Development of a method for the automatic quantification of bird migration in the area of ​​offshore wind farms and the barrier effect of the technical systems for bird migration using fast fixed beam radar

Entwicklung einer Methode zur automatischen Quantifizierung des Vogelzuges im Bereich von OffshoreWindparks und der Barrierewirkung der technischen Anlagen für den Vogelzug mittels fast fixed beam Radar

This report describes the development and calibration of a pencil beam radar. This radar is based on a conventional ship radar, which is operated in fixed beam mode, i.e. with a fixed antenna. In a field test with the prototype "Bird Scan System M1", it was shown that almost maintenance-free and reliable continuous operation in offshore wind farms is possible. The fixed beam radar prototype for bird migration detection was calibrated by synchronous parallel measurements with the target tracking radar "Superfledermaus" of the Swiss Ornithological Institute in Sempach. As a result, pull rates can be determined very reliably.

This report is only available in German.