Download the Bird Impact Study Executive Summary (67Kb)

During preparation of a Tiree Community Development Plan (TDP 2005), community consultation identified wind energy as a possible source of income for the island. The Tiree Wind Energy Feasibility Study identified a site on the Ruaig sliabh as suitable for a single community wind turbine. This report quantifies the potential impacts on birds caused by the construction and operation of a single Vestas-52 wind turbine located at grid reference NM 07668 48317, and forms part of the planning application process.

The full report can be downloaded in sections below:

• Ruaig report fore pages document (78Kb)

• Ruaig bird impact study Final report document (349Kb)

• Annex 1 V52 laydown area pdf (13Kb)

• Fig 1.Turbine, access and study area document (418Kb) 

• Fig 2. Greenland goose feeding sites document (419Kb) 

• Fig 3. Greenland geese diurnal flights document (248Kb)

• Fig 4. Greenland geese diurnal low flights document (256Kb)

• Fig 5. Whooper Swan flights document (240Kb)

• Fig 6. Greenland geese roost flights document (246Kb)

• Fig 7. Construction site document (237Kb)

• Fig 8. Nests in 300m document (253Kb)

• Fig 9. Wintering in 300m document (247Kb)