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The Sutherland Biodiversity Action Plan - October 2003
UK PRIORITY SPECIES

UK Priority Species:
The following species have been identified by the UK Biodiversity Steering Group as ‘priority species’ and are present in Sutherland. Species Action Plans or Statements have been prepared for these species, and are available on the website www.ukbap.org.uk .

Scientific name: Common name: Habitat:
Algae    
Ascophyllum nodosum ecad mackii a Knotted wrack Marine
Amphibians    
Triturus cristatus Great crested newt Freshwater
Ants    
Formica aquilonia Scottish wood ant Woodland
Formica exsecta Narrow-headed ant Woodland
Formica lugubris Hairy wood ant (Northern) Woodland
Formicoxenus nitidulus Shining guest ant Woodland
Bees & Wasps    
Bombus distinguendus Great yellow bumblebee Coast
Colletes floralis Northern colletes Coast
Chrysura hirsuta Cuckoo wasp Coast
Osmia uncinata Mason bee Coast
Beetles    
Cryptocephalus decemmaculatus 10 spotted leaf beetle Woodland
Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus 6 spotted leaf beetle Woodland
Dromius quadrisignatus Ground beetle Woodland
Procas granulicollis Weevil Woodland
Rhynchaenus testaceus Jumping weevil Woodland
Birds    
Emberiza schoeniclus Reed bunting Freshwater
Alauda arvensis Skylark Farm & croft land
Carduelis cannabina Linnet Farm & croft land
Crex crex Corncrake Farm & croft land
Miliaria calandra  Corn bunting Farm & croft land
Perdix perdix Grey partridge Farm & croft land
Loxia scotica  Scottish crossbill Woodland
Muscicapa striata Spotted flycatcher  Woodland
Passer montanus Tree sparrow Woodland
Pyrrhula pyrrhula Bullfinch Woodland
Tetrao tetrix Black grouse Woodland
Tetrao urogallus Capercaillie Woodland
Turdus philomelos  Song thrush Woodland
Melanitta nigra Common scoter  Moorland
Butterflies & Moths    
Aricia artaxerxes Northern brown argus Farm & croft land
Boloria euphrosyne Pearl-bordered fritillary Woodland
Epione parallelaria Dark-bordered beauty Woodland
Hydrelia sylvata Waved carpet Woodland
Paradiarsia sobrina Cousin German Woodland
Rheumaptera hastata Argent and sable Woodland
Trichopteryx polycommata Barred tooth-striped Woodland
Xylena exsoleta Sword-grass Woodland
Crustaceans    
Austropotamobius pallipes Freshwater white-clawed - crayfish Freshwater
Fish    
Cetorhinus maximus Basking shark Marine
Clupea harengus Herring Marine
Gadus morhua Cod1 Marine
Merlangius merlangus Whiting1 Marine
Merluccius bilinearis Hake1 Marine
Merluccius merluccius   Hake1 Marine
Pleuronectes platessa Plaice1 Marine
Pollachius virens Saithe1 Marine
Raja batis Common skate Marine
Scomber scrombrus Mackerel1 Marine
Solea vulgaris Sole1 Marine
Tracharus tracharus  Horse Mackerel1  Marine

1 Grouped plan for commercial marine fish

Flies    
Blera fallax Hoverfly Woodland
Brachypter putata Stonefly  
Hammerschmidtia ferruginea   Hoverfly Woodland
Lipsothrix ecucullata Cranefly Woodland
Lipsothrix errans Cranefly Woodland
Lipsothris nervosa   Cranefly Woodland
Fungi    
Boletopsis leucomelaena Poroid fungus Woodland
Hypocreopsis rhododendri Ascomyte Fungus Woodland
Lichens    
Caloplaca luteoalba Orange-Fruited Elm-lichen Woodland
Catapyrenium psoromoides Tree catapyrenium Woodland
Pseudocyphellaria norvegica Lichen Woodland
Gyalideopsis scotica Lichen Mountain
Mammals    
Balaenoptera acutorostrara Minke whale  Marine
Delphimus delphis Common dolphin Marine
Globicephala melas Long-finned pilot whale  Marine
Grampus griseus Risso‘s dolphin Marine
Lagenorhynchus acutus Atlantic white-sided dolphin Marine
Orcinus orca Killer whale Marine
Phocoena phocoena Harbour porpoise Marine
Stenella coeruleoalba Striped dolphin Marine
Tursiops truncatus Bottlenosed dolphin Marine
Lutra lutra Otter Marine / Freshwater
Arvicola terrestris Water vole Freshwater
Lepus europaeus Brown hare Farm & croft land
Sciurus vulgaris Red squirrel Woodland
Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrelle bat Built Environment
1 Grouped plan for baleen whales  
2 Grouped plan for small dolphins  
3 Grouped plan for toothed whales  
Molluscs    
Ostrea edulis Native oyster Marine
Margaritifera margaritifera Freshwater pearl mussel  Freshwater
Mosses & Liverworts    
Acrobolbus wilsonii Wilson’s Pouchwort Woodland
Campylopus setifolus Silky swan-neck moss Woodland / Mountain
Reptiles    
Dermochelys coriacea Leatherback turtle1 Marine
1 Grouped plan for marine turtles    
Sea anemones    
Funiculina quadrangularis  Tall sea pen Marine
Stoneworts    
Nitella gracilis Slender stonewort Freshwater
Vascular plants    
Euphrasia rotundifolia an Eyebright 1 Coast
Pilularia globulifera Pillwort Freshwater
Potamogeton rutilus Shetland pondweed Freshwater
Centaurea cyanus Cornflower Farm & croft land
Linnaea borealis Twinflower Woodland
Trichomanes speciosum Killarney fern Woodland
Artemisia communis Norwegian mugwort Mountain
Juniperus communis Juniper Moorland
Lycopodiella inundata  Marsh clubmoss Moorland
1 Grouped plan for eyebrights