Gors– Corvus corax Common Raven SH9758 28/05/2011 1 Maen–Llwyd, Pont–y–maen Cyanistes Bodelwyddan, Blue Tit SH9974 07/01/2011 1+ caeruleus Castle Cyanistes St Asaph, Blue Tit SJ0174 27/01/2011 10 caeruleus Business Park Cyanistes St Asaph, Blue Tit SJ0174 09/02/2011 10 caeruleus Business Park Cyanistes Bodelwyddan, Blue Tit SH9974 24/02/2011 1+ caeruleus Castle Cyanistes Blue Tit SJ0274 St Asaph, W 07/04/2011 6 caeruleus Cyanistes Bodelwyddan, Blue Tit SH9974 07/08/2011 1+ caeruleus Castle Cyanistes Bodelwyddan, Blue Tit SH9974 15/02/2010 8 caeruleus Castle Cyanistes Bodelwyddan, Blue Tit SH9974 11/03/2010 4 caeruleus Castle Cyanistes St Asaph, Blue Tit SJ0174 08/12/2010 8 caeruleus Business Park Cyanistes Bodelwyddan, Blue Tit SH9974 01/01/2008 12 caeruleus Castle Cyanistes Blue Tit SJ0171 Bont–newydd, N 14/06/2008 4 caeruleus Clocaenog Cyanistes Blue Tit SJ0258 Forest, Bryn 16/04/2009 caeruleus Ocyn Cyanistes Blue Tit SJ0465 Denbigh, SW 17/04/2009 caeruleus Dendrocopos Great Spotted Bodelwyddan SH9974 15/07/2012 major Woodpecker Castle Grounds Dendrocopos Great Spotted SJ0171 Bont–newydd, N 14/06/2008 2 major Woodpecker

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Scientific name Common name Grid reference Location Date Notes Clocaenog Dendrocopos Great Spotted SJ0258 Forest, Bryn 16/04/2009 major Woodpecker Ocyn Dendrocopos Great Spotted Bodelwyddan, SH9974 15/02/2010 2 major Woodpecker Castle Dendrocopos Great Spotted Bodelwyddan, SH9974 11/03/2010 2 major Woodpecker Castle Dendrocopos Great Spotted St Asaph, SJ0174 09/12/2010 1 major Woodpecker Business Park Dendrocopos Great Spotted SJ0274 St Asaph, W 07/04/2011 1 major Woodpecker Mynydd Dendrocopos Great Spotted Hiraethog, Gors– SH9758 28/05/2011 1 major Woodpecker Maen–Llwyd, Pont–y–maen Mergus Goosander SJ0270 Bont–newydd, E 06/01/2008 3 merganser Mergus Goosander SJ0270 Bont–newydd, E 17/05/2009 1 merganser Mergus Goosander SJ0270 Bont–newydd, E 04/05/2011 2 merganser Motacilla alba Pied Wagtail SJ0565 Denbigh, S 06/08/2011 1 subsp. yarrellii Motacilla alba St Asaph, Pied Wagtail SJ0174 18/11/2010 4 subsp. yarrellii Business Park Motacilla alba Bodelwyddan, Pied Wagtail SH9974 01/01/2008 1 subsp. yarrellii Castle Motacilla alba Pied Wagtail SH9756 Llyn Brenig 22/05/2008 1 subsp. yarrellii Clocaenog Motacilla alba Pied Wagtail SJ0258 Forest, Bryn 16/04/2009 subsp. yarrellii Ocyn Motacilla cinerea Grey Wagtail SJ0270 Bont–newydd, E 05/03/2009 1 Clocaenog Motacilla cinerea Grey Wagtail SJ0258 Forest, Bryn 16/04/2009 Ocyn Motacilla cinerea Grey Wagtail SJ0270 Bont–newydd, E 17/05/2009 2 Motacilla cinerea Grey Wagtail SJ0270 Bont–newydd, E 14/06/2010 3 Bodelwyddan, Parus major Great Tit SH9974 15/02/2010 7 Castle Bodelwyddan, Parus major Great Tit SH9974 11/03/2010 2 Castle St Asaph, Parus major Great Tit SJ0174 08/12/2010 6 Business Park Bodelwyddan, Parus major Great Tit SH9974 07/01/2011 1+ Castle St Asaph, Parus major Great Tit SJ0174 27/01/2011 8 Business Park

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Scientific name Common name Grid reference Location Date Notes St Asaph, Parus major Great Tit SJ0174 09/02/2011 8 Business Park Bodelwyddan, Parus major Great Tit SH9974 24/02/2011 1+ Castle Parus major Great Tit SJ0274 St Asaph, W 07/04/2011 4 Bodelwyddan, Parus major Great Tit SH9974 07/08/2011 1+ Castle Bodelwyddan, Parus major Great Tit SH9974 01/01/2008 5 Castle Parus major Great Tit SJ0171 Bont–newydd, N 14/06/2008 3 Clocaenog Parus major Great Tit SJ0258 Forest, Bryn 16/04/2009 Ocyn Parus major Great Tit SJ0465 Denbigh, SW 17/04/2009 Phylloscopus Common SJ0466 Denbigh, W 07/04/2008 1 collybita Chiffchaff Clocaenog Phylloscopus Common SJ0258 Forest, Bryn 16/04/2009 collybita Chiffchaff Ocyn Phylloscopus Common SJ0465 Denbigh, SW 17/04/2009 collybita Chiffchaff Phylloscopus Common SJ0274 St Asaph, W 07/04/2011 2 collybita Chiffchaff Phylloscopus Common St Asaph, SJ0174 12/04/2010 1 collybita Chiffchaff Business Park Phylloscopus Common St Asaph, SJ0174 19/04/2010 3 collybita Chiffchaff Business Park Podiceps Great Crested SH9757 Llyn Brenig, N 23/02/2011 2 cristatus Grebe Prunella Bodelwyddan, Dunnock SH9974 07/08/2011 1+ modularis Castle

Bodelwyddan, Dunnock SH9974 15/02/2010 3 Prunella Castle modularis Prunella Bodelwyddan, Dunnock SH9974 11/03/2010 1+ modularis Castle Prunella St Asaph, Dunnock SJ0174 01/12/2010 2 modularis Business Park Prunella Bodelwyddan, Dunnock SH9974 01/01/2008 1 modularis Castle Prunella Dunnock SJ0171 Bont–newydd, N 14/06/2008 1 modularis Clocaenog Prunella Dunnock SJ0258 Forest, Bryn 16/04/2009 modularis Ocyn Prunella Dunnock SJ0465 Denbigh, SW 17/04/2009 modularis

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Scientific name Common name Grid reference Location Date Notes Saxicola St Asaph, Stonechat SJ0174 13/03/2008 1 torquata Business Park Saxicola Llyn Brenig, far Stonechat SH9858 07/04/2008 2 torquata N Saxicola Stonechat SH9756 Llyn Brenig 22/05/2008 torquata Mynydd Saxicola Stonechat SH9659 Hiraethog, Llyn 27/03/2010 2 torquata Bran St Asaph, Sitta europaea Wood Nuthatch SJ0174 26/01/2011 1 Business Park St Asaph, Sitta europaea Wood Nuthatch SJ0174 09/02/2011 1 Business Park Sitta europaea Wood Nuthatch SJ0274 St Asaph, W 07/04/2011 1 Sitta europaea Wood Nuthatch SJ0565 Denbigh, S 06/08/2011 1 Bodelwyddan, Sitta europaea Wood Nuthatch SH9974 01/01/2008 2 Castle Bodelwyddan, Sitta europaea Wood Nuthatch SH9974 15/02/2010 1 Castle Bodelwyddan, Sitta europaea Wood Nuthatch SH9974 11/03/2010 2 Castle Bodelwyddan, Sitta europaea Wood Nuthatch SH9974 19/06/2010 1 Castle St Asaph, Sitta europaea Wood Nuthatch SJ0174 22/12/2010 1 Business Park Strix aluco Tawny Owl SJ0062 Nantglyn 01/01/2010 1 Bodelwyddan, Strix aluco Tawny Owl SH9974 11/06/2011 1 Castle St Asaph, Sylvia atricapilla Blackcap SJ0174 19/04/2010 1 Business Park Sylvia atricapilla Blackcap SJ0274 St Asaph, W 07/04/2011 1 Sylvia atricapilla Blackcap SJ0466 Denbigh, W 07/04/2008 1 Sylvia atricapilla Blackcap SJ0465 Denbigh, SW 17/04/2009 Lesser Cefn Meiriadog, Sylvia curruca SJ0173 17/05/2011 1 Whitethroat NE Lesser St Asaph, Sylvia curruca SJ0174 19/04/2010 1 Whitethroat Business Park

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5.3 Annex 6.5.3: Consultation Responses

‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐ From: Matthew Ellis [mailto:[email protected]]

Sent: 08 December 2010 11:47 To: [email protected] Cc: David Hatcher; Mo Jones Subject: Proposed Pylon Line EIA, North Wales

Dear Jonathan

CCW Ref: SH05/1470375

Thank you very much for your email dated 5 November in respect of the above. We apologise for any delay in replying to you.

Our advice in respect of your bird survey proposals is as follows:

1. Length of time to collect data: We advise that a review is undertaken in respect of the need for a second year of data after collecting the first season of data. If the initial desk study or first year of data collection indicates significant bird interest which may be impacted, then a second year of data collection may well be needed.

2 Shortened winter season If started asap, I think it will be acceptable for this winter.

3. General proposed methods

The method is satisfactory, but one may need to consider doing some vantage point watches if initial site assessment suggests the route goes through anywhere deemed to be a regular flight route. We are not talking about migration pathways, but referring to regular movements displayed on a daily basis ‐ e.g. movements between feeding and roosting areas, or if the cable is going to pass over significant watercourses or waterbodies. Typically, the greatest risk of collision with overhead wires is where they pass over such waterbodies (or even over roads that birds mistake for watercourses), and so data on movement of birds over such areas would be advisable in order to assess the collision risk. The other obvious risk is where there are significant numbers of ground‐nesting birds (waders, gulls, terns), which are at risk of colliding when they fly up from the nests.

4 Do we ask developers to adopt the same survey methods as we do for wind turbines Iin cases such as this (or )for pylons or do we ask for different methods for linear features or specifically for power lines?

We don't have any standard guidance, because we get consulted so infrequently, so tend to respond on a case‐by‐case basis.

5. Do we normally ask for two years worth of data? ‐ see above.

6. Do pylons or wooden pole systems pose a threat to birds and if so which is worse? ‐ see comments above.

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Which is worse probably depends very much on location, so the type of power line probably matters less than where it is located in relation to concentrations of birds. We not aware of any data on which type of cabling is worse, but my own view is that wooden pole systems can potentially be more damaging because they are closer to the ground and so more likely to be hit by more species of bird.

We trust the above comments will be of assistance to you.

Thanks

Matt

Matthew Ellis Swyddog Rhywogaethau a Bioamrywiaeth Rhanbarthol/Regional Species and Biodiversity Officer Cyngor dCefn Gwla Cymru/Countryside Council for Wales Glan y Nant Uned 19/Unit 19 Parc Busnes Yr Wyddgrug/ Mold Business Park Ffordd Wrecsam/Wrexham Road Yr Wyddgrug/Mold Sir Y Fflint/Flintshire CH7 1XP Ffôn/Tel: 01352 706600 E‐bost/E‐mail [email protected] Safle Wê/Web site: http://www.ccw.gov.uk

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5.4 Annex 6.5.4: Survey species lists

Table 1: List of all species recorded during autumn/winter bird surveys

Species Scientific Name Conservation Status Canada Goose Branta canadensis Introduced Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Amber Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Introduced Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Green Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Green Buzzard Buteo buteo Green Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Amber, Denbighshire LBAP Coot Fulica atra Green Red, UKBAP,NERC, Conwy LBAP, Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Denbighshire LBAP, Gwynedd LBAP Chroicocephalus Black-headed Gull Amber, Denbighshire LBAP ridibundus Common Gull Larus canus Amber Herring Gull Larus argentatus Red, UKBAP, NERC, Denbighshire LBAP Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus Green Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Green Great Spotted Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Red, UKBAP, NERC, Conwy LBAP, Sky Lark Alauda arvensis Denbighshire LBAP, Gwynedd LBAP Swallow Hirundo rustica Amber Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Amber Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Green Troglodytes Wren Green troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Amber, UKBAP, NERC Robin Erithacus rubecula Green Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Green, , Denbighshire LBAP Blackbird Turdus merula Green Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Schedule 1, Red Red, UKBAP, NERC, Conwy LBAP, Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Denbighshire LBAP Redwing Turdus iliacus Schedule 1, Red Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Amber

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Species Scientific Name Conservation Status Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Green Goldcrest Regulus regulus Green Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Green Great Tit Parus major Green Jay Garrulus glandarius Green Magpie Pica pica Green Jackdaw Corvus monedula Green Rook Corvus frugilegus Green Carrion Crow Corvus corone Green Raven Corvus corax Green Starling Sturnus vulgaris Red, UKBAP, NERC House Sparrow Passer domesticus Red, UKBAP, NERC, Denbighshire LBAP Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Green Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Green

Table 2: List of all species recorded during breeding bird surveys in Section A

Species Scientific Name Conservation Status Canada Goose Branta canadensis Introduced Anas Mallard Amber platyrhynchos Phasianus Pheasant Introduced colchicus Greenfinch Carduelis chloris Green Buzzard Buteo buteo Green Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Green Coot Fulica atra Amber Lesser Black-backed Larus fuscus Amber Gull Herring Gull Larus argentatus Red, UKBAP, NERC, Denbighshire LBAP Stock Dove Columba oenas Amber Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus Green Swift Apus apus Amber Great Spotted Dendrocopos Green Woodpecker major Swallow Hirundo rustica Amber House Martin Delichon urbicum Amber

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Species Scientific Name Conservation Status Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Green Troglodytes Winter Wren Green troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Amber, UKBAP, NERC Robin Erithacus rubecula Green Blackbird Turdus merula Green Red, UKBAP, NERC, Conwy LBAP, Denbighshire Song Thrush Turdus philomelos LBAP, Gwynedd LBAP Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Green Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca Green Phylloscopus Chiffchaff Green collybita Goldcrest Regulus regulus Green Cyanistes Blue Tit Green caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Green Coal Tit Periparus ater Green Garrulus Jay Green glandarius Magpie Pica pica Green Jackdaw Corvus monedula Green Rook Corvus frugilegus Green Carrion Crow Corvus corone Green Raven Corvus corax Green House Sparrow Passer domesticus Red, UKBAP, NERC, Denbighshire LBAP Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Green Greenfinch Carduelis chloris Green Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Green Red, UKBAP, NERC Conwy LBAP, Denbighshire Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella LBAP, Gwynedd LBAP

Table 3: List of all species recorded during breeding bird surveys in Section B

Species Scientific Name Conservation Status Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Amber Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Amber Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Introduced

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Species Scientific Name Conservation Status Buzzard Buteo buteo Green

Herring Gull Larus argentatus Red, UKBAP, NERC, Denbighshire LBAP

Stock Dove Columba oenas Amber Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus Green Great Spotted Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Swallow Hirundo rustica Amber House Martin Delichon urbicum Amber Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Amber Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Green Dipper Cinclus cinclus Green

Wren Troglodytes Green troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Amber, UKBAP, NERC Robin Erithacus rubecula Green Redstart Phoenicurus Amber hi Blackbird Turdus merula Green

Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Red, UKBAP, NERC, Conwy LBAP, Denbighshire LBAP, Gwynedd LBAP Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Amber Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Green Phylloscopus Chiffchaff Green collybita Goldcrest Regulus regulus Green Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Green Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Green Great Tit Parus major Green Coal Tit Periparus ater Green Nuthatch Sitta europaea Green Jay Garrulus glandarius Green Magpie Pica pica Green Jackdaw Corvus monedula Green Rook Corvus frugilegus Green Carrion Crow Corvus corone Green Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Green Greenfinch Carduelis chloris Green

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Species Scientific Name Conservation Status Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Green

Table 4: List of all species recorded during breeding bird surveys in Section C

Species Scientific Name Conservation Status Canada Goose Branta canadensis Introduced Goosander Mergus merganser Green Phasianus Pheasant Introduced colchicus Buzzard Buteo buteo Green Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Green Coot Fulica atra Amber Lesser Black-backed Larus fuscus Amber Gull Herring Gull Larus argentatus Red, UKBAP, NERC, Denbighshire LBAP Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus Green Streptopelia Collared Dove Green decaocto Great Spotted Dendrocopos Green Woodpecker major Red, UKBAP, NERC, Conwy LBAP, Denbighshire Sky Lark Alauda arvensis LBAP, Gwynedd LBAP Swallow Hirundo rustica Amber House Martin Delichon urbicum Amber Troglodytes Wren Green troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Amber, UKBAP, NERC Robin Erithacus rubecula Green Blackbird Turdus merula Green Red, UKBAP, NERC, Conwy LBAP, Denbighshire Song Thrush Turdus philomelos LBAP, Gwynedd LBAP Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Green Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Green Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca Green Whitethroat Sylvia communis Amber Phylloscopus Chiffchaff Green collybita Aegithalos Long-tailed Tit Green caudatus

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Species Scientific Name Conservation Status Cyanistes Blue Tit Green caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Green Nuthatch Sitta europaea Green Garrulus Jay Green glandarius Magpie Pica pica Green Jackdaw Corvus monedula Green Rook Corvus frugilegus Green Carrion Crow Corvus corone Green House Sparrow Passer domesticus Red, UKBAP, NERC, Denbighshire LBAP Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Green Greenfinch Carduelis chloris Green

Table 5: List of all species recorded during breeding bird surveys in Section D

Species Scientific Name Conservation Status Red-legged Alectoris rufa Introduced Partridge Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Green Buzzard Buteo buteo Green Amber, UKBAP, NERC, Denbighshire LBAP, Curlew Numenius arquata Gwynedd LBAP Lesser Black- Larus fuscus Amber backed Gull Herring Gull Larus argentatus Red, UKBAP, NERC, Denbighshire LBAP Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus Green Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Red, UKBAP, NERC Denbighshire LBAP Swallow Hirundo rustica Amber Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Amber Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Amber Troglodytes Wren Green troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Amber, UKBAP, NERC Robin Erithacus rubecula Green Phoenicurus Redstart Amber phoenicurus

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Species Scientific Name Conservation Status Blackbird Turdus merula Green Red, UKBAP, NERC, Conwy LBAP, Denbighshire Song Thrush Turdus philomelos LBAP, Gwynedd LBAP Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Amber Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Green Whitethroat Sylvia communis Amber Phylloscopus Chiffchaff Green collybita Phylloscopus Willow Warbler Amber trochilus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Green Great Tit Parus major Green Jackdaw Corvus monedula Green Rook Corvus frugilegus Green Carrion Crow Corvus corone Green Common Raven Corvus corax Green Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Green Siskin Carduelis spinus Green Red, UKBAP, NERC, Conwy LBAP, Denbighshire Linnet Carduelis cannabina LBAP, Gwynedd LBAP

Table 6: List of all species recorded during breeding bird surveys in Section E

Species Scientific Name Conservation Status Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Introduced Buzzard Buteo buteo Green Lesser Black- Larus fuscus Amber backed Gull Herring Gull Larus argentatus Red, UKBAP, NERC, Denbighshire LBAP Stock Dove Columba oenas Amber Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus Green Streptopelia Collared Dove Green decaocto Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Red, UKBAP, NERC, Denbighshire LBAP Swallow Hirundo rustica Amber House Martin Delichon urbicum Amber Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Amber

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Species Scientific Name Conservation Status Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Green Troglodytes Wren Green troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Amber, UKBAP, NERC Robin Erithacus rubecula Green Phoenicurus Redstart Amber phoenicurus Blackbird Turdus merula Green Red, UKBAP, NERC, Conwy LBAP, Denbighshire Song Thrush Turdus philomelos LBAP, Gwynedd LBAP Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Amber Phylloscopus Willow Warbler Amber trochilus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Green Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Green Great Tit Parus major Green Coal Tit Periparus ater Green Nuthatch Sitta europaea Green Magpie Pica pica Green Jackdaw Corvus monedula Green Rook Corvus frugilegus Green Carrion Crow Corvus corone Green Raven Corvus corax Green Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Green Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Green Siskin Carduelis spinus Green Red, UKBAP, NERC, Conwy LBAP, Denbighshire Linnet Carduelis cannabina LBAP, Gwynedd LBAP Lesser Redpoll Carduelis cabaret Red, UKBAP, NERC, Denbighshire LBAP

Table 7: List of all species recorded during breeding bird surveys in Section F

Species Scientific Name Conservation Status Buzzard Buteo buteo Green Lesser Black-backed Larus fuscus Amber Gull

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Species Scientific Name Conservation Status Herring Gull Larus argentatus Red, UKBAP, NERC, Denbighshire LBAP Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus Green Swallow Hirundo rustica Amber Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Green Dunnock Prunella modularis Amber, UKBAP, NERC Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Amber Blackbird Turdus merula Green

Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Red, UKBAP, NERC, Conwy LBAP, Denbighshire LBAP Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus Green schoenobaenus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Green Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Amber Goldcrest Regulus regulus Green Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Amber, NERC, Denbighshire LBAP Great Tit Parus major Green Jay Garrulus glandarius Green Magpie Pica pica Green Jackdaw Corvus monedula Green Carrion Crow Corvus corone Green Raven Corvus corax Green Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Green Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Green Siskin Carduelis spinus Green Lesser Redpoll Carduelis cabaret Red, UKBAP, NERC, Denbighshire LBAP

Table 8: List of all species recorded during breeding bird surveys in Section G

Species Scientific Name Conservation Status Greylag Goose Anser anser Introduced Canada Goose Branta canadensis Introduced Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Amber Buzzard Buteo buteo Green Red, UKBAP,NERC, Conwy LBAP, Denbighshire Lapwing Vanellus vanellus LBAP, Gwynedd LBAP

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Species Scientific Name Conservation Status Amber, UKBAP, NERC, Gwynedd LBAP, Curlew Numenius arquata Denbighshire LBAP Common Gull Larus canus Amber Lesser Black- Larus fuscus Amber backed Gull Herring Gull Larus argentatus Red, UKBAP, NERC, Denbighshire LBAP Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus Green Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Red, UKBAP, NERC Denbighshire LBAP Red, UKBAP,NERC, Conwy LBAP, Denbighshire Sky Lark Alauda arvensis LBAP, Gwynedd LBAP Swallow Hirundo rustica Amber Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Amber Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Green Troglodytes Wren Green troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Amber, UKBAP, NERC Robin Erithacus rubecula Green Blackbird Turdus merula Green Red, UKBAP,NERC, Conwy LBAP, Denbighshire Song Thrush Turdus philomelos LBAP Phylloscopus Willow Warbler Amber trochilus Great Tit Parus major Green Jackdaw Corvus monedula Green Rook Corvus frugilegus Green Carrion Crow Corvus corone Green Raven Corvus corax Green Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Green Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Green Carduelis Red, UKBAP,NERC, Conwy LBAP, Denbighshire Linnet cannabina LBAP, Gwynedd LBAP Red, UKBAP,NERC, Conwy LBAP, Denbighshire Lesser Redpoll Carduelis cabaret LBAP, Gwynedd LBAP

Table 9: Species recorded during vantage point surveys

Species Scientific Name Conservation Status Greylag Goose Anser anser Introduced

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Species Scientific Name Conservation Status Branta Canada Goose Introduced canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Green Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Green Falco Kestrel Amber tinnunculus Hobby Falco subbuteo Schedule 1, Green Scolopax Woodcock Amber rusticola Numenius Amber, UKBAP, NERC, Denbighshire LBAP, Curlew arquata Gwynedd LBAP Lesser Black-backed Larus fuscus Amber Gull Herring Gull Larus argentatus Red, UKBAP, NERC, Denbighshire LBAP

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Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)

National Nature Reserve (NNR)

Wildlife Trust - site Crest Mawr Wood - SSSI

Wildlife Sites - intersecting survey corridor Craig Quarry - SSSI Wildlife Sites

Coed Llys-Aled - SSSI Llwyn - SSSI & SAC

Coed Nant Mawr - SSSI

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1 - 2 species 6 - 10 species

370000 3 - 5 species >10 species

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370000 Wintering bird survey route - driven

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Development extent - plus 50m buffer

370000 Breeding bird survey - study site

Additional Information: Letter codes associated with each study site refers to their reference in the following maps and report. C

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374000 Additional Information : Access restraints meant that the breeding bird survey transects covered a subset of the study area prior to access being granted.

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Peak Ecology Arden House, Deepdale Business Park, Bakewell, Derbyshire. DE45 1GT.

373000 T: 01629 812511. www.peakecology.co.uk 299000 300000 A

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LEGEND Transect route visit - 1, 2 & 3 Transect route visit -

Additional Information : Access restraints meant that the breeding bird survey transects covered a subset of the study area prior to access being granted. 372000

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DRAWING TITLE Figure 5.3: Breeding Bird Survey Transect Route, Section - C VER DATE REMARKS Drawn Checked 1.3 01/09/14 BBS Route MP MW

PECOLOGY/NWales/BBS SCALE 1:4,500 PLOT SIZE A3 DATUM OSGB PROJECTION BNG 368000

Peak Ecology Arden House, Deepdale Business Park, Bakewell, Derbyshire. DE45 1GT. T: 01629 812511. www.peakecology.co.uk 301000 302000

E F G D

LEGEND Transect route visit - 1 & 2 Transect route visit - 3

Additional Information : Access restraints meant that the breeding bird survey transects covered a

359000 subset of the study area prior to access being granted.

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PROJECT TITLE NORTH WALES WIND FARMS CONNECTION

DRAWING TITLE Figure 5.4: Breeding Bird Survey Transect Route, Section - D VER DATE REMARKS Drawn Checked 1.3 01/09/14 BBS Route MP MW 358000

PECOLOGY/NWales/BBS SCALE 1:5,200 PLOT SIZE A3 DATUM OSGB PROJECTION BNG

Peak Ecology Arden House, Deepdale Business Park, Bakewell, Derbyshire. DE45 1GT. T: 01629 812511. www.peakecology.co.uk 300000

E F 360000 G D

LEGEND Transect route visit - 1 & 2 Transect route visit - 3

Additional Information : Access restraints meant that the breeding bird survey transects covered a subset of the study area prior to access being granted.

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PROJECT TITLE NORTH WALES WIND FARMS CONNECTION

DRAWING TITLE Figure 5.5: Breeding Bird Survey Transect Route, Section - E VER DATE REMARKS Drawn Checked 359000 1.3 01/09/14 BBS Route MP MW

PECOLOGY/NWales/BBS SCALE 1:4,500 PLOT SIZE A3 DATUM OSGB PROJECTION BNG

Peak Ecology Arden House, Deepdale Business Park, Bakewell, Derbyshire. DE45 1GT. T: 01629 812511. www.peakecology.co.uk 299000 300000

E F G D

LEGEND Transect route visit - 1 & 2 Transect route visit - 3

Additional Information : Access restraints meant that the breeding bird survey transects covered a subset of the study area prior to access being granted. 359000

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PROJECT TITLE NORTH WALES WIND FARMS CONNECTION

DRAWING TITLE Figure 5.6: Breeding Bird Survey Transect Route, Section - F VER DATE REMARKS Drawn Checked 1.3 01/09/14 BBS Route MP MW

PECOLOGY/NWales/BBS SCALE 1:4,500 PLOT SIZE A3 DATUM OSGB PROJECTION BNG

Peak Ecology Arden House, Deepdale Business Park, Bakewell, Derbyshire. DE45 1GT. T: 01629 812511. www.peakecology.co.uk 299000

E F G D 359000

LEGEND Transect route visit - 1 & 2 Transect route visit - 3

Additional Information : Access restraints meant that the breeding bird survey transects covered a subset of the study area prior to access being granted.

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PROJECT TITLE NORTH WALES WIND FARMS CONNECTION

DRAWING TITLE Figure 5.7: Breeding Bird Survey Transect Route, Section - G VER DATE REMARKS Drawn Checked 1.3 01/09/14 BBS Route MP MW 358000

PECOLOGY/NWales/BBS SCALE 1:4,500 PLOT SIZE A3 DATUM OSGB PROJECTION BNG

Peak Ecology Arden House, Deepdale Business Park, Bakewell, Derbyshire. DE45 1GT. T: 01629 812511. www.peakecology.co.uk 299000 300000 301000

LEGEND Transect route - Black Transect route - Snipe Grouse 360000 359000

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PROJECT TITLE NORTH WALES WIND FARMS CONNECTION

DRAWING TITLE Figure 6: Black Grouse and Snipe Transect Routes VER DATE REMARKS Drawn Checked 1.1 03/07/14 BG and SN Transect Route MP MW

PECOLOGY/NWales/BG&SN_Transect SCALE 1:13,000 PLOT SIZE A3 DATUM OSGB PROJECTION BNG

Peak Ecology Arden House, Deepdale Business Park, Bakewell, Derbyshire. DE45 1GT. T: 01629 812511. www.peakecology.co.uk 301000

LEGEND Transect route

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PROJECT TITLE 358000 NORTH WALES WIND FARMS CONNECTION

DRAWING TITLE Figure 7: Nightjar Transect Route

VER DATE REMARKS Drawn Checked 1.1 03/07/14 Nightjar Transect Route MP MW

PECOLOGY/NWales/Nightjar_Transect SCALE 1:4,500 PLOT SIZE A3 DATUM OSGB PROJECTION BNG

Peak Ecology Arden House, Deepdale Business Park, Bakewell, Derbyshire. DE45 1GT. T: 01629 812511. www.peakecology.co.uk 300000

LEGEND Vantage Vantage point 2 point - viewing arc

Additional Information : Numbers associated with each vantage point refer to their reference in the associated technical report. 360000

1

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PROJECT TITLE NORTH WALES WIND FARMS CONNECTION

DRAWING TITLE Figure 8: Vantage Point Survey Locations, November 2012 to September 2013 VER DATE REMARKS Drawn Checked 1.4 02/09/14 Vantage Point Overview MP MW

PECOLOGY/NWales/VP SCALE 1:24,000 PLOT SIZE A3 DATUM OSGB PROJECTION BNG

Peak Ecology Arden House, Deepdale Business Park, Bakewell, Derbyshire. DE45 1GT. T: 01629 812511. www.peakecology.co.uk 300000 310000

L. 42 6 L.

L. 61

LEGEND Red survey route Green survey route option - March 2013 option - March 2013 Blue survey route Link section only option - March 2013 option - March 2013

Development extent - plus 50m buffer

370000 Wintering bird survey route - driven

Bird/flock observed

Additional Information: Letter codes within each circle refer to the corresponding BTO reference code and coloured according to their status, only Red and Amber status species are shown: BF - Bullfinch LR - Lesser Redpoll BH - Black-headed Gull M. - Mistle Thrush CM - Common Gull MP - Meadow Pipit CO - Coot RE - Redwing F* - Finches S. - Skylark FF - Fieldfare SG - Starling HG - Herring Gull SL - Swallow HS - House Sparrow SN - Snipe K. - Kestrel TU - Tufted Duck L. - Lapwing W. - Wheatear LB - Lesser Black-backed Gull

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CU 12 DRAWING TITLE

360000 Figure 9.0: Autumn/Winter Bird Survey - Wildfowl and Waders VER DATE REMARKS Drawn Checked 1.8 16/12/14 Winter Bird Survey - Results MP MW 20 L.L. 14

PECOLOGY/NWales/WBS SCALE PLOT SIZE DATUM PROJECTION 3 1:62,000 A3 OSGB BNG 7 CO Peak Ecology TU Arden House, Deepdale Business Park, Bakewell, Derbyshire. DE45 1GT. T: 01629 812511. www.peakecology.co.uk 300000 310000

LEGEND Red survey route Green survey route option - March 2013 option - March 2013 Blue survey route Link section only option - March 2013 option - March 2013

Development extent - plus 50m buffer

370000 Wintering bird survey route - driven

Bird/flock observed

Additional Information: Letter codes within each circle refer to the corresponding BTO reference code and coloured according to their status, only Red and Amber status species are shown: BF - Bullfinch LR - Lesser Redpoll BH - Black-headed Gull M. - Mistle Thrush CM - Common Gull MP - Meadow Pipit CO - Coot RE - Redwing F* - Finches S. - Skylark FF - Fieldfare SG - Starling HG - Herring Gull SL - Swallow HS - House Sparrow SN - Snipe K. - Kestrel TU - Tufted Duck L. - Lapwing W. - Wheatear LB - Lesser Black-backed Gull

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PROJECT TITLE NORTH WALES WIND FARMS CONNECTION

DRAWING TITLE

360000 Figure 9.1: Autumn/Winter Bird Survey - Raptors VER DATE REMARKS Drawn Checked 1.8 16/12/14 Winter Bird Survey - Results MP MW K. PECOLOGY/NWales/WBS SCALE 1:62,000 PLOT SIZE A3 DATUM OSGB PROJECTION BNG

Peak Ecology Arden House, Deepdale Business Park, Bakewell, Derbyshire. DE45 1GT. T: 01629 812511. www.peakecology.co.uk 300000 310000

CM HG 50 HG HG CM 2 50 21 CM

20

HG HG 20 6 CM LEGEND CM 6 BH 500 LB Red survey route Green survey route CM 4 HG 60 HG HG CMBH 5 option - March 2013 option - March 2013 CM 100 HG 20 CM 2 HG 39 Blue survey route Link section only 8 HG HGCM option - March 2013 option - March 2013 BH 10 20 CM 4 Development extent - plus 50m buffer 2 CM CM 4 15 HG CM

370000 Wintering bird survey route - driven

Bird/flock observed

Additional Information: Letter codes within each circle refer to the corresponding BTO reference code and coloured according to their status, only Red and Amber status CM 30 species are shown: 2 BH BF - Bullfinch LR - Lesser Redpoll BH - Black-headed Gull M. - Mistle Thrush CM - Common Gull MP - Meadow Pipit CO - Coot RE - Redwing F* - Finches S. - Skylark FF - Fieldfare SG - Starling HG - Herring Gull SL - Swallow HS - House Sparrow SN - Snipe K. - Kestrel TU - Tufted Duck 21 L. - Lapwing W. - Wheatear LB - Lesser Black-backed Gull HG HG 4 LB 12 CM 10 HGHG 2 50 CMCM 50 CM 10 CM 40 HG 4 CM LB 6 9 CM CM 10 CM CM CM 6 4 CM CM CM 5 25 CM 30

2

40 Source: HG 0 0.5 1 2 CM CM 12 Ordnance Survey © Crown copyright 2 2014, All rights reserved. License Number CM 0100031673. km 20 BH BH 2

PROJECT TITLE 15 CM HG 2 NORTH WALES WIND FARMS CONNECTION 6 2 HG HG 3 HG DRAWING TITLE 10 CM

6 360000 Figure 9.2: Autumn/Winter Bird Survey - HG 50 50 LB 50 Gulls 15 LB CM LB CM VER DATE REMARKS Drawn Checked 2 HG BH 1.8 16/12/14 Winter Bird Survey - Results MP MW 4 CM HG 2 6 CM LB 13 LB PECOLOGY/NWales/WBS HG 22 HG LB 50 SCALE 1:62,000 PLOT SIZE A3 DATUM OSGB PROJECTION BNG HG 20 HG 3 LB Peak Ecology HG 5 Arden House, Deepdale Business Park, Bakewell, Derbyshire. 12 HG DE45 1GT. T: 01629 812511. www.peakecology.co.uk 300000 310000

150

RE FF 150

15 S. SG MP 6 100 FF 400

100 SG SG 300

LEGEND Red survey route Green survey route option - March 2013 option - March 2013 M. Blue survey route Link section only option - March 2013 option - March 2013 FF Development extent - plus 50m buffer

370000 Wintering bird survey route - driven

Bird/flock observed

Additional Information: Letter codes within each circle refer to the corresponding BTO reference code and coloured according to their status, only Red and Amber status species are shown: BF - Bullfinch LR - Lesser Redpoll BH - Black-headed Gull M. - Mistle Thrush CM - Common Gull MP - Meadow Pipit CO - Coot RE - Redwing F* - Finches S. - Skylark FF - Fieldfare SG - Starling HG - Herring Gull SL - Swallow HS - House Sparrow SN - Snipe K. - Kestrel TU - Tufted Duck L. - Lapwing W. - Wheatear LB - Lesser Black-backed Gull

S. 154

75 2 HS 4 SG RE FF 10 75 FF RE SG Source: 0 0.5 1 2 75 15 Ordnance Survey © Crown copyright 2014, All rights reserved. License Number 0100031673. km M. SG 15 PROJECT TITLE NORTH WALES WIND FARMS CONNECTION

DRAWING TITLE SG 6

360000 Figure 9.3: Autumn/Winter Bird Survey - 150 SG SG 110 Passerines 150 SG SG VER DATE REMARKS Drawn Checked 5 SG M. 100 SG 16/12/14 Winter Bird Survey - Results MP MW LR 1.8 SG 4 MP 20 150 SG SL F* 15 3 PECOLOGY/NWales/WBS 20 SL BF 2 SCALE 1:62,000 PLOT SIZE A3 DATUM OSGB PROJECTION BNG 2 MP 20 Peak Ecology MP Arden House, Deepdale Business Park, Bakewell, Derbyshire. DE45 1GT. T: 01629 812511. www.peakecology.co.uk 302000

A

B LEGEND Transect route visit - 1 Transect route visit - 2 & 3

374000 Additional Information : Access restraints meant that the breeding bird survey transects covered a subset of the study area prior to access being granted. Bird Territories - Red and Amber Status Species Only Mallard Meadow Pipit Willow Warbler

Coot Grey Wagtail Pied Flycatcher

Curlew Dunnock House Sparrow

Lapwing Redstart Linnet

Cuckoo Song Thrush Yellowhammer

Skylark Mistle Thrush

Swallow Whitethroat

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PROJECT TITLE NORTH WALES WIND FARMS CONNECTION

DRAWING TITLE Figure 10.0: Breeding Bird Survey Territories, Section - A VER DATE REMARKS Drawn Checked 1.5 16/12/14 BBS Results MP MW

PECOLOGY/NWales/BBS SCALE 1:4,500 PLOT SIZE A3 DATUM OSGB PROJECTION BNG

Peak Ecology Arden House, Deepdale Business Park, Bakewell, Derbyshire. DE45 1GT.

373000 T: 01629 812511. www.peakecology.co.uk 299000 300000 A

B

LEGEND Transect route visit - 1, 2 & 3 Transect route visit -

Additional Information : Access restraints meant that the breeding bird survey transects covered a subset of the study area prior to access being granted. Bird Territories - Red and Amber Status Species Only Mallard Meadow Pipit Willow Warbler

Coot Grey Wagtail Pied Flycatcher

Curlew Dunnock House Sparrow

Lapwing Redstart Linnet

Cuckoo Song Thrush Yellowhammer

Skylark Mistle Thrush

Swallow Whitethroat 372000

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DRAWING TITLE Figure 10.1: Breeding Bird Survey Territories, Section - B VER DATE REMARKS Drawn Checked 1.5 16/12/14 BBS Results MP MW

PECOLOGY/NWales/BBS SCALE 1:4,500 PLOT SIZE A3 DATUM OSGB PROJECTION BNG

Peak Ecology Arden House, Deepdale Business Park, Bakewell, Derbyshire. DE45 1GT. T: 01629 812511. www.peakecology.co.uk 301000

C

LEGEND 369000 Transect route visit - 1 Transect route visit - 2 & 3

Additional Information : Access restraints meant that the breeding bird survey transects covered a subset of the study area prior to access being granted. Bird Territories - Red and Amber Status Species Only Mallard Meadow Pipit Willow Warbler

Coot Grey Wagtail Pied Flycatcher

Curlew Dunnock House Sparrow

Lapwing Redstart Linnet

Cuckoo Song Thrush Yellowhammer

Skylark Mistle Thrush

Swallow Whitethroat

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PROJECT TITLE NORTH WALES WIND FARMS CONNECTION

DRAWING TITLE Figure 10.2: Breeding Bird Survey Territories, Section - C VER DATE REMARKS Drawn Checked 1.5 16/12/14 BBS Results MP MW

PECOLOGY/NWales/BBS SCALE 1:4,500 PLOT SIZE A3 DATUM OSGB PROJECTION BNG 368000

Peak Ecology Arden House, Deepdale Business Park, Bakewell, Derbyshire. DE45 1GT. T: 01629 812511. www.peakecology.co.uk 301000 302000

E F G D

LEGEND Transect route visit - 1 & 2 Transect route visit - 3

Additional Information : Access restraints meant that the breeding bird survey transects covered a

359000 subset of the study area prior to access being granted. Bird Territories - Red and Amber Status Species Only Mallard Meadow Pipit Willow Warbler

Coot Grey Wagtail Pied Flycatcher

Curlew Dunnock House Sparrow

Lapwing Redstart Linnet

Cuckoo Song Thrush Yellowhammer

Skylark Mistle Thrush

Swallow Whitethroat

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PROJECT TITLE NORTH WALES WIND FARMS CONNECTION

DRAWING TITLE Figure 10.3: Breeding Bird Survey Territories, Section - D VER DATE REMARKS Drawn Checked 1.5 16/12/14 BBS Results MP MW 358000

PECOLOGY/NWales/BBS SCALE 1:5,200 PLOT SIZE A3 DATUM OSGB PROJECTION BNG

Peak Ecology Arden House, Deepdale Business Park, Bakewell, Derbyshire. DE45 1GT. T: 01629 812511. www.peakecology.co.uk 300000

E F 360000 G D

LEGEND Transect route visit - 1 & 2 Transect route visit - 3

Additional Information : Access restraints meant that the breeding bird survey transects covered a subset of the study area prior to access being granted. Bird Territories - Red and Amber Status Species Only Mallard Meadow Pipit Willow Warbler

Coot Grey Wagtail Pied Flycatcher

Curlew Dunnock House Sparrow

Lapwing Redstart Linnet

Cuckoo Song Thrush Yellowhammer

Skylark Mistle Thrush

Swallow Whitethroat

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PROJECT TITLE NORTH WALES WIND FARMS CONNECTION

DRAWING TITLE Figure 10.4: Breeding Bird Survey Territories, Section - E VER DATE REMARKS Drawn Checked 359000 1.5 16/12/14 BBS Results MP MW

PECOLOGY/NWales/BBS SCALE 1:4,500 PLOT SIZE A3 DATUM OSGB PROJECTION BNG

Peak Ecology Arden House, Deepdale Business Park, Bakewell, Derbyshire. DE45 1GT. T: 01629 812511. www.peakecology.co.uk 299000 300000

E F G D

LEGEND Transect route visit - 1 & 2 Transect route visit - 3

Additional Information : Access restraints meant that the breeding bird survey transects covered a subset of the study area prior to access being granted. Bird Territories - Red and Amber Status Species Only Mallard Meadow Pipit Willow Warbler

Coot Grey Wagtail Pied Flycatcher

Curlew Dunnock House Sparrow

Lapwing Redstart Linnet

Cuckoo Song Thrush Yellowhammer

Skylark Mistle Thrush

Swallow Whitethroat 359000

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PROJECT TITLE NORTH WALES WIND FARMS CONNECTION

DRAWING TITLE Figure 10.5: Breeding Bird Survey Territories, Section - F VER DATE REMARKS Drawn Checked 1.5 16/12/14 BBS Results MP MW

PECOLOGY/NWales/BBS SCALE 1:4,500 PLOT SIZE A3 DATUM OSGB PROJECTION BNG

Peak Ecology Arden House, Deepdale Business Park, Bakewell, Derbyshire. DE45 1GT. T: 01629 812511. www.peakecology.co.uk 299000

E F G D 359000

LEGEND Transect route visit - 1 & 2 Transect route visit - 3

Additional Information : Access restraints meant that the breeding bird survey transects covered a subset of the study area prior to access being granted. Bird Territories - Red and Amber Status Species Only Mallard Meadow Pipit Willow Warbler

Coot Grey Wagtail Pied Flycatcher

Curlew Dunnock House Sparrow

Lapwing Redstart Linnet

Cuckoo Song Thrush Yellowhammer

Skylark Mistle Thrush

Swallow Whitethroat

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PROJECT TITLE NORTH WALES WIND FARMS CONNECTION

DRAWING TITLE Figure 10.6: Breeding Bird Survey Territories, Section - G VER DATE REMARKS Drawn Checked 1.5 16/12/14 BBS Results MP MW 358000

PECOLOGY/NWales/BBS SCALE 1:4,500 PLOT SIZE A3 DATUM OSGB PROJECTION BNG

Peak Ecology Arden House, Deepdale Business Park, Bakewell, Derbyshire. DE45 1GT. T: 01629 812511. www.peakecology.co.uk 300000

LEGEND Vantage 2 point

Greylag Goose

<10m 10 - 30m >30m

Canada Goose

<10m 10 - 30m >30m

Mallard

<10m 10 - 30m >30m 360000

1

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PROJECT TITLE NORTH WALES WIND FARMS CONNECTION

DRAWING TITLE Figure 11.0: Wildfowl Vantage Point Records, November 2012 to September 2013 VER DATE REMARKS Drawn Checked 1.4 02/09/14 Vantage Point Records MP MW

PECOLOGY/NWales/VP SCALE 1:24,000 PLOT SIZE A3 DATUM OSGB PROJECTION BNG

Peak Ecology Arden House, Deepdale Business Park, Bakewell, Derbyshire. DE45 1GT. T: 01629 812511. www.peakecology.co.uk 300000

LEGEND Vantage 2 point Kestrel

<10m 10 - 30m >30m

Hobby

<10m 10 - 30m >30m 360000

1

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PROJECT TITLE NORTH WALES WIND FARMS CONNECTION

DRAWING TITLE Figure 11.1: Raptor Vantage Point Records, November 2012 to September 2013 VER DATE REMARKS Drawn Checked 1.1 03/07/14 Vantage Point Records MP MW

PECOLOGY/NWales/VP SCALE 1:24,000 PLOT SIZE A3 DATUM OSGB PROJECTION BNG

Peak Ecology Arden House, Deepdale Business Park, Bakewell, Derbyshire. DE45 1GT. T: 01629 812511. www.peakecology.co.uk 300000

LEGEND Vantage 2 point

Curlew

<10m 10 - 30m >30m

Heron

<10m 10 - 30m >30m 360000

1

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PROJECT TITLE NORTH WALES WIND FARMS CONNECTION

DRAWING TITLE Figure 11.2: Wader Vantage Point Records, November 2012 to September 2013 VER DATE REMARKS Drawn Checked 1.1 03/07/14 Vantage Point Records MP MW

PECOLOGY/NWales/VP SCALE 1:24,000 PLOT SIZE A3 DATUM OSGB PROJECTION BNG

Peak Ecology Arden House, Deepdale Business Park, Bakewell, Derbyshire. DE45 1GT. T: 01629 812511. www.peakecology.co.uk 300000

LEGEND Vantage Gull movement corridor 2 point 360000

1

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PROJECT TITLE NORTH WALES WIND FARMS CONNECTION

DRAWING TITLE Figure 11.3: Gull Movement Corridor

VER DATE REMARKS Drawn Checked 1.1 03/07/14 Gull Corridor MP MW

PECOLOGY/NWales/VP SCALE 1:24,000 PLOT SIZE A3 DATUM OSGB PROJECTION BNG

Peak Ecology Arden House, Deepdale Business Park, Bakewell, Derbyshire. DE45 1GT. T: 01629 812511. www.peakecology.co.uk