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Scientific Name
Common Name
Lanius collurio
Red-backed shrike
Larus argentatus argenteus
Herring gull
Larus canus
Common gull
Larus ridibundus
Black-headed gull
Limosa limosa
Black-tailed godwit
Loxia curvirostra
Common crossbill
Lullula arborea
Woodlark
Melanitta nigra
Common scoter
Miliaria calandra
Corn bunting
Milvus milvus
Red kite
Morus bassanus
Gannet
Motacilla alba
Pied wagtail
Muscicapa striata
Spotted flycatcher
Parus caeruleus
Blue tit
Parus major
Great tit
Passer domesticus
House sparrow
Passer montanus
Tree sparrow
Perdix perdix
Grey partridge
Phalacrocorax aristotelis
Shag
Phalacrocorax carbo
Cormorant
Phalaropus lobatus
Red-necked phalarope
Phasianus colchicus
Pheasant
Pica pica
Magpie
Plectrophenax nivalis
Snow bunting
Podiceps cristatus
Great crested grebe
Prunella modularis
Dunnock
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Chough
Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Bullfinch
Sterna dougallii
Roseate tern
Sterna paradisaea
Arctic tern
Streptopelia turtur
Turtle dove
Strix aluco
Tawny owl
Sturnus vulgaris
European starling
Tachybaptus ruficollis
Little grebe
Tetrao tetrix
Black grouse
Tetrao urogallus
Capercaillie
Turdus merula
Blackbird
Turdus philomelos
Song thrush
Tyto alba
Barn owl
Uria aalge
Guillemot
Vanellus vanellus
Lapwing
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