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Map of the sites holding the search term ""Stercorarius skua""

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…ian grassland and serpentine heath Breeding bird assemblage (heathland) Arctic skua (Stercorarius parasiticus), breeding Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea), breeding great skua (Stercorarius skua), breeding Red-necked phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus), breeding Whimbrel (Numenius pha…

Hascosay

… of note recorded on the island are red-throated diver (Gavia stellata), Arctic skua (Stercorarius parasiticus), great skua (Stercorarius skua) and Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea).

Foula

…ng seabird stations in the North Atlantic. The notified species include: Arctic skua, fulmar, great skua, guillemot, kittiwake, puffin, razorbill and shag. The island is also a breeding site for Leach’s petrel and storm petrel. Other interests which do not form part of the notifi…

Valla Field

…d diver Gavia stellata, representing almost 2% of the British population. great skua Stercorarius skua also breeds in nationally important numbers on the heathland and blanket bog, representing 1.6% of the British population. Seabird assemblage, breeding Red-throated diver (Gavi…

North East Coll Lochs and Moors

…rland supports one of the most southerly British breeding populations of Arctic skua Stercorarius parasiticus. Also breeding here are hen harrier Circus cyaneus, dunlin Calidris alpina, great skua Stercorarius skua and twite Linaria flavirostris. The Druim Fishaig area is of inte…

Hoy

…e of birds. Hoy SSSI is the most important nesting area in Orkney for the great skua and supports 20% of the British population. These birds nest on the moorland, with the densest populations at The Berry and Bailie Fea. Nationally and internationally important populations of Arc…

Handa Island

…nests amongst fallen boulders at Puffin Bay and on the great Stack. Both Arctic skua Stercorarius parasiticus and great skua S. skua breed in the interior of the island, whilst common tern Sterna hirundo and Arctic tern S. paradisaea breed on the beaches and offshore islets. Arct…

Ward of Culswick

…tish population of breeding whimbrel and 1% of the British population of Arctic skua, although both species have suffered drastic declines on a national scale. Currently, the site is still notable for holding over 2% of the British breeding population of whimbrel. The ornithologi…

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