Changes in the distribution and abundance of common scoter and diver species in the Horns Rev I, II and III offshore windfarm areas, Denmark

This report was commissioned by Energinet. It describes results obtained from the bird survey program in connection with the planned construction of the offshore wind farms (OWF’s) area, and specifically addresses the distributional behaviour of divers (red-throated diver/black-throated diver) and common scoter within and around the Horns Rev I, the Horns Rev II and Horns Rev III offshore wind farms.

The report builds upon data collected under this project in combination with bird survey data from other previous projects within that same area between 2000 and 2012. The report has eight main chapters. Chapter 1 is Introduction and objectives of the report. Chapter 2 details the methods used. Chapter 3 describes the results of the work. Chapter 4 provides a discussion about the results. Chapter 5 provides conclusions from the work.