TY - RPRT
TI - Night Migration of Songbirds and Waterfowl at the Utgrunden Off-Shore Wind Farm: A Radar-Assisted Study in Southern Kalmar Sound
AU - Pettersson, J
AU - Fågelvind, J
AB - The nocturnal flights of migrating waterfowl and songbirds (passerines) were tracked by radar at the Utgrunden Lighthouse in southern Kalmar Sound on a total of 23 autumn and 26 spring nights from 2006 to 2008.There are primarily three important questions regarding offshore wind turbines that this study was required to answer:Which flight altitudes do waterfowl use during their migration over open seas and at night as well as in conditions of poor visibility?How high do songbirds (passerines) fly over the sea at night and in conditions of poor visibility?How do both waterfowl and songbirds react under conditions of poor visibility when they come close to off-shore wind turbines?An understanding of these matters is very important in order to calculate the risk of birds colliding with off-shore wind turbines. The knowledge can be used as a basis for planning, licensing and environmental impact assessments concerning offshore windparks.
DA - 2011/07//
PY - 2011
SP - 59
PB - Vindval
SN - 6438
UR - https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A1616938&dswid=-2466
LA - English
KW - Wind Energy
KW - Fixed Offshore Wind
KW - Birds
KW - Passerines
KW - Waterfowl
ER -