| Re: windfarms.where are the birds?
I have worked on wind-farms (as an archaeologist) and I am only there to monitor during the construction phase. They are not allowed to do any construction between April and August so that breeding birds aren't disturbed and an ecologist monitors the construction phase as well. We weren't told about collisions in relation to birds, but bats having their ear-drums ruptured (in USA) I think by the air turbulence???? (not sure exact cause) and therefore not being able to detect blades and flying into them. Hen harriers have been seen on some of the wind-farms I've been on and I've seen other sorts of birds up there (started a debate on id in wee brown bird thread, can't find it now). Not an expert, but maybe as ours are located in bogs there isn't as much diversity of wildlife there to disturb? |