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English name |
Scientific name |
Chapter |
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Alder |
Alnus glutinosa |
4, 6 |
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Alpine lady's-mantle |
Alchemilla alpina |
7 |
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Alternate-flowered water-milfoil |
Myriophyllum alterniflorum |
4 |
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American pondweed |
Potamogeton epihydrus |
9 |
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Ash |
Fraxinus excelsior |
6 |
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Aspen |
Populus tremula |
6 |
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Autumn hawkbit |
Leontodon autumnalis |
5 |
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Bearberry |
Arctostaphyllos uva-osi |
7 |
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Beech |
Fagus sylvatica |
6 |
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Bent grasses |
Agrostis spp. |
5, 7 |
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Birch |
Betula spp. |
6, 7 |
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Bird's-foot trefoil |
Lotus corniculatus |
5 |
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Black knapweed |
Centaurea nigra |
5 |
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Blaeberry (bilberry) |
Vaccinium myrtillus |
5, 7 |
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Bluebell (wild hyacinth) |
Hyacinthoides non-scriptus |
1, 6 |
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Bog-mosses |
Sphagnum spp. |
7 |
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Bracken |
Pteridium aquilinum |
5, 6 |
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Bramble |
Rubus fruticosus agg. |
6 |
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Broad-leaved helleborine |
Epipactis helleborine |
8 |
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Broad-leaved pondweed |
Potamogton natans |
4 |
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Bugle |
Ajuga repens |
6 |
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Canadian pondweed |
Elodea canadensis |
4 |
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Carnation grass |
Carex flacca |
3 |
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Common bent |
Agrostis tenuis |
7 |
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Common cordgrass |
Spartina anglica |
3 |
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Common wood violet |
Viola riviniana |
6 |
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Corn cleavers |
Galium tricornatum |
5 |
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Corn cockle |
Agrostemma githago |
5, 9 |
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Cornflower |
Centaurea cyanus |
5, 9 |
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Cotton grasses |
Eriophorum spp. |
7 |
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Crested dogstail |
Cynosurus cristatus |
5 |
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Crowberry |
Empetrum nigrum |
7 |
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Downy birch |
Betula pubescens |
6 |
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Dwarf eel grass |
Zostera noltii |
3 |
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Egg wrack |
Ascophyllum nodosum |
3 |
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Elm |
Ulmus spp. |
6 |
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Eyebrights |
Ephrasia spp. |
3 |
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Fescue grasses |
Festuca spp. |
3 |
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Fiorin |
Agrostis capillaris |
5 |
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Foxtail stonewort |
Lamprothamnium papulosum |
3 |
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Giant hogweed |
Heracleum mantegazzianum |
1, 4 |
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Glasswort |
Salicornia spp. |
3 |
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Green shield moss |
Buxbaumia viridis |
9 |
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Hawthorn |
Crataegus monogyna |
6 |
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Hazel |
Corylus avellana |
6 |
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Heath bedstraw |
Galium saxatile |
5,7 |
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Heath milk-wort |
Polygala serpyllifolia |
7 |
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Heather |
Calluna vulgaris |
5, 7 |
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Holly |
Ilex aquifolium |
6 |
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Japanese knotweed |
Reynoutria japonica |
4 |
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Juniper |
Juniperus communis |
3, 6, 7 |
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Kelp |
Laminaria spp. |
2 |
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Lady's bedstraw |
Galium verum |
3, 5 |
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Ling |
Calluna vulgaris |
7 |
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Lyme grass |
Leymus arenarius |
3 |
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Marram grass |
Ammophila arenaria |
3 |
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Marsh saxifrage |
Saxifraga hirculus |
7 |
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Meadow vetchling |
Lathyrus pratensis |
5 |
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Narrow club-rush |
Blysmus rufus |
3 |
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Narrow-leaved eel grass |
Zostera angustifolia |
3 |
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Narrow-lipped helleborine |
Epipactis dunensis |
8 |
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New Zealand stonewort |
Crassula helmsii |
4 |
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Norwegian mugwort |
Artemisia norvegica |
7 |
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Norwegian specklebelly |
Pseudocyphellaria norvegica |
1 |
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Oak |
Quercus spp. |
6 |
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Pendunculate oak |
Quercus robur |
6 |
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Pillwort |
Pilularia globulifera |
9 |
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Pine |
Pinus sylvestris |
7 |
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Pipewort |
Eriocaulon aquaticum |
9 |
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Purple moorgrass |
Molinia caerulea |
7 |
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Purple ramping-fumitory |
Fumaria purpurea |
5 |
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Red clover |
Trifolium pratense |
5 |
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Red fescue |
Festuca rubra |
3 |
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Reed |
Phragmites australis |
4 |
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Rhododendron |
Rhododendron ponticum |
6 |
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Ribwort plantain |
Plantago lanceolata |
3 |
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River jelly lichen |
Collema dichotum |
4 |
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Rock sea lavender |
Limonium recurvum ssp. humile |
3 |
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Rowan |
Sorbus aucuparia |
6, 7, 8 |
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Scots lovage |
Ligusticum scoticum |
3 |
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Scots pine |
Pinus sylvestris |
1, 6 |
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Seagrass |
Zostera spp. |
3 |
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Sea plantain |
Plantago maritima |
3 |
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Sea poa |
Puccinellia maritima |
3 |
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Sea rush |
Juncus gerardii |
3 |
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Sessile oak |
Quercus petrea |
6 |
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Sheep's fescue |
Festuca ovina |
5, 7 |
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Shepherd's needle |
Scandix pecten-veneris |
5 |
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Shetland hawkweeds |
Hieracium sect Alpestria |
8 |
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Shetland mouse-ear |
Cerastium nigrescens |
8 |
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Shetland pondweed |
Potamogeton rutilis |
4 |
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Shore-weed |
Littorella uniflora |
4 |
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Silver birch |
Betula pendula |
6 |
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Slender naiad |
Najas flexilis |
4 |
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Small pondweed |
Potamogeton berchtoldii |
4 |
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Snow-in-summer |
Cerastium tomentosum |
8 |
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Sphagnum species |
Sphagnum spp. |
4 |
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Sticky catchfly |
Lychnis viscaria |
1 |
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Sublittoral eel grass |
Zostera marina |
3 |
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Sundews |
Drosera spp. |
7 |
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Sycamore |
Acer pseudoplatanus |
6 |
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Thrift |
Armeria maritima |
3 |
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Tormentil |
Potentilla erecta |
5, 7 |
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Twinflower |
Linnaea borealis |
6 |
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Vernal squill |
Scilla verna |
3 |
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White water lily |
Nymphaea alba |
4 |
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Willow |
Salix spp. |
4, 6, 7 |
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Woolly fringe moss |
Racomitrium lanuginosum |
7 |
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Woolly willow |
Salix lanata |
7 |
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Yarrow |
Achillea millefolium |
3 |
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Young's helleborine |
Epipactis youngiana |
8 |
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Animals |
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merican mink |
Mustela vison |
1 |
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Atlantic salmon |
Salmo salar |
4 |
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Bank vole |
Clethrionomys glareola |
7 |
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Barnacle goose |
Branta leucopsis |
3 |
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Black grouse |
Tetrao tetrix |
7, 8 |
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Blue whiting |
Micromesistius poutassou |
2 |
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Bottlenose dolphin |
Tursiops truncatus |
2 |
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Brown hare |
Lepus europaeus |
5 |
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Caledonian sac spider |
Clubonia subsaltans |
6 |
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Capercaillie |
Tetrao urogallus |
6 |
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Chequered skipper |
Carterocephalus palaemon |
6 |
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Cold water coral |
Lophelia pertusa |
2 |
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Common scoter |
Melanitta nigra |
7 |
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Corn bunting |
Milaria calandra |
3, 5 |
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Corncrake |
Crex crex |
1, 3, 5 |
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Curlew |
Numenius arquata |
5, 7 |
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Dark bordered beauty moth |
Epione parallelaria |
6 |
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Dark-bellied Brent goose |
Branta bernicla |
3 |
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Dipper |
Cinclus cinclus |
4 |
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Dotterel |
Charadrius morinellus |
7 |
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Dunlin |
Calidris alpina |
3 |
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European beaver |
Castor fiber |
4 |
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Fan shell |
Atrina fragilis |
2 |
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Fox |
Vulpes vulpes |
7 |
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Fulmar |
Fulmarus glacialis |
3 |
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Golden eagle |
Aquila chrysaetos |
7 |
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Golden plover |
Pluvialis apricaria |
7 |
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Goldfish |
Carassius auratus |
4 |
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Great crested newt |
Triturus cristatus |
8 |
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Greenshank |
Tringa nebularia |
7 |
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Grey partridge |
Perdix perdix |
5 |
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Greylag geese |
Anser anser |
3 |
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Gudgeon |
Gobio gobio |
4 |
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Guillemot |
Uria aalge |
2, 3 |
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Hen harrier |
Circus cyaneus |
5, 7 |
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Heron |
Ardea cinerea |
4 |
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Horse mussel |
Modiolus modiolus |
2 |
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Kentish glory moth |
Endromis versicolora |
6 |
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Kingfisher |
Alcedo atthis |
4 |
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Knot |
Calidris canutus |
3 |
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Lagoon cockle |
Cerastoderma glaucum |
3 |
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Lagoon mud snail |
Hydrobia neglecta |
3 |
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Lagoon sand worm |
Armandia cirrhosa |
3 |
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Lagoon shrimp |
Gammarus insensibilis |
3 |
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Lapwing |
Vanellus vanellus |
5, 7 |
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Leatherback turtle |
Dermochelys coriacea |
2 |
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Linnet |
Carduelis cannabina |
8 |
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Mackerel |
Scomber scombrus |
2 |
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Marine worm |
Serpula vermicularis |
2 |
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Meadow pipit |
Anthus pratensis |
5, 7 |
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Medicinal leech |
Hirudo medicinalis |
4 |
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Merlin |
Falco columbarius |
5, 7 |
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Mink |
Mustela vison |
4 |
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Natterjack toad |
Bufo calamita |
3 |
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Northern hatchet shell |
Thyasira gouldi |
2 |
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Otter |
Lutra lutra |
4, 8 |
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Oystercatcher |
Haematopus ostralegus |
3 |
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Passenger pigeon |
Ectopictus migratorius |
1 |
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Pearl bordered fritillary |
Boloria euphrosyne |
6 |
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Peewit |
Vanellus vanellus |
5, 7 |
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Peregrine falcon |
Faclo peregrinus |
1 |
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Purple sandpiper |
Calidris maritima |
7 |
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Red deer |
Cervus elaphus |
7 |
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Red grouse |
Lagopus lagopus scoticus |
7 |
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Red kite |
Milvus milvus |
1 |
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Redshank |
Tringa totanus |
3, 7 |
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Red-throated diver |
Gavia stellata |
7 |
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Reed beetle |
Donacia aquatica |
4 |
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Ringed plover |
Charadrius hiaticula |
3 |
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Roundnose grenadier |
Coryphaenoides rupestris |
2 |
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Ruffe |
Gymnocephalus cernuus |
4 |
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Salmon |
Salmo salar |
4 |
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Sandeel |
Ammodytes spp |
9 |
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Sandpiper |
Actitis hypoleucos |
7 |
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Scottish crossbill |
Loxia scotica |
6 |
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Sea eagle |
Haliaeetus albicilla |
1 |
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Signal crayfish |
Pacifastacus leniusculus |
4 |
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Skylark |
Aluada arvensis |
1, 5 |
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Snipe |
Gallinago gallinago |
7 |
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Snow bunting |
Plectrophenax nivalis |
7 |
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Song thrush |
Turdus philomelos |
1, 8 |
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Spotted flycatcher |
Muscicapa striata |
6 |
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Teal |
Anas crecca |
3 |
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Tree sparrow |
Passer montanus |
6, 8 |
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Trout |
Salmo trutta |
4 |
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Turtle dove |
Streptopelia turtur |
8 |
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Twite |
Carduelis flavirostris |
7 |
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Vendace |
Coregonus albula |
4 |
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Water shrew |
Neomys fodiens |
4 |
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Water vole |
Arvicola terrestris |
4 |
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Weevil |
Protapion ryei |
8 |
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White-tailed (sea) eagle |
Haliaeetus albicilla |
1 |
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Wigeon |
Anas penelope |
3 |
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Wood ant |
Formica sp. |
1 |
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