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The Sutherland
Biodiversity Action Plan - October 2003
LOCAL PRIORITY SPECIES
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Local Priority Species Sutherland contains a number of additional species that are rare or scarce in either Highland or Britain as a whole, and these ‘local priority species’ are listed below. We have also included a number of species that although not rare or scarce nationally, are rare in Sutherland. Further details of locally important species are available from the Highland Biodiversity Officer. |
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Scientific name: |
Common name: | Habitat: |
| Amphibians | ||
| Bufo bufo | Common toad | Freshwater |
| Bees & Wasps | ||
| Bombus muscorum | a Bumble bee | |
| Beetles | ||
| Carabus clatratus | a Ground beetle | Moorland |
| Nebria nivalis | a Ground beetle | Mountain |
| Birds | ||
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Alca torda Ardea cinerea Bucephala clangula Cephus grylle Clangula hyemalis Corvus corax Falco peregrinus Fratercula artica Fulmarus glacialis Gavia artica Gavia immer Gavia stellata Hydrobatus pelagicus Larus argentatus Larus fuscus Melanita fusca Melanitta nigra Phalacrocorax aristotelis Phalacrocorax carbo Rissa tridactyla Somateria mollissima Tadorna tadorna Uria aalge Anas acuta Anas clypeata Anas crecca Anser anser Anser brachyrhynchus Anus penelope Arenaria interpres Aythya ferina Aythya marila Branta leucopsis Calidris alba Calidris alpina Calidris canutus Calidris maritima Carduelis flavirostris Charadrius hiaticula Cygnus cygnus Cygnus olor Emberiza schoeniclus Gallinago gallinago Gallinula chloropus Haematopus ostralegus Larus canus Larus ridibundus Limosa lapponica Limosa limosa Locusella maevia |
Razorbill Grey heron Goldeneye Black guillemot Long-tailed duck Raven Peregrine Puffin Fulmar Black-throated diver Great northern diver Red-throated diver Storm petrel Herring gull Lesser black-backed gull Velvet scoter Common scoter Shag Cormorant Kittiwake Eider Shelduck Guillemot Pintail Shoveler Teal Greylag goose Pink footed goose Wigeon Turnstone Pochard Scaup Barnacle goose Sanderling Dunlin Knot Purple sandpiper Twite Ringed plover Whooper swan Mute swan Reed bunting Snipe Moorhen Oystercatcher Common gull Black headed gull Bar-tailed godwit Black-tailed godwit Grasshopper warbler |
Sea &
coast Sea & coast, Freshwater Sea & coast Sea & coast Sea & coast Sea & coast, Moorland, Mountain Sea & coast, Moorland Sea & coast Sea & coast Sea & coast, Freshwater Sea & coast, Freshwater Sea & coast, Freshwater, Moorland Sea & coast Sea & coast Sea & coast Sea & coast Sea & coast, Freshwater, Moorland Sea & coast Sea & coast Sea & coast Sea & coast Sea & coast Sea & coast Freshwater Freshwater Freshwater, Moorland Freshwater, Farm & Croft, Moorland Freshwater, Farm & Croft Freshwater, Moorland Freshwater Freshwater Freshwater Freshwater Freshwater Freshwater, Moorland Freshwater Freshwater Freshwater, Farm & Croft Freshwater Freshwater, Farm & Croft Freshwater Freshwater, Farm & Croft Freshwater Freshwater Freshwater Freshwater Freshwater Freshwater Freshwater Freshwater |
| Numenius arquata | Curlew | Freshwater, Farm & Croft, Moorland |
| Pandion haliaetus | Osprey | Freshwater |
| Philomachus pugnax | Ruff | Freshwater |
| Plectrophenax nivalis | Snow bunting | Freshwater, Farm & Croft |
| Pluvialis squatarola | Grey plover | Freshwater |
| Podiceps auritus | Slavonian grebe | Freshwater |
| Porzana porzana | Spotted crake | Freshwater |
| Rallus aquaticus | Water rail | Freshwater |
| Riparia riparia | Sand martin | Freshwater |
| Sterna albifrons | Little tern | Freshwater |
| Sterna hirundo | Common tern | Freshwater |
| Sterna paradisaea | Arctic tern | Freshwater |
| Sterna sandvicensis | Sandwich tern | Freshwater |
| Tringa nebularia | Greenshank | Freshwater, Moorland |
| Tringa totanus | Redshank | Freshwater, Farm & Croft |
| Vanellas vanellas | Lapwing | Freshwater, Farm & Croft |
| Alauda arvensis | Skylark | Farm & Croft |
| Anthus pratensis | Meadow pipit | Farm & Croft, Moorland |
| Carduelis carduelis | Goldfinch | Farm & Croft |
| Carduelis chloris | Greenfinch | Farm & Croft |
| Carduelis flavirostris | Linnet | Farm & Croft, Roadside |
| Coturnix coturnix | Quail | Farm & Croft |
| Crex crex | Corncrake | Farm & Croft |
| Fringilla coelebs | Chaffinch | Farm & Croft |
| Fringilla montifringilla | Brambling | Farm & Croft |
| Hirundo rustica | Swallow | Farm & Croft |
| Miliaria calandra | Corn bunting | Farm & Croft |
| Perdix perdix | Grey partridge | Farm & Croft |
| Pluvialis apricaria | Golden plover | Farm & Croft |
| Sturnus vulgaris | Starling | Farm & Croft, Urban |
| Turdus iliacus | Redwing | Farm & Croft, Woodland |
| Turdus pilaris | Fieldfare | Farm & Croft, Woodland |
| Turdus viscivorus | Mistle thrush | Farm & Croft, Woodland |
| Anthus pratensis | Tree pipit | Woodland |
| Asio flammeus | Short-eared owl | Woodland, Moorland |
| Asio otus | Long eared owl | Woodland |
| Circus cyaneus | Hen harrier | Woodland, Moorland |
| Falco columbarius | Merlin | Woodland, Moorland |
| Falco tinnunculus | Kestrel | Woodland |
| Loxia curvirostra | Crossbill | Woodland |
| Muscicapa striata | Spotted flycatcher | Woodland |
| Phoenicurus phoenicurus | Redstart | Woodland |
| Phyloscopus sibilatrix | Wood warbler | Woodland |
| Phyloscopus trochilus | Willow warbler | Woodland |
| Pyrrhula pyrrhula | Bullfinch | Woodland |
| Regalus regalus | Goldcrest | Woodland |
| Scolopax rusticola | Woodcock | Woodland |
| Tetrao tetrix | Black grouse | Woodland, Moorland |
| Turdus philomelos | Song thrush | Woodland |
| Tyto alba | Barn owl | Woodland |
| Aquila chrysaetos | Golden eagle | Moorland, Mountain |
| Cuculus canorus | Cuckoo | Moorland |
| Lagopus lagopus | Red grouse | Moorland |
| Numenius phaeopus | Whimbrel | Moorland |
| Pluvialis apricaria | Golden plover | Moorland |
| Saxicola torquata | Stonechat | Moorland |
| Stercorarius parasiticus | Arctic skua | Moorland |
| Stercorarius skua | Great skua | Moorland |
| Charadrius morinellus | Dotterel | Mountain |
| Lagopus mutus | Ptarmigan | Mountain |
| Turdus torquatus | Ring ouzel | Mountain |
| Apus apus | Swift | Urban |
| Delochon urbica | House martin | Urban |
| asser domesticus | House sparrow | Urban |
| Emberiza citronella | Yellowhammer | Roadside |
| Passer montanus | Tree sparrow | Roadside |
| Prunella modularis | Dunnock | Roadside |
| Butterflies & Moths | ||
| Hipparchia semele | Grayling | Coast |
| Coenonympha tullia | Large heath | Moorland |
| Erebia aethiops | Scotch argus | Moorland |
| Crustaceans | ||
| Homarus gammarus | Common lobster | Marine |
| Palinurus elephas | Crawfish | Marine |
| Fish | ||
| Salmo salar | Atlantic salmon | Freshwater / Marine |
| Salmo trutta | Sea trout | Freshwater / Marine |
| Salmo trutta | Brown trout | Freshwater |
| Salvelinus alpinus | Arctic char | Freshwater |
| Mammals | ||
| Myotis daubentoni | Daubenton’s bat | Freshwater |
| Neomys fodiens | Water shrew | Freshwater |
| Martes martes | Pine martin | Woodland |
| Felis sylvestris | Wild cat | Mountain |
| Mustela erminea | Stoat | Mountain |
| Plecotus auritus | Brown long-eared bat | Built environment |
| Molluscs | ||
| Cochlicella acuta | Pointed snail | Coast |
| Helicella itala | Heath snail | Coast |
| Pupilla muscorum | Moss chrysalis snail | Coast |
| Vallonia costata | Ribbed grass snail | Coast |
| Button ram’s horn | Freshwater | |
| Freshwater pea mussel | Freshwater | |
| Mosses & Liverworts | ||
| Geocalyx graveolens | a Liverwort | Coast |
| Pellia borealis | a Liverwort | Freshwater |
| Anastrophyllum joergensenii | a Liverwort | Mountain |
| Mastigophora woodsii | a Liverwort | Mountain |
| Bryum marrattii | a Moss | Coast |
| Bryum salinum | a Moss | Coast |
| Myurium hochstetteri | a Moss | Coast |
| Sanionia orthothecioides | a Moss | Coast |
| Hygrohypnum dilatatum | a Moss | Freshwater |
| Brachythecium compactum | a Moss | Mountain |
| Campylopus shawii | a Moss | Mountain |
| Paraleucobryum longifolium | a Moss | Mountain |
| Pohlia andalusica | a Moss | Mountain |
| Pseudoleskella nervosa | a Moss | Mountain |
| Rhychostegium alopecuroides | a Moss | Mountain |
| Seligeria trifaria | a Moss | Mountain |
| Sphagnum fuscum | a Bog-moss | Mountain |
| Sphagnum majus | a Moss | Mountain |
| Amblystegium varium | a Moss | Limestone areas |
| Bryum mildeanum | a Moss | Limestone areas |
| Conardia compacta | a Moss | Limestone areas |
| Hypnum bambergeri | a Moss | Limestone areas |
| Rhychostegiella teneriffae | a Moss | Limestone areas |
| Tortella densa | a Moss | Limestone areas |
| Reptiles | ||
| Anguis fragilis | Slow worm | Moorland |
| Vipera berus | Adder | Moorland |
| Spiders | ||
| Larinioides patagiatus | an Orb-web spider | Freshwater |
| Vascular plants | ||
| Carex
maritima
Carex recta Euphrasia foulaensis Euphrasia marshallii Hieracium fulvocaesium Hieracium pauculidens Juncus balticus Ophioglossum azoricum Oxytropis halleri Primula scotica Vicia orobus Carex chordorhiza Isoetes echinospora Nuphar pumila Cephalanthera longifolia Moneses uniflora Neottia nidus-avis Ajuga pyramidalis Alchemilla glaucescens Arctostaphylos alpinus Arenaria norvegica ssp norvegica Asplenium septentrionale Betula nana Carex capillaris Carex rupestris Dactylorhiza incarnata ssp cruenta Dactylorhiza lapponica Deschampsia setacea Diphasiastrum issleri Hieracium diversidens Hieracium kennethii Hieracium mucronellum Hieracium pollinarium Hieracium prolixum Luzula arcuata Minuartia rubella Minuartia rubella Minuartia sedoides Poa glauca Rhynchospora fusca Salix myrsinites Salix reticulata Saxifraga nivalis Sorbus rubicola Dryas octapetala Epipactis atrorubens Gymnocarpium robertianum |
Curved
sedge
Estuarine sedge an Eyebright an Eyebright a Hawkweed a Hawkweed Baltic rush Small adder’s tongue Purple oxytropis Scottish primrose Wood bitter-vetch String sedge Spring quillwort Least water-lily Narrow-leaved helleborine One-flowered wintergreen Bird’s nest orchid Pyramidal bugle a Lady’s mantle Arctic bearberry Arctic sandwort Forked spleenwort Dwarf birch Hair sedge Rock sedge Early marsh orchid Lapland orchid Bog hair-grass Yellow cypress clubmoss a Hawkweed a Hawkweed a Hawkweed a Hawkweed a Hawkweed Curved wood-rush Mountain sandwort Mountain sandwort Cyphel Glaucous meadow-grass Brown beak-sedge Whortle-leaved willow Net-leaved willow Alpine saxifrage Rock whitebeam Mountain avens Dark red helleborine Limestone fern |
Coast Coast Coast Coast / Freshwater Coast Coast Coast Coast Coast Coast Coast Freshwater / Mountain Freshwater Freshwater Woodland Woodland Woodland Mountain Mountain Mountain Mountain Mountain Mountain Mountain Mountain Mountain Mountain Mountain Mountain Mountain Mountain Mountain Mountain Mountain Mountain Mountain Mountain Mountain Mountain Mountain Mountain Mountain Mountain Mountain Limestone areas Limestone areas Limestone areas |