Abstract
This report constitutes the third seasonal (March 2024) report outlining results from digital aerial surveys conducted in March 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 successfully carried out across two days in March 2024.
A total of 4,961 observations were recorded during the survey in March 2024, of which 4,928 were observations of birds and 33 were observations of marine mammals. APEM will continue to monitor the site for these species and others during the remaining seasonal surveys.