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OCTOBER 2013 PART 3 – Seagreen Phase 1 Offshore Project Environmental Statement Erratum ERRATUM NOTICE 1. A4MR-SEAG-Z-DEV275-SEN-001 Firth of Forth Seagreen Phase 1 Offshore Project Seagreen Wind Energy Limited Addendum to applications made under Electricity Act 1989, the Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment)(Scotland) Regulations 2000, Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009, Marine (Scotland) Act 2010, and the Marine Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2007 October 2013 Document: Seagreen Phase 1 Offshore Project Environmental Statement (ES) (Seagreen Reference: A4MRSEAG-Z-DOC100-SPR-060). The following omission was discovered after the time of publication of the Seagreen ES and as such this erratum has been written as part of this addendum produced to support the above applications. The Seagreen ES published document omitted the annexes of Technical Appendix F1 from Volume III at print. The annexes of Technical Appendix F1 are included in this addendum, and are listed as follows: Technical Appendix F1 – Annex 1 Count Density Population Tables Technical Appendix F1 – Annex 2 Breeding Passage & Winter Periods Technical Appendix F1 – Annex 3 Foraging Range Maps Technical Appendix F1 – Annex 4 Seasonal Populations from Stone et al. 1995 v2 Technical Appendix F1 – Annex 5 Aerial Survey Density & Populations Technical Appendix F1 – Annex 6 Colony List Technical Appendix F1 – Annex 7 Age Details Seagreen Wind Energy Registered Address: 55 Vastern Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 8BU. Company Registration No. 06873902 Scottish and Southern Energy Registered Address: Inveralmond House, 200 Dunkeld Road, Perth, Perthshire, PH1 3AQ. Company Registration No. SC117119 Fluor Registered Address: Fluor Centre, 140 Pinehurst Road, Farnborough, Hampshire GU14 7BF. Company registration No. 1274885 Environmental Statement Volume III: Appendix F1 Ornithology Annex 1 Round 3 Zone 2 Firth of Forth Offshore Wind Farm Development RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL B1 June 2012 Annex 1 of Appendix F1 of Seagreen Phase 1 offshore ECON AMEC Seagreen project ES Volume III Revision Date Description Originated By Checked By Approved By Environmental Statement Volume III Appendix F1 – Annex 1 June 2012 Annex 1: Counts, density and population size of all bird species during all boat-based surveys of Alpha and Bravo. Count is the number of birds seen both within and outside of transect (300 m width on each side of the vessel). Density (individuals km2) is derived from line transect (LT) for birds on the water and snapshot (snap) for birds in flight. Simple correction factors are presented for the main species of auks in LT. Otherwise, no distance-correction is undertaken. The two values from LT and snapshot are combined (total) and then used to generate population size for the entire site of known area. Results for each species are presented in taxonomic order. 1 of 25 Environmental Statement Volume III Appendix F1 – Annex 1 June 2012 Common Eider Date Alpha Bravo Count LT Snap Total Pop Count LT Snap Total Pop 05/11/11 3 - - - - Unidentified duck Date Alpha Bravo Count LT Snap Total Pop Count LT Snap Total Pop 11/12/09 1 - - - - Red-throated Diver Date Alpha Bravo Count LT Snap Total Pop Count LT Snap Total Pop 03/12/10 1 - - - - 04/05/11 2 0.025 - 0.025 5 Unidentified diver Date Alpha Bravo Count LT Snap Total Pop Count LT Snap Total Pop 04/05/11 2 0.025 - 0.025 5 2 of 25 Environmental Statement Volume III Appendix F1 – Annex 1 June 2012 Northern Fulmar Date Alpha Bravo Count LT Snap Total Pop Count LT Snap Total Pop 11/12/09 27 - 0.225 0.225 44 37 - 0.385 0.385 75 21/01/10 39 - 0.420 0.420 83 26 - 0.484 0.484 94 20/03/10 11 - 0.220 0.220 43 12 0.025 0.105 0.131 25 03/04/10 24 - 0.284 0.284 56 39 - 0.417 0.417 81 19/05/10 25 - 0.170 0.170 34 9 - 0.161 0.161 12 16/06/10 42 0.222 0.967 1.189 234 106 0.811 1.289 2.101 407 10/07/10 18 0.050 0.107 0.157 31 9 0.053 0.113 0.165 32 05/08/10 37 0.183 0.639 0.822 162 34 0.204 0.447 0.651 126 18/09/10 108 0.564 1.955 2.519 497 133 0.107 2.500 2.606 505 07/10/10 3 0.025 0.058 0.082 16 9 0.025 0.159 0.184 36 06/11/10 31 0.078 0.379 0.457 90 52 0.051 0.782 0.833 161 03/12/10 4 0.025 0.054 0.079 15 12 0.026 0.222 0.248 48 13/01/11 21 0.049 0.056 0.105 21 46 0.507 0.373 0.880 170 10/02/11 16 0.052 0.161 0.213 42 17 0.025 0.373 0.399 77 01/03/11 24 0.154 0.168 0.321 63 17 0.080 0.279 0.359 70 09/04/11 38 - 0.423 0.423 83 51 0.026 0.665 0.691 134 04/05/11 20 0.025 0.165 0.190 37 34 0.025 0.7004 0.729 141 10/06/11 27 0.235 0.407 0.642 127 38 0.229 0.800 1.029 199 09/07/11 7 - 0.056 0.056 11 14 0.027 0.217 0.243 47 01/08/11 33 0.323 0.212 0.535 105 11 0.106 0.113 0.219 42 17/09/11 66 0.049 0.788 0.837 165 96 0.127 1.653 1.780 345 27/10/11 2 - - - - 2 - 0.056 0.056 11 06/11/11 4 0.025 - 0.025 5 6 0.026 0.165 0.191 37 Great Shearwater Date Alpha Bravo Count LT Snap Total Pop Count LT Snap Total Pop 18/09/10 1 - - - - 3 of 25 Environmental Statement Volume III Appendix F1 – Annex 1 June 2012 Sooty Shearwater Date Alpha Bravo Count LT Snap Total Pop Count LT Snap Total Pop 18/09/10 2 0.026 0.056 0.081 16 6 0.027 0.116 0.143 28 07/10/10 2 - - - - 1 - - - - 06/11/10 15 0.235 0.162 0.398 78 Manx Shearwater Date Alpha Bravo Count LT Snap Total Pop Count LT Snap Total Pop 11/12/09 1 - - - - 19/05/10 5 - - - - 2 0.027 - 0.027 5 16/06/10 2 0.025 - 0.025 5 10/07/10 2 - - - - 1 - 0.056 0.056 11 05/08/10 1 - - - - 2 - 0.056 0.056 11 07/10/10 1 - - - - 10/06/11 4 - - - - 3 0.025 0.053 0.079 15 09/07/11 1 - 0.054 0.054 10 01/08/11 1 - 0.053 0.053 10 2 - - - - European Storm Petrel Date Alpha Bravo Count LT Snap Total Pop Count LT Snap Total Pop 05/08/10 1 - - - - 18/09/10 22 0.077 0.391 0.468 92 3 - - - - 07/10/10 1 0.025 0.053 0.078 15 03/12/10 1 0.026 - 0.026 5 09/07/11 1 - - - - Unidentified petrel Date Alpha Bravo Count LT Snap Total Pop Count LT Snap Total Pop 27/10/11 1 - - - - 4 of 25 Environmental Statement Volume III Appendix F1 – Annex 1 June 2012 Northern Gannet Date Alpha Bravo Count LT Snap Total Pop Count LT Snap Total Pop 11/12/09 9 - 0.169 0.169 33 35 0.053 0.165 0.218 42 21/01/10 31 0.075 0.315 0.390 77 36 0.053 0.484 0.536 104 20/03/10 116 0.601 1.319 1.920 379 97 0.102 1.418 1.520 294 03/04/10 61 - 0.738 0.738 145 56 - 0.574 0.574 111 19/05/10 453 0.846 6.979 7.825 1543 174 0.160 3.395 3.554 688 16/06/10 538 1.580 12.196 13.776 2716 318 0.254 4.889 5.143 996 10/07/10 169 0.546 2.346 2.910 574 198 0.053 4.728 4.781 926 05/08/10 267 0.105 7.208 7.313 1442 356 0.306 5.584 5.890 1141 18/09/10 123 0.103 3.239 3.342 659 184 0.560 2.674 3.234 626 07/10/10 196 0.395 2.018 2.413 476 262 0.837 2.593 3.430 664 06/11/10 56 0.131 0.812 0.943 186 87 0.178 0.939 1.117 216 03/12/10 3 - - - - 13/01/11 24 0.049 0.279 0.329 65 48 0.558 0.160 0.718 139 10/02/11 57 0.235 0.430 0.665 131 61 0.229 0.800 1.029 199 01/03/11 344 0.821 2.736 3.557 701 184 0.346 2.122 2.469 478 09/04/11 270 1.118 1.641 2.758 544 302 1.718 1.662 3.380 655 04/05/11 395 0.494 4.618 5.112 1008 169 0.101 2.924 3.025 586 10/06/11 340 1.124 5.988 7.111 1402 220 1.530 2.880 4.409 854 09/07/11 92 0.410 0.450 0.861 170 101 0.053 0.812 0.865 168 01/08/11 257 1.217 2.488 3.705 730 255 1.877 2.383 4.260 825 17/09/11 126 0.222 1.745 1.967 388 105 0.254 1.120 1.373 266 27/10/11 12 0.180 0.443 0.623 123 29 0.080 0.281 0.361 70 06/11/11 12 0.025 0.106 0.131 26 15 0.079 0.275 0.354 69 Great Cormorant Date Alpha Bravo Count LT Snap Total Pop Count LT Snap Total Pop 10/02/11 2 - - - - 5 of 25 Environmental Statement Volume III Appendix F1 – Annex 1 June 2012 European Shag Date Alpha Bravo Count LT Snap Total Pop Count LT Snap Total Pop 19/05/10 2 - - - - Merlin Date Alpha Bravo Count LT Snap Total Pop Count LT Snap Total Pop 20/03/10 1 - - - - Oystercatcher Date Alpha Bravo Count LT Snap Total Pop Count LT Snap Total Pop 05/08/10 3 - - - - European Golden Plover Date Alpha Bravo Count LT Snap Total Pop Count LT Snap Total Pop 07/10/10 8 - 0.461 0.461 91 4 - - - - Northern Lapwing Date Alpha Bravo Count LT Snap Total Pop Count LT Snap Total Pop 10/07/10 2 0.050 - 0.050 10 2 - 0.056 0.056 11 Common Snipe Date Alpha Bravo Count LT Snap Total Pop Count LT Snap Total Pop 07/10/10 2 - 0.106 0.106 21 6 of 25 Environmental Statement Volume III Appendix F1 – Annex 1 June 2012 Eurasian Curlew Date Alpha Bravo Count LT Snap Total Pop Count LT Snap Total Pop 10/07/10 11 - 0.537 0.537 106 05/08/10 1 - 0.056 0.056 11 Ruddy Turnstone Date Alpha Bravo Count LT Snap Total Pop Count LT Snap Total Pop 05/08/10 4 - - - - Grey Phalarope Date Alpha Bravo Count LT Snap Total Pop Count LT Snap Total Pop 07/10/10 2 0.051 - 0.051 10 27/10/11 1 0.027 - 0.027 5 06/11/11 1 - - - - 6 0.159 - 0.159 31 Unidentified wader Date Alpha Bravo Count LT Snap Total Pop Count LT Snap Total Pop 10/07/10 17 - - - - 17/09/11 1 - 0.053 0.053 10 Pomarine Skua Date Alpha Bravo Count LT Snap Total Pop Count LT Snap Total Pop 10/06/11 1 - 0.053 0.053 10 27/10/11 1 - 0.055 0.055 11 7 of 25 Environmental Statement Volume III Appendix F1 – Annex 1 June 2012 Arctic Skua Date Alpha Bravo Count LT Snap Total Pop Count LT Snap Total Pop 18/09/10 1 - 0.056 0.056 11 2 - - - - 10/06/11 1 - - - - 09/07/11 2 - 0.056 0.056 11 1 - - - - 17/09/11 1 - - - - 27/10/11 1 - - - - Great Skua Date Alpha Bravo Count LT Snap Total Pop Count LT Snap Total Pop 05/08/10 1 - 0.058 0.058 11 1 0.025 - 0.025 5 18/09/10 1 - 0.058 0.058 11 03/12/10 1 - - - - 09/04/11 1 0.026 - 0.026 5 09/07/11 2 - - - - 2 - - - - 01/08/11 1 - - - - 17/09/11 1 - - - - 27/10/11 8 0.026 0.055 0.081 16 Unidentified skua Date Alpha Bravo Count LT Snap Total Pop Count LT
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    GREENLAND BARNACLE GEESE BRANTA LEUCOPSIS IN BRITAIN AND IRELAND: RESULTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CENSUS, MARCH 2003 WWT Report Authors Jenny Worden, Carl Mitchell, Oscar Merne & Peter Cranswick March 2004 Published by: The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust Slimbridge Gloucestershire GL2 7BT T 01453 891900 F 01453 891901 E [email protected] Reg. charity no. 1030884 © The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior permission of WWT. This publication should be cited as: Worden, J, CR Mitchell, OJ Merne & PA Cranswick. 2004. Greenland Barnacle Geese Branta leucopsis in Britain and Ireland: results of the international census, March 2003 . The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, Slimbridge. gg CONTENTS Summary v 1 Introduction 6 2 Methods 7 3 Results 8 4 Discussion 13 4.1 Census total and accuracy 13 4.2 Long-term trend and distribution 13 4.3 Internationally and nationally important sites 17 4.4 Future recommendations 19 5 Acknowledgements 20 6 References 21 Appendices 22 ggg SUMMARY Between 1959 and 2003, eleven full international surveys of the Greenland population of Barnacle Geese have been conducted at wintering sites in Ireland and Scotland using a combination of aerial survey and ground counts. This report presents the results of the 2003 census, conducted between 27th and 31 March 2003 surveying a total of 323 islands and mainland sites along the west and north coasts of Scotland and Ireland. In Ireland, 30 sites were found to hold 9,034 Greenland Barnacle Geese and in Scotland, 35 sites were found to hold 47,256.