Seabird species monitored
The following are species of seabirds regularly breeding in
the British Isles, included within JNCC's Seabird Monitoring
Programme, the Seabird Colony Register and Seabird 2000.
This page will eventually have links to species accounts,
and information on UK and regional population estimates,
distribution, trends in numbers, breeding success, diet, phenology
and survival for each species.
| Red-throated diver* |
Gavia stellata* |
| Northern Fulmar |
Fulmarus glacialis |
| Manx Shearwater |
Puffinus puffinus |
| European Storm-petrel |
Hydrobates pelagicus |
| Leach's Storm-petrel |
Oceanodroma leucorhoa |
| Northern Gannet |
Morus bassanus |
| Great Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax carbo |
| European Shag |
Phalacrocorax aristotelis |
| Arctic Skua |
Stercorarius parasiticus |
| Great Skua |
Catharacta skua |
| Mediterranean Gull |
Larus melanocephalus |
| Black-headed Gull |
Larus ridibundus |
| Mew Gull |
Larus canus |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull |
Larus fuscus |
| Herring Gull |
Larus argentatus |
| Great Black-backed Gull |
Larus marinus |
| Black-legged Kittiwake |
Rissa tridactyla |
| Sandwich Tern |
Sterna sandvicensis |
| Roseate tern |
Sterna dougallii |
| Common Tern |
Sterna hirundo |
| Arctic Tern |
Sterna paradisaea |
| Little Tern |
Sterna albifrons |
| Common Guillemot |
Uria aalge |
| Razorbill |
Alca torda |
| Black Guillemot |
Cepphus grylle |
| Atlantic Puffin |
Fratercula arctica |
*
Species not included in the
Seabird 2000 census or Seabird Colony Register.