NRS priority species full list

NRS priority species full list

The table below lists species for which NRS submissions have declined significantly over the past two decades (please note that species with an asterisk are on Schedule 1 of the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 and require a licence to be obtained before monitoring). Records of any species, including those not on this table, will still provide valuable information.

NameHistorical totalMean annual submission
Mute Swan7346145
Eider11017348
Red-throated Diver*250516
Fulmar7638120
Cormorant254058
Shag16170386
Grey Heron8893185
Hen Harrier*204539
Sparrowhawk593763
Merlin*414577
Moorhen25536309
Oystercatcher19146337
Little Ringed Plover*298477
Ringed Plover11460190
Golden Plover9475
Lapwing28662334
Snipe186411
Curlew318923
Common Sandpiper174923
Redshank352876
Kittiwake19676632
Black-headed Gull1035271
Common Gull614692
Little Tern*7219123
Common Tern8936218
Arctic Tern13399356
Skylark886470
Meadow Pipit10653111
Rock Pipit92713
Yellow Wagtail112810
Grey Wagtail7014114
Pied Wagtail11766198
Dipper12393258
Wren18016240
Dunnock33095282
Redstart7748124
Whinchat265726
Wheatear430046
Ring Ouzel195319
Blackbird1430061285
Song Thrush78786495
Mistle Thrush868970
Sedge Warbler530048
Whitethroat7260114
Wood Warbler310163
Willow Warbler14703166
Spotted Flycatcher12607166
Pied Flycatcher49461949
Magpie863977
Rook15902162
Carrion Crow8814125
Starling18848277
Chaffinch25853324
Greenfinch15843169
Linnet30175236
Redpoll13955
Bullfinch638561
Yellowhammer8630105
Reed Bunting869773
Corn Bunting125629