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[1] Marine Directorate was known as Marine Scotland at the time of this workshop.
[2] All relevant qualifying interest features qualify for their breeding populations. Species that fall within foraging range of the Array are shown in bold.
[3] Conservation designations refer to status within the Fifth Birds of Conservation Concern in the United Kingdom (Stanbury et al., 2021); listing in Annex I of EU Birds Directive; listing in Schedule 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended); and listing in the Scottish Biodiversity List. For further details on selection of VORs refer to volume 3, appendix 11.1.
[4] Grey cells indicate not relevant for the species occurrence in the North Sea.
[5] Not available. Assumed to be the same as European storm petrel.
[6] Grey cells indicate that the season is not relevant for the species occurrence in the North Sea.
[7] As no guillemot breeding colonies are in foraging range of the Array, the breeding season regional population has been calculated by estimating the number of juvenile birds associated with colonies within 470 km of the Array. For further details, refer to volume 3, appendix 11.1.
[8] Grey cells indicate that the season is not relevant for the species occurrence in the North Sea.
[9] C = Construction, O = Operation and maintenance, D = Decommissioning
[10] C = Construction, O = Operation and maintenance, D = Decommissioning
[11] Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora) and Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds.
[12] Seasonal abundances are taken from volume 3, appendix 11.3:
[13] Population counts are taken from Table 11.9 Open ▸ .
[14] Baseline mortality is calculated using mortality rates given in volume 3, appendix 11.1.
[15] Options 1 and 2 use the Basic model with Options 3 and 4 utilising the Extended model. The difference between the two Options under each model is linked to the use of flight height data. Options 2 and 3 use generic data from Johnston et al. (2014) whereas Options 1 and 4 use site-specific data derived from site-specific surveys.
[16] Population counts are taken from Table 11.9 Open ▸ .
[17] Baseline mortality is calculated using mortality rates given in volume 3, appendix 11.1.
[18] Dogger Bank A and B are assessed together within cumulative section as projects submitted a combined application.
[19] Dogger Bank C and Sofia are assessed together within cumulative section as projects submitted a combined application.
[20] Kentish Flats and Kentish Flats Extension are assessed together within cumulative section as projects submitted a combined application.
[21] Seagreen 1 Offshore Wind Farm and Seagreen 1A Project are assessed together within cumulative section as projects submitted a combined application.
[22] Note that publicly available shapefiles could not be located for these sites and therefore are not shown within Figure 11.5. They have been considered within the assessment.
[23] Shown as part of Dogger Bank C (left hand side)
[24] C = Construction, O = Operation and maintenance, D = Decommissioning
[25] C = Construction, O = Operation and maintenance, D = Decommissioning
[26] C = Construction, O = Operation and maintenance, D = Decommissioning