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Lancashire Key Species - Birds

Bird species listed in the Lancashire Key Species review of 24/09/2019.

Lancashire Key Species (LKS) refers to species which have a recognised status, either (inter)nationally or locally within Lancashire. The criteria for inclusion are available from LERN.

LKS are split into ...more ↓

Lesser Redpoll 1
Acanthis cabaret
Northern Goshawk 2
Accipiter gentilis
Marsh Warbler 3
Acrocephalus palustris
Common Sandpiper 4
Actitis hypoleucos
Eurasian Skylark 5
Alauda arvensis
Common Kingfisher 6
Alcedo atthis
Northern Pintail 7
Anas acuta
Anas clypeata 8
Spatula clypeata
Common Teal 9
Anas crecca
Anas penelope 10
Mareca penelope
Anas querquedula 11
Spatula querquedula
Anas strepera 12
Mareca strepera
Greater White-fronted Goose 13
Anser albifrons
Anser albifrons subsp. albifrons 14
Anser albifrons albifrons
Anser albifrons subsp. flavirostris 14
Anser albifrons flavirostris
Greylag Goose 15
Anser anser
Pink-footed Goose 16
Anser brachyrhynchus
Lesser White-fronted Goose 16
Anser erythropus
Meadow Pipit 9
Anthus pratensis
Tree Pipit 17
Anthus trivialis
Common Swift 18
Apus apus
Grey Heron 19
Ardea cinerea
Short-eared Owl 20
Asio flammeus
Long-eared Owl 21
Asio otus
Common Pochard 22
Aythya ferina
Greater Scaup 23
Aythya marila
Ferruginous Duck 24
Aythya nyroca
Eurasian Bittern 25
Botaurus stellaris
Branta bernicla subsp. bernicla 26
Branta bernicla bernicla
Barnacle Goose 27
Branta leucopsis
Red-breasted Goose 28
Branta ruficollis
Eurasian Eagle-Owl 29
Bubo bubo
Common Goldeneye 30
Bucephala clangula
Eurasian Stone-curlew 31
Burhinus oedicnemus
Lapland Longspur 32
Calcarius lapponicus
Sanderling 33
Calidris alba
Dunlin 34
Calidris alpina
Red Knot 12
Calidris canutus
Purple Sandpiper 35
Calidris maritima
Ruff 36
Calidris pugnax
Temminck's Stint 37
Calidris temminckii
Eurasian Nightjar 38
Caprimulgus europaeus
Cetti's Warbler 16
Cettia cetti
Little Ringed Plover 39
Charadrius dubius
Common Ringed Plover 9
Charadrius hiaticula
Eurasian Dotterel 40
Charadrius morinellus
Black Tern 32
Chlidonias niger
Black-headed Gull 41
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
White Stork 42
Ciconia ciconia
Western Marsh-Harrier 43
Circus aeruginosus
Hen Harrier 16
Circus cyaneus
Montagu's Harrier 44
Circus pygargus
Long-tailed Duck 45
Clangula hyemalis
Hawfinch 46
Coccothraustes coccothraustes
Common Raven 47
Corvus corax
Common Quail 24
Coturnix coturnix
Corn Crake 16
Crex crex
Common Cuckoo 48
Cuculus canorus
Tundra Swan 49
Cygnus columbianus
Cygnus columbianus subsp. bewickii 50
Cygnus columbianus bewickii
Whooper Swan 51
Cygnus cygnus
Dendrocopos minor 5
Dryobates minor
Little Egret 16
Egretta garzetta
Corn Bunting 52
Emberiza calandra
Yellowhammer 53
Emberiza citrinella
Reed Bunting 9
Emberiza schoeniclus
Erythrina erythrina 39
Carpodacus erythrinus
Merlin 54
Falco columbarius
Peregrine Falcon 55
Falco peregrinus
Eurasian Hobby 56
Falco subbuteo
Eurasian Kestrel 34
Falco tinnunculus
European Pied Flycatcher 57
Ficedula hypoleuca
Brambling 5
Fringilla montifringilla
Common Snipe 58
Gallinago gallinago
Arctic Loon 59
Gavia arctica
Common Loon 60
Gavia immer
Common Crane 61
Grus grus
Eurasian Oystercatcher 16
Haematopus ostralegus
Black-winged Stilt 62
Himantopus himantopus
Little Bittern 63
Ixobrychus minutus
Eurasian Wryneck 61
Jynx torquilla
Red-backed Shrike 48
Lanius collurio
Herring Gull 64
Larus argentatus
Larus argentatus subsp. argentatus 65
Larus argentatus argentatus
Lesser Black-backed Gull 66
Larus fuscus
Great Black-backed Gull 67
Larus marinus
Larus melanocephalus 48
Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
Bar-tailed Godwit 16
Limosa lapponica
Black-tailed Godwit 16
Limosa limosa
Eurasian Linnet 5
Linaria cannabina
Twite 5
Linaria flavirostris
Common Grasshopper-Warbler 39
Locustella naevia
Red Crossbill 68
Loxia curvirostra
Common Nightingale 69
Luscinia megarhynchos
Common Scoter 70
Melanitta nigra
Smew 12
Mergellus albellus
Red-breasted Merganser 71
Mergus serrator
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Red Kite 72
Milvus milvus
Grey Wagtail 5
Motacilla cinerea

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