Part 2
United Kingdom
List of wild bird species to be targeted for sampling and testing for avian influenza — ‘target species’ (TS)
| No | Scientific name | Common name |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Accipiter gentilis | Northern Goshawk |
| 2. | Accipiter nisus | Eurasian Sparrowhawk |
| 3. | Anas acuta | Northern Pintail |
| 4. | Anas clypeata | Northern Shoveler |
| 5. | Anas crecca | Common Teal |
| 6. | Anas penelope | Eurasian Wigeon |
| 7. | Anas platyrhynchos | Mallard |
| 8. | Anas querquedula | Garganey |
| 9. | Anas strepera | Gadwall |
| 10. | Anser albifrons albifrons | Greater White-fronted Goose (European race) |
| 11. | Anser anser | Greylag Goose |
| 12. | Anser brachyrhynchus | Pink-footed Goose |
| 13. | Anser erythropus | Lesser White-fronted Goose |
| 14. | Anser fabalis | Bean Goose |
| 15. | Ardea cinerea | Grey Heron |
| 16. | Aythya ferina | Common Pochard |
| 17. | Aythya fuligula | Tufted Duck |
| 18. | Branta bernicla | Brent Goose |
| 19. | Branta canadensis | Canada Goose |
| 20. | Branta leucopsis | Barnacle Goose |
| 21. | Branta ruficollis | Red-breasted Goose |
| 22. | Bubo bubo | Eurasian Eagle-Owl |
| 23. | Buteo buteo | Common Buzzard |
| 24. | Buteo lagopus | Rough-legged Buzzard |
| 25. | Cairina moschata | Muscovy Duck |
| 26. | Ciconia ciconia | White Stork |
| 27. | Circus aeruginosus | Eurasian Marsh Harrier |
| 28. | Cygnus columbianus | Bewick’s Swan |
| 29. | Cygnus cygnus | Whooper swan |
| 30. | Cygnus olor | Mute Swan |
| 31. | Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon |
| 32. | Falco tinnunculus | Common Kestrel |
| 33. | Fulica atra | Eurasian Coot |
| 34. | Larus canus | Common Gull |
| 35. | Larus ridibundus | Black-headed Gull |
| 36. | Limosa limosa | Black-tailed Godwit |
| 37. | Marmaronetta angustirostris | Marbled Teal |
| 38. | Mergus albellus | Smew |
| 39. | Milvus migrans | Black Kite |
| 40. | Milvus milvus | Red Kite |
| 41. | Netta rufina | Red-crested Pochard |
| 42. | Phalacrocorax carbo | Great Cormorant |
| 43. | Philomachus pugnax | Ruff |
| 44. | Pica pica | Eurasian Magpie |
| 45. | Pluvialis apricaria | Eurasian Golden Plover |
| 46. | Podiceps cristatus | Great Crested Grebe |
| 47. | Podiceps nigricollis | Black-necked Grebe |
| 48. | Porphyrio porphyrio | Purple Swamphen |
| 49. | Tachybaptus ruficollis | Little Grebe |
| 50. | Vanellus vanellus | Northern Lapwing |