THE POPULATION STATUS OF BIRDS IN THE
UK
Birds of Conservation Concern: 2002-2007
AMBER LIST SPECIES
- MEDIUM CONSERVATION CONCERN -
| Species |
HDrec |
BDMp |
BDMr |
WDMp |
SPEC
2 or 3 |
BR |
BL |
WL |
BI |
WI |
| Red-throated diver |
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* |
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* |
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| Black-throated diver |
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* |
* |
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| Great northern diver |
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* |
| Red-necked grebe |
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* |
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* |
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| Slavonian grebe |
|
* |
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* |
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| Black-necked grebe |
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* |
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| Fulmar |
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* |
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| Manx shearwater |
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* |
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* |
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* |
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| Storm petrel |
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* |
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* |
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| Leech's petrel |
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* |
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* |
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* |
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| Gannet |
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* |
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* |
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* |
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| Cormorant |
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* |
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* |
| Shag |
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* |
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* |
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| Little egret |
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* |
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| Spoonbill |
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* |
* ![]() |
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| Mute swan |
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* |
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| Bewick's swan |
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* |
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* |
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* |
| Whooper swan |
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* |
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* |
|
* |
| Bean goose |
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* |
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| Pink-footed goose |
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* |
|
* |
| White-fronted goose |
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E |
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* |
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G |
| Greylag goose |
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* |
* |
|
* |
| Barnacle goose |
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* |
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* |
|
* |
| Brent goose |
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* |
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* |
|
* |
| Shelduck |
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* |
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* |
| Wigeon |
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* |
|
* |
| Gadwall |
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* |
|
* |
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* |
| Teal |
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* |
| Pintail |
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* |
* |
|
* |
|
* |
| Garganey |
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* |
* |
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| Shoveler |
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* |
| Pochard |
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* |
| Scaup |
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* |
* |
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* |
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| Eider |
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* |
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| Long-tailed duck |
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* |
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| Velvet scoter |
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* |
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* |
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| Goldeneye |
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* |
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* |
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| Honey buzzard |
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* |
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| Red kite |
* |
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| Marsh harrier |
* |
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* |
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| Montagu's harrier |
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* |
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* |
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| Golden eagle |
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* |
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| Osprey |
* |
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* |
* |
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| Kestrel |
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* |
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* |
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| Merlin |
* |
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| Peregrine |
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* |
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| Red grouse |
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* |
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| Water rail |
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* |
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| Spotted crake |
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* |
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| Crane |
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* |
* |
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| Oystercatcher |
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* |
* |
* |
| Avocet |
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* |
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* |
* |
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| Ringed plover |
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* |
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* |
| Dotterel |
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* |
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| Grey plover |
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* |
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* |
| Lapwing |
|
* |
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* |
| Knot |
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* |
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* |
|
* |
| Temminck's stint |
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* |
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| Purple sandpiper |
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* |
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* |
| Dunlin |
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* |
* |
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* |
* |
|
* |
| Ruff |
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* |
|
* |
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| Snipe |
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*(1) |
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| Woodcock |
|
*(1) |
* |
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* |
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| Bar-tailed godwit |
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* |
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* |
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* |
| Whimbrel |
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* |
* |
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| Curlew |
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* |
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* |
* |
| Spotted redshank |
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* |
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| Redshank |
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*(1) |
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* |
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* |
| Green sandpiper |
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* |
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| Wood sandpiper |
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* |
* |
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| Turnstone |
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* |
| Great skua |
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* |
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* |
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| Mediterranean gull |
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* |
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| Black-headed gull |
|
* |
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* |
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| Common gull |
|
* |
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* |
|
* |
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| Lesser black-backed gull |
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* |
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* |
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| Herring gull |
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*(1) |
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![]() * |
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| Kittiwake |
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* |
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| Sandwich tern |
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* |
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* |
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| Arctic tern |
|
* |
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| Little tern |
|
* |
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* |
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* |
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| Guillemot |
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* |
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| Razorbill |
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* |
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* |
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| Black guillemot |
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* |
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| Puffin |
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* |
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* |
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| Stock dove |
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* |
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| Cuckoo |
|
* |
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| Barn owl |
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* |
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* |
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| Short-eared owl |
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* |
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| Kingfisher |
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* |
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| Green woodpecker |
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* |
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| Sand martin |
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* |
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| Swallow |
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* |
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| House martin |
|
* |
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| Tree pipit |
|
*(1) |
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| Meadow pipit |
|
*(1) |
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| Yellow wagtail |
|
* |
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| Grey wagtail |
|
* |
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| Dunnock |
|
* |
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| Nightingale |
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* |
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| Bluethroat |
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* |
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| Black redstart |
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* |
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| Redstart |
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* |
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| Stonechat |
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* |
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| Fieldfare |
|
* |
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* |
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| Redwing |
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* |
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| Mistle thrush |
|
* |
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| Dartford warbler |
* |
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* |
|
* |
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| Wood warbler |
|
* |
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| Willow warbler |
|
* |
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| Goldcrest |
|
*(1) |
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| Firecrest |
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* |
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| Bearded tit |
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* |
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| Golden oriole |
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* |
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| Chough |
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* |
|
* |
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| Serin |
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* |
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| Lesser redpoll |
|
*(1) |
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* |
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| Parrot crossbill |
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* |
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| Common rosefinch |
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* |
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| Hawfinch |
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* |
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| Snow bunting |
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* |
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E = European white-fronted goose subspecies only
G = Greenland white-fronted goose subspecies only
(1) = decline >50% but trend provisional
or possibly unrepresentative of the UK
| AMBER
LIST CRITERIA |
| HDrec |
Historical population decline during 1800-1995, but
recovering: population size has more than doubled over last 25 years |
| BDMp |
Moderate (25-49%) decline in UK breeding population over last 25
years |
| BDMr |
Moderate (25-49%) contraction of UK breeding range over last 25
years |
| WDMp |
Moderate (25-49%) decline in UK non-breeding population over last
25 years |
SPEC
2 or 3 |
Species with unfavourable conservation status in Europe
(SPEC = Species of European Conservation Concern) |
| BR |
Five-year mean of 1-300 breeding pairs in UK |
| BL |
>50% of UK breeding population in 10 or fewer sites, but
not BR |
| WL |
>50% of UK non-breeding population in 10 or fewer sites |
| BI |
>20% of European breeding population in UK |
| WI |
>20% of NW European (wildfowl), East Atlantic Flyway (waders)
or European (others) non-breeding populations in UK |
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