Summary of Bird Monitoring Reports from Operational Wind Energy Facilities in South Africa
BirdLife South Africa
February 2025
Report
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind
Collision
Birds , Passerines , Raptors , Waterfowl
Developing the Offshore Wind that Birds Need
Seavy, N. , Wojcicki, S. , Madden, A.
January 2025
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind , Floating Offshore Wind
Attraction , Avoidance , Collision , Displacement , Lighting , Noise
Birds , Passerines , Seabirds , Shorebirds , Waterfowl , Human Dimensions , Legal & Policy , Social & Economic Data , Stakeholder Engagement
Offshore wind and impacts on migratory waterfowl of the Atlantic flyway
White, M.
December 2024
Thesis
Wind Energy
Attraction , Avoidance , Collision , Displacement , Habitat Change
Birds , Passerines , Seabirds , Waterfowl , Human Dimensions , Legal & Policy
Deep learning workflow to support in-flight processing of digital aerial imagery for wildlife population surveys
Ke, T. , Yu, S. , Koneff, M.
April 2024
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Wind Energy
Collision
Birds , Waterfowl
Geese migrating over the Pacific Ocean select altitudes coinciding with offshore wind turbine blades
Weiser, E. , Overton, C. , Douglas, D.
February 2024
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Floating Offshore Wind
Collision
Birds , Waterfowl
Shetland Tidal Array Monitoring Report April 2022 to July 2023
Nova Innovation
July 2023
Report
Marine Energy , Tidal
Attraction , Collision , Habitat Change
Birds , Seabirds , Waterfowl , Fish , Pelagic Fish , Marine Mammals , Cetaceans , Pinnipeds
Sensitivity analysis of collision risk at wind turbines based on flight altitude of migratory waterbirds
Kamata, T. , Sato, H. , Mukai, H.
June 2023
Journal Article
Wind Energy
Collision
Birds , Waterfowl
Protecting avian wildlife for wind farm siting: The Screening Tool Proof of Concept
Salkanovic, E.
June 2023
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind
Collision
Birds , Waterfowl , Human Dimensions
First assessment on the influence of wind farms and high-voltage networks on ruddy-headed goose Chloephaga rubidiceps migration in Patagonia, Argentina
Pedrana, J. , Gorosábel, A. , Pütz, K.
May 2023
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind
Collision
Birds , Waterfowl
Shetland Tidal Array Monitoring Report: Land based bird and mammal surveys
Smith, K.
December 2022
Report
Marine Energy , Tidal
Attraction , Avoidance , Collision
Birds , Seabirds , Waterfowl , Marine Mammals , Cetaceans , Pinnipeds
Bird fluxes, flight and avoidance behaviour of birds in offshore wind farm Luchterduinen
Leemans, J. , van Bemmelen, R. , Middelveld, R.
November 2022
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Attraction , Avoidance , Collision
Birds , Passerines , Seabirds , Waterfowl
Monitoring of Spring Bird Migration in the Integrated System for Protection of Birds 2022
Zehtindjiev, P. , Whitfield, P.
June 2022
Report
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind
Collision , Displacement
Birds , Waterfowl
Monitoring of geese in the territory of Integrated System for Protection of Birds, Winter 2021-2022
Zehtindjiev, P. , Whitfield, P.
March 2022
Report
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind
Collision , Displacement
Birds , Waterfowl
Acceptable Levels of Impact from offshore wind farms on the Dutch Continental Shelf for 21 bird species
Potiek, A. , Ijntema, G.J. , van Kooten, T.
February 2022
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Collision
Birds , Seabirds , Shorebirds , Waterfowl , Human Dimensions , Legal & Policy
Drivers of change in mountain and upland bird populations in Europe
Alba, R. , Kasoar, T. , Chamberlain, D.
January 2022
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind
Collision , Habitat Change
Birds , Raptors , Waterfowl
Abundance and behavior of little egrets (Egretta garzetta) near an onshore wind farm in Chongming Dongtan, China
Xu, H. , Zhao, S. , Song, N.
August 2021
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind
Birds , Waterfowl
Migratory movements of British and Irish Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna: a review of ringing data and a pilot tracking study to inform potential interactions with offshore wind farms in the North Sea
Green, R. , Burton, N. , Cook, A.
March 2021
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Birds , Waterfowl
Response of waterbird abundance and flight behavior to a coastal wind farm on the East Asian-Australasian Flyway
Bai, M-L. , Chih, W-C. , Lee, P-F.
March 2021
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind
Birds , Shorebirds , Waterfowl , Human Dimensions , Environmental Impact Assessment
Monitoring of geese in the territory of Integrated System for Protection of Birds, Winter 2020-2021
Zehtindjiev, P. , Whitfield, D.
March 2021
Report
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind
Collision , Displacement
Birds , Waterfowl
Assessing the exposure of three diving bird species to offshore wind areas on the U.S. Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf using satellite telemetry
Stenhouse, I. , Berlin, A. , Gilbert, A.
December 2020
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Displacement
Birds , Seabirds , Waterfowl
OES-Environmental 2020 State of the Science Report: Environmental Effects of Marine Renewable Energy Development Around the World
Copping, A. , Hemery, L.
September 2020
Report
Marine Energy , Tidal , Wave
Attraction , Avoidance , Changes in Flow , Collision , Displacement , EMF , Entanglement , Habitat Change , Noise
Birds , Seabirds , Shorebirds , Waterfowl , Ecosystem Processes , Fish , Demersal Fish , Pelagic Fish , Invertebrates , Marine Mammals , Cetaceans , Pinnipeds , Physical Environment , Sediment Transport , Reptiles , Human Dimensions , Legal & Policy , Marine Spatial Planning , Social & Economic Data
Satellite telemetry and digital aerial surveys show strong displacement of red-throated divers (Gavia stellata) from offshore wind farms
Heinänen, S. , Zydelis, R. , Kleinschmidt, B.
September 2020
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Displacement
Birds , Waterfowl
Effect of wind farms on wintering ducks at an important wintering ground in China along the East Asian–Australasian Flyway
Zhao, S. , Xu, H. , Song, N.
August 2020
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind
Habitat Change
Birds , Waterfowl
How to strive for balance of coastal wind energy development with waterbird conservation in the important coastal wetlands, a case study in the Chongming Islands of East China
Li, B. , Yuan, X. , Chen, M.
August 2020
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind
Avoidance , Displacement
Birds , Seabirds , Shorebirds , Waterfowl
Paint it black: Efficacy of increased wind turbine rotor blade visibility to reduce avian fatalities
May, R. , Nygård, T. , Falkdalen, U.
July 2020
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind
Avoidance , Collision
Birds , Passerines , Raptors , Waterfowl
Annual movement patterns of American common eiders Somateria mollissima dresseri
Mallory, M. , Ronconi, R. , Allen, B.
May 2020
Journal Article
Marine Energy , Wind Energy
Birds , Shorebirds , Waterfowl
Monitoring of geese in the territory of Integrated System for Protection of Birds in Winter 2019-2020
Zehtindjiev, P. , Whitfield, D.
April 2020
Report
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind
Collision , Displacement
Birds , Waterfowl
Red-throated Diver Energetics Project: Preliminary Results from 2018/19
Duckworth, J. , Green, J. , Daunt, F.
January 2020
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Displacement
Birds , Waterfowl
Developments in understanding of red-throated diver responses to offshore wind farms in marine Special Protection Areas
Allen, S. , Banks, A. , Caldow, R.
January 2020
Book Chapter
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Birds , Waterfowl
Monitoring of geese in the territory of Integrated System for Protection of Birds, Winter 2018-2019
Zehtindjiev, P. , Whitfield, D.
April 2019
Report
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind
Collision , Displacement
Birds , Waterfowl
GoMAMN Strategic Bird Monitoring Guidelines: Waterfowl
DeMaso, S. , Brasher, M. , Gleason, J.
January 2019
Book Chapter
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind
Birds , Waterfowl
Icebreaker Wind Aerial Survey Waterbird Report
Stucker, J. , Carlisle, J. , Pham, D.
July 2018
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Collision , Displacement
Birds , Waterfowl
Potential biological removal of white-tailed eagles and its application to environmental impact assessment for wind farms in Japan
Matsuda, H. , Tani, K. , Shimada, Y.
June 2018
Conference Paper
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind
Collision
Birds , Raptors , Shorebirds , Waterfowl
Monitoring of wintering geese in the AES Geo Energy Wind Farm "St. Nikola" territory and the Kaliakra region in winter 2017/2018
Zehtindjiev, P. , Whitfield, D.
April 2018
Report
Land-Based Wind
Birds , Waterfowl
Combining radar and direct observation to estimate pelican collision risk at a proposed wind farm on the Cape west coast, South Africa
Jenkins, A. , Reid, T. , du Plessis, J.
February 2018
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind
Displacement , Collision , Avoidance
Waterfowl , Birds
Impacts of wind turbines on redheads in the Laguna Madre
Lange, C. , Ballard, B. , Collins, D.
January 2018
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind
Avoidance
Waterfowl , Birds
Scale-dependent habitat selection by wintering geese: implications for landscape management
Harrison, A. , Petkov, N. , Mitev, D.
January 2018
Journal Article
Wind Energy , Land-Based Wind
Collision
Waterfowl , Birds
Feasibility Study for Meta-Analysis of Red-Throated Diver Displacement
Dirksen, S. , Coppack, T. , Searle, K.
July 2017
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind
Displacement
Birds , Waterfowl
Possible Behavioural, Energetic and Demographic Effects of Displacement of Red-throated Divers
Dierschke, V. , Furness, R. , Gray, C.
June 2017
Report
Displacement
Birds , Waterfowl
Review and analysis of tracking data to delineate flight characteristics and migration routes of birds over the Southern North Sea
Gyimesi, A. , Evans, T. , Linnebjerg, J.
April 2017
Report
Wind Energy , Fixed Offshore Wind , Floating Offshore Wind
Collision
Birds , Passerines , Seabirds , Shorebirds , Waterfowl