Abstract
This report constitutes the fourth seasonal (June 2024) report outlining results from digital aerial surveys conducted in July 2024 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 initially planned for June; however, due to unfavourable weather the survey could not be undertaken. Instead, the survey was successfully carried out across two days in July 2024. A total of 4,146 observations were recorded during the survey in June 2024, of which 3,805 were observations of birds and 341 were observations of marine mammals.