10fb6f1b-6d8d-449c-a572-f9411dd65d46 eng dataset Digital and Data Solutions, JNCC data@jncc.gov.uk pointOfContact 2023-08-31 JNCC visual aerial bird survey data 2015-12-07 2015-12-07 10fb6f1b-6d8d-449c-a572-f9411dd65d46 This resource provides visual aerial survey data for seaduck, divers, grebes, and little gull. Data were collected visually from aircraft at the following sites, identified as holding potentially important aggregations of non-breeding waterbirds: Aberdeen, Cardigan Bay, Carmarthen Bay, Coll and Tiree, Firth of Clyde, Firth of Forth, Firth of Tay, Greater Wash, Islay, Montrose, Moray Firth, Mull, North East (of England), North West (of England), Northern Ireland, Orkney, Outer Hebrides, Shetland, Sound of Gigha, South Cornwall, South Kent, Thames and Wester Ross. The data collected were used to inform SPA recommendations. If you are interested in data from only one of the sites, these are available to download as individual Excel spreadsheets from JNCC's Resource Hub. Supporting information is provided in the accompanying document: 'Supporting information on visual aerial bird survey data'. Additional information is also available in the following publication: Camphuysen, K.J., Fox, A.D., Leopold, M.F. and Petersen, I K. 2004. Towards standardised seabirds at sea census techniques in connection with environmental impact assessments for offshore wind farms in the U.K.: a comparison of ship and aerial sampling methods for marine birds, and their applicability to offshore wind farm assessments (PDF, 2.7 Mb), NIOZ report to COWRIE (BAM – 02-2002), Texel, 37pp. [https://tethys.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Camphuysen-et-al-2004-COWRIE.pdf](https://tethys.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Camphuysen-et-al-2004-COWRIE.pdf). Digital and Data Solutions, JNCC data@jncc.gov.uk distributor Marine Seabird Surveys © JNCC, available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) otherRestrictions No limitations eng biota -8.65 2.0 49.77 60.84 2001 2010 Z:\Web Content\Hub\2015\Visual aerial bird survey data\supporting-info-visual-aerial-survey-data.pdf https://tethys.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Camphuysen-et-al-2004-COWRIE.pdf ESRI Arc/View ShapeFile Unknown https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/10fb6f1b-6d8d-449c-a572-f9411dd65d46 JNCC ResourceHub Page Access database created from the distribution of sightings from JNCC aerial surveys (All species)