Abstract
This report constitutes the first seasonal (September to October 2023) report outlining results from digital aerial surveys conducted in September 2023 within the Northern Isles under the POSEIDON project and commissioned by Natural England. Surveys were undertaken using APEM’s high-resolution camera system to capture digital still imagery of birds and marine megafauna within the Survey Area.
The survey was successfully carried out across one day in September 2023. A total of 4,851 observations were recorded during the survey in September 2023, of which 4,769 were observations of birds and 82 were observations of marine megafauna. APEM will continue to monitor the site for these species and others during the remaining seasonal surveys.