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Wind Power: Birds

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 9 July 2026UIN 14777

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her department has estimated how many seabirds have died due to colliding with offshore wind turbines for each of the last five years.

Answered by Emma Hardy

We have commissioned the Joint Nature Conservation Committee to undertake a project to calculate estimated mortalities from offshore wind farms using up to date methods and parameters. This will support future assessments of offshore wind impacts on seabirds.

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