Ornithological observation onshore
In the context of environmental impact studies and compensation planning onshore we conduct ornithological observations, especially observations of breeding and resting birds as well as surveys of the spatial pattern of diurnal birds of prey. The observation of breeding birds are carried out according to the quality standards for the use of ornithological data into spatial planning of the German Ornithological Society (Pannach 1995) respectively the method standards for the observation of breeding birds of the governing body of Germans bird specialists (Südbeck et al. 2005).
With systematic recording of resting and migratory birds we examine the spatial and temporal characteristic of the bird migration and the occurrence of migrant birds in concrete areas. Beside the phenological aspects the spatial use of different bird species are registered, in general the search for food, rest, moult and sleep. In the context of ornithological studies for onshore wind parks we identify food habitats and flight paths of sensitive or protected bird species.