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THE POPULATION STATUS OF BIRDS IN THE UK

Birds of Conservation Concern: 2002-2007

RED LIST SPECIES
- HIGH CONSERVATION CONCERN -


Species
IUCN
HD
BDp
BDr
  
BDMp
BDMr
SPEC
2 or 3
BR
BL
WL
BI
WI

Red Listing Criteria

Additional Amber-Listing Criteria
Bittern  
*
*
*
    
*
*
  
*
    
Common scoter      
*
*
    
*
  
*
    
White-tailed eagle  
*
        
*
*
        
Hen harrier  
*
        
*
          
Black grouse  
*
*
    
*
*
          
Capercaillie    
*
*
                
Grey partridge (1)    
*
      
*
          
Quail  
*
      
*
            
Corncrake
*
*
  
*
        
*
      
Stone-curlew      
*
    
*
*
        
Black-tailed godwit  
*
    
*
  
*
*
  
*
  
*
Red-necked phalarope  
*
          
*
        
Roseate tern    
*
*
    
*
*
        
Turtle dove (1)    
*
      
*
          
Nightjar      
*
    
*
  
*
      
Wryneck  
*
*
*
    
*
*
        
Lesser spotted woodpecker    
*
                  
Woodlark      
*
    
*
  
*
      
Skylark (1)    
*
      
*
          
Ring ouzel    
*
    
*
            
Song thrush (1)    
*
                  
Grasshopper warbler (1)    
*
    
*
            
Savi’s warbler    
*
        
*
        
Aquatic warbler
*
                
*
    
Marsh warbler    
*
    
*
  
*
        
Spotted flycatcher (1)    
*
      
*
          
Marsh tit (1)    
*
                  
Willow tit (1)    
*
                  
Red-backed shrike  
*
*
*
    
*
*
        
Starling (1)    
*
                  
House sparrow (1)    
*
                  
Tree sparrow (1)    
*
                  
Linnet (1)    
*
                  
Twite  
*
                    
Scottish crossbill
*
                  
*
  
Bullfinch (1)    
*
                  
Yellowhammer (1)    
*
                  
Cirl bunting      
*
                
Reed bunting (1)    
*
                  
Corn bunting (1)  
*
*
    
*
            

(1) UK population >10,000 pairs

RED LISTING CRITERIA
IUCN Globally Threatened
HD Historical population decline in UK during 1800-1995
BDp Rapid (>50%) decline in UK breeding population over last 25 years
BDr Rapid (>50%) contraction of UK breeding range over last 25 years
   
ADDITIONAL AMBER-LISTING CRITERIA
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
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 rare breeders (RB)
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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