List of woodland birds of conservation concern
Updated 1 January 2024
Applies to England
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Woodland birds of conservation concern are those species on the red and amber lists of Birds of Conservation Concern associated with woodland habitat[footnote 1].
The species in this list are those referred to in the conditions of general licence GL40: to take or kill certain species of wild birds to conserve wild birds, or flora and fauna of conservation concern.
| Species | Scientific name | Level of concern |
|---|---|---|
| Bullfinch | Pyrrhula pyrrhula | Amber |
| Common redstart | Phoenicurus phoenicurus | Amber |
| Dunnock | Prunella modularis | Amber |
| Fieldfare | Turdus pilaris | Red |
| Golden oriole | Oriolus oriolus | Red |
| Hawfinch | Coccothraustes coccothraustes | Red |
| Honey buzzard | Pernis apivorus | Amber |
| Lesser redpoll | Acanthis cabaret | Red |
| Lesser spotted woodpecker | Dendrocopos minor | Red |
| Marsh tit | Poecile palustris | Red |
| Nightingale | Luscinia megarhynchos | Red |
| Pied flycatcher | Ficedula hypoleuca | Red |
| Song thrush | Turdus philomelos | Red |
| Sparrowhawk | Accipiter nisus | Amber |
| Spotted flycatcher | Muscicapa striata | Red |
| Tawny owl | Strix aluco | Amber |
| Tree pipit | Anthus trivialis | Red |
| Willow tit | Poecile montanus | Red |
| Willow warbler | Phylloscopus trochilus | Amber |
| Wood warbler | Phylloscopus sibilatrix | Red |
| Woodcock | Scolopax rusticol | Red |
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See p130 Bird Atlas 2007–11: the breeding and wintering birds of Britain and Ireland (ISBN-13 : 978-1908581280). ↩