Camilty Wind Farm - Partnerships for Renewables

Camilty Wind Farm - Partnerships for Renewables Camilty Wind Farm - Partnerships for Renewables

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Camilty Wind Farm Receptor Sensitivity/ Importance of Receptor Effect Development Phase Magnitude of Change/Effect Level of Effect (and Significance) Prior to Mitigation Mitigation Enhancement Level of Effect (and Significance ) after Mitigation Nature of Effect Disturbance/ Displacement (nesting) Operation Small Slight (not significant) None N/A Slight (not significant) Assumes theoretical disturbance of a nest site in the unlikely event that one is established in close proximity to the proposed wind farm site Disturbance/ Displacement (foraging) Operation Small Slight (not significant) None N/A Slight (not significant) Minor displacement to alternative foraging areas Collision Mortality Operation Small Slight (not significant) None N/A Slight (not significant) Predicted mortality not anticipated to significantly affect conservation status at NHZ level. Barrier Effect Operation Small Slight (not significant) None N/A Slight (not significant) Partial barrier effect which is unlikely to significantly increase energy expenditure but could possibly lead to habitat segregation, the impact of which is reduced by the availability of suitable alternative March 2013 12-68 ES Chapter 12 Copyright Partnerships for Renewables Development Co. Ltd 2013 © Ornithology

Camilty Wind Farm Receptor Sensitivity/ Importance of Receptor Effect Development Phase Magnitude of Change/Effect Level of Effect (and Significance) Prior to Mitigation Mitigation Enhancement Level of Effect (and Significance ) after Mitigation Nature of Effect habitat in the wider area to which birds are likely to be displaced Pink-footed Goose International Habitat loss Construction Negligible Negligible (not significant) None N/A Negligible (not significant) None predicted Disturbance/ Displacement Construction Negligible Negligible (not significant) None N/A Negligible (not significant) None predicted Disturbance/ Displacement Operation Negligible Negligible (not significant) None N/A Negligible (not significant) None predicted Collision Mortality Operation Negligible Negligible (not significant) None N/A Negligible (not significant) None predicted Barrier Effect Operation Negligible Negligible None N/A Negligible None predicted (not significant) (not significant) Greylag Goose Regional Habitat loss Construction Negligible Negligible (not significant) None N/A Negligible (not significant) None predicted Disturbance/ Construction Negligible Negligible None N/A Negligible None predicted March 2013 12-69 ES Chapter 12 Copyright Partnerships for Renewables Development Co. Ltd 2013 © Ornithology

<strong>Camilty</strong> <strong>Wind</strong> <strong>Farm</strong><br />

Receptor<br />

Sensitivity/<br />

Importance<br />

of Receptor<br />

Effect<br />

Development<br />

Phase<br />

Magnitude of<br />

Change/Effect<br />

Level of Effect<br />

(and Significance)<br />

Prior to Mitigation<br />

Mitigation<br />

Enhancement<br />

Level of<br />

Effect (and<br />

Significance<br />

) after<br />

Mitigation<br />

Nature of Effect<br />

Disturbance/<br />

Displacement<br />

(nesting)<br />

Operation Small Slight<br />

(not significant)<br />

None N/A Slight<br />

(not<br />

significant)<br />

Assumes<br />

theoretical<br />

disturbance of a<br />

nest site in the<br />

unlikely event that<br />

one is established<br />

in close proximity<br />

to the proposed<br />

wind farm site<br />

Disturbance/<br />

Displacement<br />

(<strong>for</strong>aging)<br />

Operation Small Slight<br />

(not significant)<br />

None N/A Slight<br />

(not<br />

significant)<br />

Minor<br />

displacement to<br />

alternative <strong>for</strong>aging<br />

areas<br />

Collision<br />

Mortality<br />

Operation Small Slight<br />

(not significant)<br />

None N/A Slight<br />

(not<br />

significant)<br />

Predicted mortality<br />

not anticipated to<br />

significantly affect<br />

conservation status<br />

at NHZ level.<br />

Barrier Effect Operation Small Slight<br />

(not significant)<br />

None N/A Slight<br />

(not<br />

significant)<br />

Partial barrier<br />

effect which is<br />

unlikely to<br />

significantly<br />

increase energy<br />

expenditure but<br />

could possibly lead<br />

to habitat<br />

segregation, the<br />

impact of which is<br />

reduced by the<br />

availability of<br />

suitable alternative<br />

March 2013 12-68 ES Chapter 12<br />

Copyright <strong>Partnerships</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Renewables</strong> Development Co. Ltd 2013 ©<br />

Ornithology

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