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Camilty Wind Farm
Species Season Total no.
of Flight
Events
(all VPs)
Total
Time
in
Flight
(sec)
Total
no.
of
Birds
No.
of
Birds
at
PCH
No. of
Birds at
PCH
within
WP
No. of
Flight
Events
for
CRM
Peak
count
(month)
Peregrine winter 1 30 1 1 0 0 1 (Mar)
White-tailed
eagle
winter 1 330 1 1 1 1
1 (Oct)
Other
Gannet winter 1 75 3 3 0 0 3 (Sep)
Breeding Raptors
12.3.13 Six species were recorded during the breeding raptor surveys, including three target species;
goshawk, peregrine and osprey. Of these species, records of goshawk are presented in
Figure 12.A2.2 as part of the Confidential Ornithology Appendix, while flights and observation
data of the other two species are presented in Figure 12.11. Buzzard, kestrel and
sparrowhawk were also recorded on (or within 2 km of) the proposed site.
12.3.14 Peregrine records consisted of three individual flights each by a single bird (one on 22 June
2012 and two, by the same bird, on 13 July 2012). Only one of these flights (the second of
the two consecutive flights by the same bird on 13 July) was over the forest area within the
site boundary, the first flight being over the woodland to the west of the site. The other flight
was recorded over the woodland to the north of the site boundary (Figure 12.11). These
flights were in addition to the single peregrine flight recorded on 2 March 2012 during the
standard flight activity surveys (Figure 12.6). There was no evidence of nesting by this
species within the survey area.
12.3.15 Osprey records consisted of two flight events, both of which occurred on 22 June 2012, and
an observation of a single bird on 30 April 2012 (Figure 12.6). The flight events involved
three and two birds each and were of individuals hunting and interacting over Cobbinshaw
Reservoir. The single observed bird was perched at the woodland edge approximately 500
m to the west of the proposed Camilty wind farm site and feeding on a fish. There were no
other records of this species during the baseline surveys and there was no evidence of
nesting by this species within the survey area.
12.3.16 No other target raptor species were recorded during the raptor surveys or any of the other
ornithology baseline surveys. However, an incidental record of short-eared owl was recorded
adjacent to the B7008 near Camilty Hill (NT049 592) during a badger survey on 4 May 2012.
12.3.17 Records of buzzard and sparrowhawk during the raptor surveys included confirmation of
breeding by both species within 2 km of the site.
Moorland Breeding Birds
12.3.18 Results show that the open-ground habitat within the proposed Camilty wind farm site (plus
surrounding 500m buffer) supports some typical moorland and grassland species, as well as
those typical of woodland edge and scrub-type habitats, with most species holding several
breeding territories.
March 2013 12-19 ES Chapter 12
Ornithology
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