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Wildlife (NI) Order 1985

Wildlife (NI) Order 1985

120 species

Gray/Purple Heron

Group: Birds
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 647,623

Common Buzzard

Group: Birds
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 596,254

Eurasian Kestrel

Group: Birds
Peak month: October
Records since 2000: 430,953

Gadwall

Group: Birds
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 371,348

Brimstone

Group: Butterflies and moths
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 349,817

Northern Shoveler

Group: Birds
Peak month: January
Records since 2000: 319,367

Eurasian Wigeon

Group: Birds
Peak month: January
Records since 2000: 306,853

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Group: Birds
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 231,351

Common Pochard

Group: Birds
Peak month: January
Records since 2000: 197,000

Dunlin

Group: Birds
Peak month: September
Records since 2000: 190,336

Eurasian Marsh-Harrier

Group: Birds
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 183,040

Black-tailed Godwit

Group: Birds
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 167,241

Eurasian red squirrel

Group: Mammals
Peak month: September
Records since 2000: 158,364

Common Tern

Group: Birds
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 154,963

Eurasian Reed Warbler

Group: Birds
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 148,874

Common Kingfisher

Group: Birds
Peak month: September
Records since 2000: 140,284

Fieldfare

Group: Birds
Peak month: January
Records since 2000: 138,324

Spring Azure

Group: Butterflies and moths
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 107,313

Common Merganser

Group: Birds
Peak month: January
Records since 2000: 104,946

Common Goldeneye

Group: Birds
Peak month: January
Records since 2000: 103,697

European Golden-Plover

Group: Birds
Peak month: October
Records since 2000: 89,058

Northern Pintail

Group: Birds
Peak month: January
Records since 2000: 88,832

Sandwich Tern

Group: Birds
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 88,504

Common Greenshank

Group: Birds
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 77,228

Corn Crake

Group: Birds
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 76,750

Peregrine Falcon

Group: Birds
Peak month: October
Records since 2000: 69,886

Western Yellow Wagtail

Group: Birds
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 69,276

Ruff

Group: Birds
Peak month: September
Records since 2000: 67,669

Red-throated Loon

Group: Birds
Peak month: October
Records since 2000: 61,757

Garden Warbler

Group: Birds
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 59,895

Whimbrel

Group: Birds
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 58,553

Common Scoter

Group: Birds
Peak month: October
Records since 2000: 57,365

Dingy Skipper

Group: Butterflies and moths
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 56,840

Barn Owl

Group: Birds
Peak month: January
Records since 2000: 54,544

Whooper Swan

Group: Birds
Peak month: October
Records since 2000: 45,803

Common Redstart

Group: Birds
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 35,860

Arctic Tern

Group: Birds
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 33,992

Bearded Reedling

Group: Birds
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 33,456

Firecrest

Group: Birds
Peak month: October
Records since 2000: 33,295

Corn bunting

Group: Birds
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 32,362

Great Bittern

Group: Birds
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 30,985

Osprey

Group: Birds
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 28,915

Tree Pipit

Group: Birds
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 26,173

Merlin

Group: Birds
Peak month: October
Records since 2000: 26,138

Red Crossbill

Group: Birds
Peak month: October
Records since 2000: 25,473

Small Blue

Group: Butterflies and moths
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 24,267

European badger

Group: Mammals
Peak month: October
Records since 2000: 24,256

Short-eared Owl

Group: Birds
Peak month: January
Records since 2000: 23,364