A proposed extension to
a giant wind farm between Essex and Kent could be blocked over fears it would
drive away a species of sea bird.
The area is the winter
home of about 6,500 red throated divers - more than a third of the UK's
population.
The consortium behind
the London Array windfarm wants to build phase two of the project, which will
eventually boast 341 turbines.
But the RSPB fear more
turbines will disturb the birds.
The wind farm was given
the green light in 2006 on condition that phase two would only go ahead if the
red throated divers were protected.
The RSPB said the
population of the birds in the outer Thames estuary could be displaced by the
extension.
Richard Rigg, project
director at London Array, said: "Since receiving its original consent in
2006, London Array has been working alongside Natural England and the RSPB to
collect, analyse and review information on the red throated divers that winter
in the Thames Estuary.
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