Bat Migration across the Southern North Sea and Possible ... · Modelling necessary, but input data...
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Bat migration across the southern North
Sea and possible implications for offshore
wind farms Sander Lagerveld (WUR) & Maarten Platteeuw (Rijkswaterstaat)
WREN Webinar, 1 March 2016
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Contents
Introduction and study area
Summary results pilot studies 2012 - 2014
More extensive monitoring 2015 / 2016
● Preview of some of the preliminary results
● Patterns of occurrence and species involved
● Occurrence in relation to weather conditions
Bats and offshore wind farms
Conclusions
Options for future research
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Historical bat observations in and around
the southern North Sea
Records at offshore platforms and ships
Observations during surveys / onshore ‘seawatching’ efforts
Ultrasonic recorders at the coastline
Records at remote islands (e.g. Faroe Islands, Heligoland etc.)
=> Other regions: offshore bat activity Baltic Sea and off Pacific and Atlantic North America
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Migration flyway of Nathusius’s Pipistrelle
Reports of banded individuals from UK in The Netherlands and from Latvia in the UK
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Pilot study with bat detectors, 2012-2014
One onshore location (EAZ:
Beach Egmond aan Zee)
Three offshore locations:
● OWEZ: meteo mast
● PAWP: trafo station
● IJMM: IJmuiden meteo
mast
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Beach Egmond aan Zee - 2014
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OWF Egmond aan Zee (15 km offshore) - 2014
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Pr. Amalia Wind Park (23 km offshore) - 2014
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IJmuiden meteo mast (85 km offshore) - 2014
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Monitoring 2015 and 2016
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Hoek van Holland (coast) 2015
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Goeree (c. 30 km offshore) 2015
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Europlatform (c. 50 km offshore) 2015
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Bat migration and weather conditions
Focus on Nathusius’s Pipistrelle
Only OWEZ data 2012 - 2014
Period of 22 Aug – 10 Oct
Weather data obtained from B11B (75 km offshore) and
Valkenburg airport (3 km from coast)
Weather parameters considered (Wind speed & direction, Humidity,
Cloud cover, Visibility, Temperature, Atmospheric pressure, Precipitation)
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Preliminary results
Weather conditions at sea provide better fits than those on land
Relevant parameters are: wind speed and direction, and visibility
Link with insect migration?
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Wind speed (PB11B)
96% of bat activity
at wind speeds < 7m/s
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Wind direction (PB11B)
76% of bat activity
at wind directions
between NE en SE
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Visibility (PB11B)
98% of bat activity
at visibility > 8500 m
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Bats and offshore wind farms (1)
Possible attraction to offshore structures
Possible link with insect availability at sea
Risks for collision and / or barotrauma
Fatalities at sea likely
Mostly migratory species at risk
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Bats and offshore wind farms (2)
Population effects not excluded for at least one species
(Leopold et al. 2014)
Therefore, bats relevant in (spatial) planning and operating of
offshore wind farms
Mitigation based on results so far: increase cut-in speed of
wind turbines in vulnerable periods, thus resulting in stand-still
during low wind speeds
OWF Borssele (soon to be raised in Dutch North Sea)
probably first offshore location in the world with mitigation
measures for bats
Follow-up research to address potential population effects and
effectiveness of mitigation measures
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Conclusions (1)
Regular occurrence late Aug – early Oct,
less frequently in spring
Associated with nights with E wind at low
speeds and high visibility
Species composition and timing of
occurrence indicate migration (however,
occasional feeding flights may also be
involved)
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Conclusions (2)
Nathusius’s Pipistrelle the most
abundant species
Other species offshore: Common
Noctule, Common Pipistrelle and
(prob.) Parti-coloured Bat
Occurrence of east-west migration
Frequently spending the day at
sea!
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Options future research: migration
ecology and fatalities at sea
Modelling necessary, but input data needed
Input to be obtained by:
● Behavioural research with a combination of thermal imaging cameras and bat detectors
● Tracking and tracing of bats
● Determining insect distribution / migration at sea
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Testing thermal imaging cameras
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In collaboration with:
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Thanks for your attention!
Any questions?