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SEA5 Swans & Geese
Potential impacts of offshore wind farms on swans and geese
Offshore wind farms may impact birds directly by mortality from collisions or indirectly by displacement from migratory flyways or local flight paths. At present there are very little data on the effects of offshore wind farms on swans and geese.
Whooper swan, pink-footed goose, European white-fronted goose, barnacle good and brent goose have been highlighted as potentially sensitive species to wind farms and these species are likely to be focal species for environmental assessment.
Key areas and species
Of the nine species reviewed, five species, whooper swan, mute swan, pink-footed goose, greylag goose and barnacle goose occur in internationally important numbers at coastal sites in the SEA5 area. Greenland white-fronted goose occur in nationally important numbers.
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