NatureScot Research Report 1283 - Disturbance Distances Review: An updated literature review of disturbance distances of selected bird species.
Abstract
This report provides an account for the distances at which disturbance could be caused by human related activities to a number of protected UK bird species present in Scotland during the breeding and nonbreeding seasons. The disturbance distances were collated into a Bird Disturbance Response (BDR) database for 65 bird species that were selected by NatureScot. With regards to these species, this report provides an account for each species summarising: quantitative information available in terms of AD/FID and MAD, recommended protection buffer distances, the likely sensitivity of each species to human disturbance activities and the quality of information available.