An Examination of Reproductive Activity of Birds in Wind Farm

Today, Wind Power Plants are becoming increasingly widespread among alternative power generation methods. As in all the interventions made in the country, wind energy plants have effects such as loss of habitat and discomfort on birds in particular. A total of 40 turbines, including 30 installed turbines and 10 turbines, different located in Tekirda？ province, were investigated and bird species and breeding areas were researched. In the field studies carried out in the breeding season of 2017, the individuals and nests that were given the definite breeding code were evaluated by grouping them at the species and family level. Each of the wind turbines studied was divided into 6 domains with 100, 200, 300, 400, 500 and> 500 m around the body of the wind turbine. During the study, 323 used sockets and 409 unused sockets belonging to 13 families were found in the turbine surroundings. The most reproductive activity was detected at 400-500 m (10 families, 119 nests) while the least reproductive activity was detected at 0-100 m distance (4 families, 13 nests) in the turbine circumference. The number of families and individuals identified were compared according to the distances to the turbines and their habitats. In the ornithological preliminary study reports prepared while setting points of the wind turbine are determined, nesting habitats should be considered by searching bird breeding species