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Table 12.17 Valued Ornithological Receptors (VORs) at the Proposed Wind Energy Development Site
VOR
SPA Qualifying Species
Bar-tailed godwit
Qualifying population
= 1974
Cormorant
Qualifying population
= 682
Curlew
Qualifying population
= 1928
Recorded Presence at Forthbank
(Vantage Point (VP), Winter Walkover (WW), Breeding Bird
Surveys (BBS), Estuary Count (EC), and Barn Owl (BO) Surveys)
VP Surveys:
• Not recorded
WW Surveys:
• Recorded on 2 of 6 visits. Peak count 21 = 1.1% of the Firth of
Forth SPA qualifying population.
BBS:
• Not recorded
EC Surveys:
• Recorded on 4 of the 10 visits. Peak count 33 birds = 1.7% of
the Firth of Forth SPA qualifying population.
VP Surveys:
• 10 flight events comprising 48 birds of which 14 flight events
comprising 18 birds were “at risk”.
• Peak count 6 = 1%), the site is also considered to be
of International importance.
As a qualifying species of the Firth of Forth SPA cormorant is of
International importance.
Given the close proximity of the application site to this SPA, and
the fact that on occasion the site supports a significant proportion
of the SPA population (i.e. >1%), the site is also considered to be
of International importance.
As a qualifying species of the Firth of Forth SPA curlew is of
International importance.
Given the close proximity of the application site to this SPA, and
the fact that on occasion the site supports a significant proportion
of the SPA population (i.e. >1%), the site is also considered to be
of International importance.
Species Conservation
Value (Sp) and Level
of Importance at
Forthbank (Site)
Sp: International
Site: International
Sp: International
Site: International
Sp: International
Site: International
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