APPENDIX J
a. Initial
assessment of potential ecological impacts on agricultural habitats from the
construction of the Spur Line
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Evaluation of
impact |
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Potential impact |
Location |
Type |
Species of
Conservation Concern |
Size / abundance |
Duration |
Reversibility |
Magnitude |
Habitat loss from construction operations |
On-site |
Direct |
Japanese Yellow Bunting |
Large area affected, number of individuals moderate to high |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat |
Moderate to high |
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Red-billed Starling |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved low
to moderate |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat |
Low to moderate |
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Chinese Pond Heron |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved low
to moderate |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat |
Low to moderate |
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Great Egret |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved low |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat. |
Low |
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Grey Heron |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved low |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat. |
Low |
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Little Egret |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved low
to moderate |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat. |
Low to moderate |
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Common Teal |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved low |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat |
Low |
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Eurasian Coot |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved low |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat |
Low |
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Black-winged Stilt |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved low
to moderate |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat |
Low to moderate |
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Northern Hobby |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved low |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat |
Low |
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Greater Painted-snipe |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved
moderate |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat |
Moderate |
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Pheasant-tailed Jacana |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved low |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat |
Low |
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Chestnut Bittern |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved low |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat |
Low |
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Japanese Quail |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved
moderate to high |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat |
Moderate to high |
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Common Snipe |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved
moderate to high |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat |
Moderate to high |
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Pintail Snipe |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved
moderate to high |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat |
Moderate to high |
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Swinhoe’s Snipe |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved
moderate to high |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat |
Moderate to high |
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Richard’s Pipit |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved low
to moderate |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat |
Low to moderate |
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Bluethroat |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved
moderate to high |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat |
Moderate to high |
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Common Stonechat |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved
moderate |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat |
Moderate |
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Zitting Cisticola |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved
moderate |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat |
Moderate |
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Pallas’s Grasshopper Warbler |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved
moderate |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat |
Moderate |
Habitat fragmentation |
Off-site |
Indirect |
Japanese Yellow Bunting |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved low |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Low |
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Red-billed Starling |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved low |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Low |
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Chinese Pond Heron |
Large area
affected, number of individuals involved moderate |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Moderate |
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Great Egret |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved
moderate |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Moderate |
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Grey Heron |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved
moderate |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Moderate |
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Little Egret |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved
moderate |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Moderate |
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Common Teal |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved low |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Low |
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Eurasian Coot |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved low |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Low |
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Black-winged Stilt |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved low |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Low |
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Northern Hobby |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved low |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Low |
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Greater Painted-snipe |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved low |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Low |
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Pheasant-tailed Jacana |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved low |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Low |
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Chestnut Bittern |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved low |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Low |
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Japanese Quail |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved low |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Low |
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Common Snipe |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved low |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Low |
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Pintail Snipe |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved low |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Low |
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Swinhoe’s Snipe |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved low |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Low |
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Richard’s Pipit |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved low |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Low |
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Bluethroat |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved low |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Low |
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Common Stonechat |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved low |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Low |
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Zitting Cisticola |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved low |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Low |
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Pallas’s Grasshopper Warbler |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved low |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Low |
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Japanese Yellow Bunting |
Large area affected, number of individuals moderate to high |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Moderate to high |
Disturbance of wildlife by noise and visual movement |
Off-site |
Indirect |
Red-billed Starling |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved low
to moderate |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Low to moderate |
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Chinese Pond Heron |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved low
to moderate |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Low to moderate |
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Great Egret |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved low |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Low |
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Grey Heron |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved low |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Low |
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Little Egret |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved low
to moderate |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Low to moderate |
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Common Teal |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved low |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Low |
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Eurasian Coot |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved low |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Low |
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Black-winged Stilt |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved low
to moderate |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Low to moderate |
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Northern Hobby |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved low |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Low |
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Greater Painted-snipe |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved
moderate |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Moderate |
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Pheasant-tailed Jacana |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved low |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Low |
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Chestnut Bittern |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved low |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Low |
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Japanese Quail |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved
moderate to high |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Moderate to high |
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Common Snipe |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved
moderate to high |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Moderate to high |
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Pintail Snipe |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved
moderate to high |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Moderate to high |
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Swinhoe’s Snipe |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved
moderate to high |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Moderate to high |
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Richard’s Pipit |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved low
to moderate |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Low to moderate |
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Bluethroat |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved
moderate to high |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Moderate to high |
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Common Stonechat |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved
moderate |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Moderate |
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Zitting Cisticola |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved
moderate |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Moderate |
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Pallas’s Grasshopper Warbler |
Large area affected, number of individuals involved
moderate |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Moderate |
b. Initial
assessment of potential ecological impacts on forest habitats from the
construction of the Spur Line
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Evaluation of
impact |
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Potential impact |
Location |
Type |
Species of
Conservation Concern |
Size / abundance |
Duration |
Reversibility |
Magnitude |
Habitat loss from construction operations |
On-site |
Direct |
Northern Hobby |
Small area affected, low numbers of individuals
involved |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat |
Low |
Black-naped Oriole |
Small area affected, low numbers of individuals
involved |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat |
Low |
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Habitat fragmentation |
Off-site |
Indirect |
Northern Hobby |
Small area affected, low numbers of individuals
involved |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Low to very low |
Black-naped Oriole |
Small area affected, low numbers of individuals
involved |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Low to very low |
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Disturbance of wildlife by noise and visual movement |
Off-site |
Indirect |
Northern Hobby |
Small area affected, low numbers of individuals involved |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Low |
Black-naped Oriole |
Small area affected, low numbers of individuals
involved |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Low |
c. Initial
assessment of potential ecological impacts on marsh habitats from the
construction of the Spur Line
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Evaluation of
impact |
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Potential impact |
Location |
Type |
Species of
Conservation Concern |
Size / abundance |
Duration |
Reversibility |
Magnitude |
Habitat loss from construction operations |
On-site |
Direct |
Japanese Yellow Bunting |
Small area affected, but very scarce habitat. Low number of individuals involved |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat |
Low |
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Schrenck’s Bittern |
Small area affected, but very scarce habitat. Moderate number of individuals
involved |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat |
Moderate |
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Chinese Pond heron |
Small area affected, but very scarce habitat. Low number of individuals involved |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat |
Low |
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Little Egret |
Small area affected, but very scarce habitat. Low to moderate number of individuals
involved |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat |
Low to moderate |
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Common Teal |
Small area affected, but very scarce habitat. Low number of individuals involved |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat |
Low |
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Greater Painted-snipe |
Small area affected, but very scarce habitat. High to very high number of
individuals involved |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat |
High to very high |
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Pheasant-tailed Jacana |
Small area affected, but very scarce habitat. Moderate
number of individuals involved |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat |
Moderate |
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Watercock |
Small area affected, but very scarce habitat. Moderate
number of individuals involved |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat |
Moderate |
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Chestnut Bittern |
Small area affected, but very scarce habitat. Moderate
number of individuals involved |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat |
Moderate |
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Common Snipe |
Small area affected, but very scarce habitat. High to very high number of
individuals involved |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat |
High to very high |
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Pintail Snipe |
Small area affected, but very scarce habitat. High to very high number of
individuals involved |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat |
High to very high |
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Swinhoe’s Snipe |
Small area affected, but very scarce habitat. High to very high number of
individuals involved |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat |
High to very high |
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Bluethroat |
Small area affected, but very scarce habitat. Moderate
number of individuals involved |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat |
Moderate |
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Common Stonechat |
Small area affected, but very scarce habitat. Low number of individuals involved |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat |
Low |
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Pallas’s Grasshopper Warbler |
Small area affected, but very scarce habitat. Low number of individuals involved |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat |
Low |
Habitat fragmentation |
Off-site |
Indirect |
Japanese Yellow Bunting |
Small area
affected, but will be highly fragmented. Low number of individuals involved. |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat |
Low |
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Schrenck’s Bittern |
Small area
affected, but will be highly fragmented. Moderate number of individuals involved. |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat |
Moderate |
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Chinese Pond heron |
Small area
affected, but will be highly fragmented. Low number of individuals involved. |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat |
Low |
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Little Egret |
Small area
affected, but will be highly fragmented. Low to moderate number of individuals involved. |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat |
Low to moderate |
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Common Teal |
Small area
affected, but will be highly fragmented. Low number of individuals involved. |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat |
Low |
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Greater Painted-snipe |
Small area
affected, but will be highly fragmented. High to very number of individuals involved. |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat |
High to very high |
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Pheasant-tailed Jacana |
Small area
affected, but will be highly fragmented. Moderate number of individuals involved. |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat |
Moderate |
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Watercock |
Small area
affected, but will be highly fragmented. Moderate number of individuals involved. |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat |
Moderate |
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Chestnut Bittern |
Small area
affected, but will be highly fragmented. Moderate number of individuals involved. |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat |
Moderate |
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Common Snipe |
Small area
affected, but will be highly fragmented. High to very number of individuals involved. |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat |
High to very high |
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Pintail Snipe |
Small area
affected, but will be highly fragmented. High to very number of individuals involved. |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat |
High to very high |
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Swinhoe’s Snipe |
Small area
affected, but will be highly fragmented. High to very number of individuals involved. |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat |
High to very high |
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Bluethroat |
Small area
affected, but will be highly fragmented. Moderate number of individuals involved. |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat |
Moderate |
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Common Stonechat |
Small area
affected, but will be highly fragmented. Low number of individuals involved. |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat |
Low |
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Pallas’s Grasshopper Warbler |
Small area
affected, but will be highly fragmented. Low number of individuals involved. |
Medium term |
Reversible with reprovision of suitable habitat |
Low |
Disturbance of wildlife by noise and visual movement |
Off-site |
Indirect |
Japanese Yellow Bunting |
Small area affected, but is extremely close to source
of disturbance. Low number of
individuals involved |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Low |
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Schrenck’s Bittern |
Small area affected, but is extremely close to source
of disturbance. Moderate number
of individuals involved |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Moderate |
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Chinese Pond heron |
Small area affected, but is extremely close to source
of disturbance. Low number of
individuals involved |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Low |
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Little Egret |
Small area affected, but is extremely close to source
of disturbance. Low to moderate
number of individuals involved |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Low to moderate |
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Common Teal |
Small area affected, but is extremely close to source
of disturbance. Low number of
individuals involved |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Low |
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Greater Painted-snipe |
Small area affected, but is extremely close to source
of disturbance. High to very
high number of individuals involved |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
High to very high |
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Pheasant-tailed Jacana |
Small area affected, but is extremely close to source
of disturbance. Moderate number
of individuals involved |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Moderate |
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Watercock |
Small area affected, but is extremely close to source
of disturbance. Moderate number
of individuals involved |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Moderate |
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Chestnut Bittern |
Small area affected, but is extremely close to source
of disturbance. Moderate number
of individuals involved |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Moderate |
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Common Snipe |
Small area affected, but is extremely close to source
of disturbance. High to very
high number of individuals involved |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
High to very high |
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Pintail Snipe |
Small area affected, but is extremely close to source
of disturbance. High to very
high number of individuals involved |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
High to very high |
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Swinhoe’s Snipe |
Small area affected, but is extremely close to source
of disturbance. High to very
high number of individuals involved |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
High to very high |
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Bluethroat |
Small area affected, but is extremely close to source
of disturbance. Moderate number
of individuals involved |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Moderate |
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Common Stonechat |
Small area affected, but is extremely close to source
of disturbance. Low number of
individuals involved |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Low |
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Pallas’s Grasshopper Warbler |
Small area affected, but is extremely close to source
of disturbance. Low number of
individuals involved |
Medium term |
Reversible with provision of suitable habitat |
Low |