Offshore space use of lesser black-backed gulls (Larus fuscus) from the Schiermonnikoog breeding population

This report provides and overview into the offshore space use of lesser black-backed gulls from the breeding colony of Schiermonnikoog, Netherlands, and their interactions with Gemini wind farm. The overall aim of this project was to develop understanding of lesser black-backed gull behaviour, breeding biology, and response to environmental drivers and is presented in he PhD thesis written as the main output of this project (Sage, 2022), whilst this report provides additional contextual information and policy reccomendations more specifically focused on the interactions of gulls with offshore windfarms.