East Anglia ONE Offshore Windfarm Generation Assets Monitoring Plan


September, 2016


Appendix A – Record of consultation discussions for ornithological monitioring


Table A5-1 Consultation activities in relation to securing 'in-principle agreements’ for ornithological monitoring. Date


Description 5th March 2015


26th March 2015 15th April 2015


11th May 2015 18th June 2015 24th June 2015 2nd July 2015 8th July 2015 12th August 2015 3rd September 2015


Regular monthly meeting with Natural England during which ornithological monitoring was discussed. Natural England made reference to the potential for strategic ornithological monitoring.


EAOL submission of the offshore ornithology sensitivity review paper.


Initial discussion with Natural England on ornithological monitoring in the context of the DML, following submission of offshore ornithology sensitivity review.


Meeting with the MMO and Natural England to discuss the monitoring discussion papers. EAOL gave the MMO an update on the ornithological discussions with Natural England.


Meeting with Natural England to discuss ornithological monitoring during which EAOL proposed a great black back gull (GBBG) monitoring programme.


Regular monthly meeting with the MMO during which EAOL gave the MMO an update on the ornithological discussions with Natural England.


Regular monthly meeting with Natural England during which ornithological monitoring was discussed.


Letter from EAOL to the MMO proposing project-specific GBBG monitoring and outlining the reasons why wider strategic monitoring is not considered appropriate for the discharge of ornithological monitoring conditions.


Response from Natural England stating that they consider that the proposed GBBG monitoring will not be sufficient to discharge the ornithological monitoring conditions.


Regular monthly meeting with the MMO during which GBBG and aerial ornithology options were discussed.


24th September 2015 Letter from EAOL to the MMO proposing an aerial digital avoidance/displacement study. Written in response to a specific request for particular monitoring targets from Natural England.


19th October 2015 21st October 2015 29th October 2015


Meeting with the MMO and Natural England during which aerial surveys and tagging studies were discussed.


Response from the MMO providing a summary of the key points and outstanding issues in relation to aerial surveys and tagging studies.


Letter from EAOL to the MMO providing details of modified proposals for aerial surveys and outlining their position in relation to tagging studies.


9th November 2015 Meeting with the MMO and Natural England to finalise ornithological monitoring proposals.


17th November 2015 Letter submitted to the MMO outlining EAOL position on the suitability of aerial digital surveys to discharge the relevant DML condition and specifically, the appropriateness of these surveys to support the impact assessment of the project on kittiwake.


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