Digital aerial seabird and cetacean surveys off the east coast of Scotland
This report provides eight digital aerial surveys of seabirds and marine mammals across the seas east of Scotland between February 2020-January 2021, a task driven by the need of updating existing data. The main difference was seen in seabird distribution, with little change to cetacean abundance.
Appendix I: Species and groupings List in Taxonomic Order
Avian
Common Name: Bird sp.
Scientific Name: n/a
Family: n/a
Class - Aves
Wildfowl
Common Name: Common Eider
Scientific Name: Somateria mollissima
Family: Anatidae
Class: Aves
Wader
Common Name: Curlew
Scientific Name: Numenius arquata
Family: Scolopacidae
Class: Aves
Common Name: Redshank
Scientific Name: Tringa totanus
Family: Scolopacidae
Class: Aves
Common Name: Wader sp.
Scientific Name: n/a
Family: n/a
Class: Aves
Gull
Common Name: Gull sp.
Scientific Name: n/a
Family: Laridae
Class: Aves
Small Gull
Common Name: Kittiwake
Scientific Name: Rissa tridactyla
Family: Laridae
Class: Aves
Common Name: Black-headed Gull
Scientific Name: Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Family: Laridae
Class: Aves
Common Name: Common Gull
Scientific Name: Larus canus
Family: Laridae
Class: Aves
Common Name: Small Gull sp.
Scientific Name: n/a
Family: Laridae
Class: Aves
Large Gull Black-backed Gull [Bb]
Common Name: Great Black-backed Gull [Bb]
Scientific Name: Larus marinus
Family: Laridae
Class: Aves
Common Name: Herring Gull
Scientific Name: Larus argentatus
Family: Laridae
Class: Aves
Common Name: Lesser Black-backed Gull [Bb]
Scientific Name: Larus fuscus
Family: Laridae
Class: Aves
Common Name: Large Gull sp.
Scientific Name: n/a
Family: Laridae
Class: Aves
Tern 'Commic' Tern [CA]
Common Name: Common Tern [CA]
Scientific Name: Sterna hirundo
Family: Laridae
Class: Aves
Common Name: Arctic Tern [CA]
Scientific Name: Sterna paradisaea
Family: Laridae
Class: Aves
Common Name: Tern sp.
Scientific Name: n/a
Family: Laridae
Class: Aves
Skua
Common Name: Great Skua
Scientific Name: Stercorarius skua
Family: Stercorariidae
Class: Aves
Common Name: Arctic Skua
Scientific Name: Stercorarius parasiticus
Family: Stercorariidae
Class: Aves
Common Name: Skua sp.
Scientific Name: Stercorarius spp.
Family: Stercorariidae
Class: Aves
Auk Guillemot / Razorbill [GR]
Common Name: Guillemot [GR]
Scientific Name: Uria aalge
Family: Alcidae
Class: Aves
Common Name: Razorbill [GR]
Scientific Name: Alca torda
Family: Alcidae
Class: Aves
Common Name: Black Guillemot
Scientific Name: Cepphus grylle
Family: Alcidae
Class: Aves
Common Name: Puffin
Scientific Name: Fratercula arctica
Family: Alcidae
Class: Aves
Common Name: Auk sp.
Scientific Name: n/a
Family: Alcidae
Class: Aves
Diver
Common Name: Red-throated Diver
Scientific Name: Gavia stellata
Family: Gaviidae
Class: Aves
Common Name: Great Northern Diver
Scientific Name: Gavia immer
Family: Gaviidae
Class: Aves
Common Name: Diver sp.
Scientific Name: Gavia spp.
Family: Gaviidae
Class: Aves
Storm Petrel
Common Name: Storm Petrel sp.
Scientific Name: n/a
Family: Oceanitidae. Hydrobatidae
Class: Aves
Fulmar
Common Name: Fulmar
Scientific Name: Fulmarius glacialis
Family: Procellariidae
Class: Aves
Shearwater
Common Name: Manx Shearwater
Scientific Name: Puffinus puffinus
Family: Procellariidae
Class: Aves
Common Name: Shearwater sp.
Scientific Name: n/a
Family: Procellariidae
Class: Aves
Gannet
Common Name: Gannet
Scientific Name: Morus bassanus
Family: Sulidae
Class: Aves
Cormorant / Shag
Common Name: Cormorant
Scientific Name: Phalacrocorax carbo
Family: Phalacrocoracidae
Class: Aves
Common Name: Shag
Scientific Name: Phalacrocorax aristotelis
Family: Phalacrocoracidae
Class: Aves
Unidentified Avian
Common Name: Bird sp.
Scientific Name: n/a
Family: n/a
Class: Aves
Mammal
Marine Mammal
Common Name: Marine Mammal sp.
Scientific Name: n/a
Family: n/a
Class: Mammalia
Seal
Common Name: Grey Seal
Scientific Name: Halichoerus grypus
Family: Phocidae
Class: Mammalia
Common Name: Seal sp.
Scientific Name: n/a
Family: Phocidae
Class: Mammalia
Whale
Common Name: Common Minke Whale
Scientific Name: Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Family: Balaenopteridae
Class: Mammalia
Common Name: Whale sp.
Scientific Name: n/a
Family: n/a
Class: Mammalia
Dolphin / Porpoise
Dolphin
Common Name: Common Dolphin
Scientific Name: Delphinus delphis
Family: Delphinidae
Class: Mammalia
Common Name: White-beaked Dolphin
Scientific Name: Lagenorhynchus albirostris
Family: Delphinidae
Class: Mammalia
Common Name: Dolphin sp.
Scientific Name: n/a
Family: Delphinidae
Class: Mammalia
Porpoise
Common Name: Harbour Porpoise
Scientific Name: Phocoena phocoena
Family: Phocoenidae
Class: Mammalia
Fish
Shark
Common Name: Basking Shark
Scientific Name: Cetorhinus maximus
Family: Cetorhinidae
Class: Chondrichthyes
Common Name: Shark sp.
Scientific Name: n/a
Family: n/a
Class: Chondrichthyes
Bony fish
Common Name: Ocean Sunfish
Scientific Name: Mola mola
Family: Molidae
Class: Actinopterygii
Contact
Email: REEAadmin@gov.scot
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