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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 ↓

Northern Pintail 1
Anas acuta
Anas clypeata 2
Spatula clypeata
Common Teal 3
Anas crecca
Anas penelope 4
Mareca penelope
Anas querquedula 5
Spatula querquedula
Anas strepera 6
Mareca strepera
Greater White-fronted Goose 7
Anser albifrons
Anser albifrons subsp. albifrons 8
Anser albifrons albifrons
Anser albifrons subsp. flavirostris 8
Anser albifrons flavirostris
Greylag Goose 9
Anser anser
Pink-footed Goose 10
Anser brachyrhynchus
Lesser White-fronted Goose 10
Anser erythropus
Common Pochard 11
Aythya ferina
Greater Scaup 12
Aythya marila
Ferruginous Duck 13
Aythya nyroca
Branta bernicla subsp. bernicla 14
Branta bernicla bernicla
Barnacle Goose 15
Branta leucopsis
Red-breasted Goose 16
Branta ruficollis
Common Goldeneye 17
Bucephala clangula
Long-tailed Duck 18
Clangula hyemalis
Tundra Swan 19
Cygnus columbianus
Cygnus columbianus subsp. bewickii 20
Cygnus columbianus bewickii
Whooper Swan 21
Cygnus cygnus
Common Scoter 22
Melanitta nigra
Smew 6
Mergellus albellus
Red-breasted Merganser 23
Mergus serrator
Common Eider 24
Somateria mollissima
Ruddy Shelduck 25
Tadorna ferruginea
Common Shelduck 10
Tadorna tadorna

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