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Overview Table of SPA Species Existing SPAs Survey and analysis for marine SPAs UK waters more 50 than database in numbers sufficient to to sufficient numbers in database ESAS analysis Annex 1/ROMAnnex species extension into marine Terrestrial/estuarine Terrestrial/estuarine Visual aerial survey aerial Visual Wholly marine SPA Targetted surveys Colony SPA with - present in ESAS in - present allow for analysis for allow SPA(s) Species Scientific name greater scaup Aythya marila ROMS x x x lesser scaup Aythya affinis common eider Somateria mollisima ROMS x x x king eider Somateria spectabilis Steller's eider Polysticta stelleri harlequin duck Histrionicus histrionicus long-tailed duck Clangula hyemalis ROMS x x x common scoter Melanitta nigra ROMS x x x x black scoter Melanitta americana surf scoter Melanitta perspicillata ROMS velvet scoter Melanitta fusca ROMS x x x bufflehead Bucephala albeola Barrow's goldeneye Bucephala islandica common goldeneye Bucephula clangula ROMS x x x red-breasted merganser Mergus serrator ROMS x x x goosander Mergus merganser ROMS x x x smew Mergellus albellus ROMS red-throated diver Gavia stellata Annex 1 x x x x x black-throated diver Gavia arctica Annex 1 x x x x Pacific diver Gavia pacifica great northern diver Gavia immer Annex 1 x x x white-billed diver Gavia adamsii great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus ROMS x x x red-necked grebe Podiceps grisena ROMS Slavonian grebe Podiceps auritus Annex 1 x x x x black-necked grebe Podiceps nigricollis ROMS black-browed albatross Thalassarche melanophris yellow-nosed albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos Northern fulmar Fulmarus glacialis ROMS x x x x Fea's petrel Pterodroma feae capped petrel Pterodroma hasitata Cory's shearwater Calonectris borealis Annex 1 x x Scopoli's shearwater Calonectris diomedia great shearwater Puffinus gravis ROMS x sooty shearwater Puffinus griseus ROMS x x Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus ROMS x x x x Balearic shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus Annex 1 x x x Macaronesian shearwater Puffinus baroli Wilson's storm petrel Oceanites oceanicus white faced storm petrel Pelagodroma marina European storm petrel Hydrobates pelagicus Annex 1 x x x Leach's storm petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa Annex 1 x x x Swinhoe's storm petrel Oceanodroma monorhis red-billed tropicbird Phaethon aethereus northern gannet Morus bassanus ROMS x x x x great cormorant Phalocrocorax carbo ROMS x x x x double-crested cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus European shag Phalocrocorax aristotelis ROMS x x x x magnificent frigatebird Fregata magnificens Ascension frigatebird Fregata aquila red-necked phalarope Phalaropus lobatus Annex 1 grey phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius ROMS pomarine skua Stercorarius pomarinus ROMS Arctic skua Stercorarius parasiticus ROMS x x x long-tailed skua Stercorarius longicaudus ROMS great skua Stercorarius skua ROMS x x x ivory gull Pagophila eburnea Sabines gull Larus sabini ROMS black-legged kittiwake Rissa tridactyla ROMS x x x slender-billed gull Chroicocephalus genei Bonaparte's gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus ROMS x x x little gull Hydrocoloeus minutus Annex 1 x x x Ross's gull Rhodostethia rosea laughing gull Larus atricilla Franklin's gull Larus pipixcan Mediterranean gull Larus melanocephalus Annex 1 x x x Audouin's gull Larus audouinii great black-headed gull Larus ichthyaetus common gull Larus canus ROMS x x x ring-billed gull Larus delawarensis ROMS lesser black-backed gull larus fuscus ROMS x x x herring gull Larus argentatus ROMS x x x yellow-legged gull Larus michahellis ROMS Caspian gull Larus cachinnans American herring gull Larus smithsonianus Iceland gull Larus glauciodes ROMS x x glaucous-winged gull Larus glaucescens glaucous gull Larus hyperboreus ROMS x x great-black-backed gull larus marinus ROMS x x x Aleutian tern Onychoprion aleuticus sooty tern Onychoprion fuscatus bridled tern Onychoprion anaethetus little tern Sternula albifrons Annex 1 x x x gull-billed tern Gelochelidon nilotica Caspian tern Hydroprogne caspia whiskered tern Chlidonias hybrida black tern Chlidonias niger Annex 1 white-winged tern Chlidonias leucopterus Cabot's tern Sterna acuflavida Sandwich tern Sterna sandvicensis Annex 1 x x x x royal tern Sterna maxima lesser crested tern Sterna bengalensis Forsters tern Sterna forsteri common tern Sterna hirundo Annex 1 x x x x Arctic tern Sterna paradisaea Annex 1 x x x x roseate tern Sterna dougallii Annex 1 x x x common guillemot Uria aalge ROMS x x x x Brunnich's guillemot Uria lomvia razorbill Alca torda ROMS x x x x black guillemot Cepphus grylle x x long-billed murrelet Brachyramphus perdix ancient murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus little auk Alle alle ROMS x x Atlantic puffin Fratercula arctica ROMS x x x x tufted puffin Fratercula cirrhata.
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