Artificial Nesting Structures for Kittiwake Compensation

This paper summarises the planning and construction of three artificial nesting structures that are being installed along the East Coast of England, which are required as a part of the Development Consent Order for the Hornsea 3 Offshore Windfarm. This requirement forms part of the ecological compensation measures for a vulnerable seabird species whose populations could be affected by wind farms – the Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla).