Species Priority List

UK PRIORITY SPECIES OCCURRING IN THE WESTERN ISLES

UK PRIORITY SPECIES OCCURRING IN THE WESTERN ISLES - VERTEBRATES
Group Scientific name Common Name
Mammal Lutra lutra Otter
Mammal Pipistrellus pipisterllus & P. pygmaeus Pipistrelle bat
Mammal Phocoena phocoena Harbour porpoise
Mammal Balaena glacialis Northern right whale
Mammal Balaenoptera acutorostrata Minke whale
Mammal Balaenoptera borealis Sei whale
Mammal Balaenoptera musculus  Blue whale
Mammal Balaenoptera physalus Fin whale
Mammal Megaptera novaeangilea Humpback whale
Mammal Tursiops truncatus Bottle-nosed dolphin
Mammal Grampus griseus Risso's dolphin
Mammal Lagenorhynchus albirostris White-beaked dolphin
Mammal Lagenorhynchus acutus Atlantic white-sided dolphin
Mammal Delphinus delphis Common dolphin
Mammal Stenella coeruleoalba Striped dolphin
Mammal Hyperodoon ampullatus Northern Bottlenose whale
Mammal Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier's beaked whale
Mammal Mesoplodon bidens Sowerby's beaked whale
Mammal Mesoplodon mirus True's beaked whale
Mammal Orcinus orca Killer whale
Mammal Globicephala melas Long-finned pilot whale
Mammal Physeter macrocephalus (P. catodon) Sperm-whale
Bird Crex crex Corncrake
Bird Phalaropus lobatus Red-necked phalarope
Bird Alauda arvensis Skylark
Bird Turdus philomelos Song thrush
Bird Carduelis cannabina Linnet
Bird Emberiza schoeniclus Reed bunting
Bird Miliaria calandra Corn bunting
Reptile Dermochelys coriacea Leatherback turtle
Reptile Caretta caretta Loggerhead turtle
Reptile Lepidochelys kempii Kemp's ridley turtle
Fish Cetorhinus maximus Basking shark
Fish Raja batis Common skate
Fish Commercial marine fish stocks :cod, hake, herring, plaice, saithe, sole, whiting  
Fish Deep water fish: Brosme brosme,Coryphaenoides rupestris, Macrourus berglax, Hoplostethus atlanticus, Lophius spp., Sebastes spp, Merluccius merluccius, Molva dypterygia, M molva, Raja hyperborea, Reinharditus hippoglossoides  

 

UK PRIORITY SPECIES OCCURRING IN THE WESTERN ISLES - INVERTEBRATES
Group Scientific name Common Name
Mollusc Margaritifera margaritifera Freshwater pearl mussel
Beetle Ceutorhynchus insularis A weevil
Beetle Protapion ryei A weevil
Moth Xestia alpicola Northern dart
Bee Bombus distinguendus Great yellow bumble bee
Bee Colletes floralis Northern colletes bee

 

UK PRIORITY SPECIES OCCURRING IN THE WESTERN ISLES - VASCULAR PLANTS
Group Scientific name Common Name
Vascular plant Cochlearia scotica Scottish scurvygrass
Vascular plant Euphrasia campbelliae Eyebright
Vascular plant Euphrasia heslop- harrisonii Eyebright
Vascular plant Euphrasia marshallii Eyebright
Vascular plant Euphrasia rotundifolia Eyebright
Vascular plant Juniperus communus Dwarf Juniper
Vascular plant Lycopodiella inundata Marsh clubmoss
Vascular plant Najas flexilis Slender naiad
Vascular plant Pilularia globulifera Pillwort
Vascular plant Potamogeton rutilus Shetland pondweed
Vascular plant Spiranthes romanzoffiana Irish lady's tresses

 

UK PRIORITY SPECIES OCCURRING IN THE WESTERN ISLES - LOWER PLANTS
Group Scientific name Common Name
Algae Chara baltica Baltic stonewort
Algae Chara canescens Bearded stonewort
Algae Lamprothamnium papulosum Foxtail stonewort
Algae Chara muscosa Mossy stonewort
Algae Tolypella nidifica Birds's nest stonewort
Liverworts/Mosses Campylopus setifolius Silky Swan-neck Moss
Fungi Hygrocybe calyptriformis Pink meadow cap

UK SPECIES OF CONSERVATION CONCERN OCCURRING IN THE WESTERN ISLES

UK SPECIES OF CONSERVATION CONCERN OCCURRING IN THE WESTERN ISLES - VERTEBRATES
Group Scientific name Common Name
Mammal Cervus elaphus scoticus Red Deer
Mammal Lepus timidus Mountain hare
Mammal Phoca vitulina Common seal
Mammal Halichoerus grypus Grey seal
Bird Melanitta nigra Common Scoter
Bird Muscicapa striata Spotted flycatcher
Bird Gavia stellata Red throated diver
Bird Gavia arctica Black throated diver
Bird Gavia immer Great northern diver
Bird Podiceps auritus Slavonian grebe
Bird Hydrobates pelagicus Storm petrel
Bird Oceanodroma leucorhoa Leach's storm petrel
Bird Morus bassanus Gannet
Bird Phalocrorax carbo Cormorant
Bird Cygnus cygnus Whooper swan
Bird Anser albifrons flavirostris Greenland white-fronted goose
Bird Anser anser Greylag goose (Scottish)
Bird Branta leucopsis Barnacle Goose
Bird Tadorna tadorna Shelduck
Bird Anas penelope Wigeon
Bird Anas acuta Pintail
Bird Anas clypeata Shoveller
Bird Somateria mollissima Eider
Bird Falco columbarius Merlin
Bird Falco perugrinus Peregrine
Bird Charadrius hiaticula Ringed plover
Bird Pluvialis apricaria Golden plover
Bird Pluvialis squatarola Grey plover
Bird Vanellus vanellus Lapwing
Bird Calidris alba Sanderling
Bird Calidris maritima Purple sandpiper
Bird Calidris alpina Dunlin
Bird Limosa lapponica Bar-tailed godwit
Bird Tringa totanus Redshank
Bird Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel
Bird Tringa nebularia Greenshank
Bird Stercorarius parasiticus Arctic skua
Bird Sterna hirundo Common tern
Bird Sterna paradisea Arctic tern
Bird Sterna albifrons Little tern
Bird Alca torda Razorbill
Bird Asio flammeus Short-eared owl
Bird Cinclus cinclus Dipper
Bird Carduelis flavirostris Twite
Bird Plectrophenax nivalis Snow bunting
Reptile Anguis fragilis Slow-worm
Fish Salmo salar Atlantic salmon
Fish Salvelinus alpinus Arctic charr

 

UK SPECIES OF CONSERVATION CONCERN OCCURRING IN THE WESTERN ISLES - INVERTEBRATES
Group Scientific name Common Name
Beetle Thanatophilus dispar A carrion beetle
Moth Lycia zonaria Belted beauty
Dronfly/Damselfly Aeshna juncea Common hawker
Dronfly/Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Common blue damselfly
Dronfly/Damselfly Ishnura elegans Blue-tailed damselfly
Dronfly/Damselfly Libellula quadrimaculata Four-spotted chaser
Dronfly/Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Large red damselfly
Dronfly/Damselfly Sympetrum scoticum Black darter
Dronfly/Damselfly Sympetrum nigrescens Highland darter
Dronfly/Damselfly Sympetrum striolatum Common darter
Butterfly Coenonympha tullia Large heath

 

UK SPECIES OF CONSERVATION CONCERN OCCURRING IN THE WESTERN ISLES - VASCULAR PLANTS
Group Scientific name Common Name
Vascular plant Dactylorhiza lapponica Lapland marsh-orchid
Vascular plant Potamogeton epihydrus Leafy Pondweed
Vascular plant Ranunculus reptan Slender creeping spearwort

 

UK SPECIES OF CONSERVATION CONCERN OCCURRING IN THE WESTERN ISLES - LOWER PLANTS
Group Scientific name Common Name
Moss Bryum dixonii  
Liverwort Geocalyx graveolens Liverwort
Fungi Geoglossum elongatum An earth tongue
Fungi Geoglossum simile An earth tongue
Fungi Geoglossum starbackii An earth tongue
Fungi Microglossum atropurpureum  
Fungi Puccinia eriophori A rust
Fungi Collybia acertvata  
Fungi Entoloma bloxamii (madidum)  
Fungi Leccinum salicola A bolete
Lichen Anaptychia ciliaris subsp. Mammillata  


LOCALLY IMPORTANT SPECIES IN THE WESTERN ISLES

LOCALLY IMPORTANT SPECIES IN THE WESTERN ISLES - VERTEBRATES
Group Scientific name Common Name
Bird Fulmarus glacialis Fulmar
Bird Puffinus puffinus Manx shearwater
Bird Phalacrocorax phalacrocorax Shag
Bird Cygnus olor Mute Swan
Bird Anas strepera Gadwall
Bird Anas crecca Teal
Bird Aythya fuligula Tufted duck
Bird Mergus serrator Red breasted merganser
Bird Clangula hyemalis Long-tailed duck
Bird Circus cyaneus Hen harrier
Bird Haliaeetus albicilla White tailed eagle
Bird Aquila chrysaetos Golden eagle
Bird Rallus Aquaticus Water rail
Bird Porzana porzana Spotted crake
Bird Haematopus ostralegus Oystercatcher
Group Scientific name Common Name
Bird Gallinago gallinago Snipe
Bird Arenaria interpres Turnstone
Bird Stercoranius skua Great skua
Bird Larus Marinus Great black-backed gull
Bird Risa tridactyla Kittiwake
Bird Uria aalge Guilemot
Bird Cepphus grylle Black guillemot
Bird Fratercula arctica Puffin
Bird Troglodytes troglodytes Wren
Bird Prunella modularis Dunnock

 

LOCALLY IMPORTANT SPECIES IN THE WESTERN ISLES - INVERTEBRATES
Group Scientific name Common Name
Butterfly Argynnis agalaja Dark-green fritillary

 

UK SPECIES OF CONSERVATION CONCERN OCCURRING IN THE WESTERN ISLES - VASCULAR PLANTS
Group Scientific name Common Name
Vascular plant Ajuga pyramidalis Pyramidal Bugle
Vascular plant Atriplex praecox Early orache
Vascular plant Carex maritima Curved sedge
Vascular plant Cicuta virosa Cowbane
Vascular plant Dactylorhiza comosa subsp. Scotica Western marsh-orchid subspecies
Vascular plant Equisetum x mildeanum A hybrid horsetail
Vascular plant Equisetum variegatum Variegated horsetail
Vascular plant Euphrasia foulaensis Eyebright
Vascular plant Euphrasia frigida Eyebright
Vascular plant Gentianella amarella subsp. septentrionalis Autumn Gentian subspecies
Vascular plant Hierochloe odorata Holygrass
Vascular plant Hammarbya paludosa Bog Orchid
Vascular plant Hieracium scarpicum Hawkweed microspecies
Vascular plant Isoetes echinospora Spring quillwort
Vascular plant Juncus balticus Baltic rush
Vascular plant Juncus filiformis Thread rush
Vascular plant Mertensia maritima Oysterplant
Vascular plant Orobanche alba Thyme broomrape
Vascular plant Polygonum boreale Northern knotgrass
Vascular plant Potamogeton x billupsii A hybrid pondweed
Vascular plant Potamogeton coloratus Fen pondweed
Vascular plant Potamogeton filiformis Slender-leaved pondweed
Vascular plant Ruppia cirrhosa Spiral tasselweed
Vascular plant Sarcocornia perennis Perennial glasswort
Vascular plant Zostera marina & X. angustifolia Eelgrass

 

UK SPECIES OF CONSERVATION CONCERN OCCURRING IN THE WESTERN ISLES - LOWER PLANTS
Group Scientific name Common Name
Moss Campylopus shawii Oceanic moss
Moss Glyphomitrium daviesii Oceanic moss
Moss Myurium hochstetteri Oceanic moss
Moss Sanionia orthothecioides Northern oceanic moss
Lichen Lecanora straminea  
Lichen Multiclavula vernalis