Digital video aerial survey of birds in intertidal habitats of Dundalk Bay: Final report January 2019 to the Marine Institute

In winter 2018/19 Marine Institute Ireland commissioned HiDef Aerial Surveying Limited (‘HiDef’) to undertake a programme of high-resolution digital video aerial marine megafauna, ornithological and human activity surveys over four sites along the east Irish coast. While the survey programme was com...

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Main Author: HiDef Aerial Surveying Limited
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: Marine Institute 2019
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10793/1899
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Summary:In winter 2018/19 Marine Institute Ireland commissioned HiDef Aerial Surveying Limited (‘HiDef’) to undertake a programme of high-resolution digital video aerial marine megafauna, ornithological and human activity surveys over four sites along the east Irish coast. While the survey programme was commissioned to assess common scoter Melanitta nigra numbers and distribution, a single survey of Dundalk Bay was commissioned as part of the programme to assess the numbers of shorebirds at this site. Marine Institute