Details of those sites which, in the opinion of the Nature Conservancy Council, are important bird areas and which may meet the criteria for designation as special protection areas under the EC birds directive are set out below. Those sites already formally designated, either wholly or in part, as SPAs have been marked with an asterisk.
| Scotland |
District |
| Loch Maree |
Ross and Cromarty |
| Lower Dornoch Firth |
Ross and Cromarty/Sutherland |
| *Loch Eye |
Ross and Cromarty, Highland |
| Cromarty Firth |
Ross and Cromarty |
| Affric-Cannich Hills and Glens |
Inverness |
| Lochs Ashie and Ruthven |
Inverness |
| Beauly Firth |
Inverness |
| Sula Skerry and Stack |
Orkney |
| Moray Firth (Burghead and Spey Bays) |
Moray/Inverness/Grampian |
| Loch Spynie |
Moray/Grampian |
| Loch Oire |
Moray/Grampian |
| Troup, Pennan and Lions Head |
Banff and Buchan |
| Quarry Head—Fraserburgh Coast |
Banff and Buchan |
| Loch of Strathbeg |
Banff and Buchan |
| Ythan Estuary, Sands of Forvie and Meikle Lochs |
Gordon |
| *Loch of Skene |
Gordon, Grampian |
| Fowlsheugh |
Kincardine |
| Muir of Dinnet |
Kincardine |
| St. Cyrus |
Kincardine |
| Glen Tamar |
Kincardine |
| Lochnagar |
Kincardine |
| Cairngorms |
Badenoch and Strathspey, Kincardine |
| Abernethy Forest |
Badenoch and Strathspey |
| Kinveachy |
Badenoch and Strathspey |
| Loch Vaa |
Badenoch and Strathspey |
| Loch Alvie |
Badenoch and Strathspey |
| River Spey—Insh Marshes |
Badenoch and Strathspey |
| Tiree and Coll |
Argyle and Bute |
| Treshnish Isles |
Argyle and Bute |
| North Colonsay and Western Cliffs |
Argyle and Bute |
| Islay: Rinns |
Argyle and Bute |
| Islay: Glac Na Criche |
Argyle and Bute |
| Islay: Feur Lochain |
Argyle and Bute |
| *Islay: Loch Gruinart |
Argyle and Bute |
| Moray Firth (Munlochy Bay—Findhorn Bay) |
Moray/Inverness |
| Hermaness and Saxa Vord |
Shetland |
| Croussa Field and The Heogs |
Shetland |
| Fetlar |
Shetland |
| Blackpark, Yell |
Shetland |
| Ramna Stacks and Gruney |
Shetland |
| North Roe, Mainland |
Shetland |
| Papa Stour |
Shetland |
| Foula |
Shetland |
| Noss |
Shetland |
| Mousa (part) |
Shetland |
| Loch Spiggie |
Shetland |
| Fair Isle |
Shetland |
| North Ronaldsay Coast |
Orkney |
| East Sanday |
Orkney |
| Southeastern Stronsay |
Orkney |
| Papa Westray (North Hill and Holm) |
Orkney |
| West Westray |
Orkney |
| South Westray Coast |
Orkney |
| Eday |
Orkney |
| Rousay (part |
Orkney |
| Mill Dam, Shapinsay |
Orkney |
| Marwick Head |
Orkney |
| North Mainland Coast |
Orkney |
| West Mainland Moors |
Orkney |
| Lochs of Harray and Stenness |
Orkney |
| Orphir and Stenness Hills Hoy |
Orkney |
| *Islay : Bridgend Flats |
Argyll and Bute |
| *Islay : Laggan |
Argyll and Bute |
| *Islay : Eilean Na Muice Dubh (Duich Mosss) |
Argyll and Bute |
| Islay : the Oa |
Argyll and Bute |
| Rhunahaorine |
Argyll and Bute |
| Machrihanish and Tangy Loch |
Argyll and Bute |
| Sanda |
Argyll and Bute |
| Scotland |
District |
| North End of Bute |
Argyll and Bute |
| North Arran Mountains |
Cunninghame |
| Ailsa Craig |
Kyle and Carrick |
| Loch Lomond |
Dumbarton/Stirling |
| Inner Clyde Estuary |
Dumbarton |
| Lochinch and Torrs Warren |
Wigtown |
| Castle Loch |
Annandale and Eskdale |
| Wigtown Bay |
Wigtown |
| Loch Ken and Dee Marshes |
Stewartry |
| Caenlochan |
Angus, Perth and Kinross |
| Montrose Basin |
Angus |
| Loch of Lintrathen |
Angus |
| Tay-Isla Valley |
Perth and Kinross |
| Dupplin Lochs |
Perth and Kinross |
| Drummond Lochs |
Perth and Kinross |
| Carsebreck and Rhynd Lochs |
Perth and Kinross |
| Loch Leven |
Perth and Kinross |
| Drumochter Hills |
Badenoch and Strathsprey Perth and Kinross |
| Ben Dubhchraig |
Stirling |
| Flanders Moss and Lake of Menteith |
Stirling |
| Firth of Tay |
Perth and Kinross/Dundee, North East Fife |
| Eden Estuary, Tentsmuir Point and Abertay Sands |
North East Fife/Angus |
| Cameron Reservoir |
North East Fife |
| Inner Firth of Forth |
Falkirk/Dumfermline |
| Outer Firth of Forth |
East Lothian/Kirkcaldy/North East Fife/Edinburgh |
| Fala Flow |
Midlothian |
| Westwater |
Tweeddale |
| Moorfoot Hills |
Tweeddale |
| *Gladhouse Reservoir |
Midlothian |
| *Hoselaw Loch, Din Moss |
Roxburgh |
| Greenlaw Moor and Hule Moss |
Berwick |
| St. Abbs Head to Fast Castle |
Berwick |
| Lewis Peatlands |
Western Isles |
| North Harris Mountains |
Western Isles |
| Loch Scadavay |
Western Isles |
| Peatland Firth Islands |
Caithness/Orkney |
| Cape Wrath—Aodann Mhor |
Caithness |
| Sumburgh Head |
Shetland |
| Copinsay |
Orkney |
| Bullers of Buchan and Whinnyfold |
Banff |
| England |
County |
| *Ribble and Alt Estuaries |
Lancashire |
| Thorne and Hatfield Moors |
South Yorkshire/Humberside |
| *Martin Mere |
Lancashire |
| Lindisfarne |
Northumberland |
| *Farne Islands |
Northumberland |
| Northumberland Coast |
Northumberland |
| *Coquet Island |
Northumberland |
| Muggleswick, Stanhope and Wolsingham Commons |
Durham |
| *Holburn Moss |
Northumberland |
| Bollihope and Middleton Commons |
Durham |
| *Upper Teesdale and Moor House |
Durham, North Yorkshire, Cumbria |
| Bowes Moor |
Durham |
| Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast |
Cleveland |
| Spaunton, Wheeldale, Egton and Glaisdale Moors |
North Yorkshire |
| Abbotside, Askrigg and Mallerstang Commons |
North Yorkshire/Cumbria |
| *Derwent Ings |
North Yorkshire/Humberside |
| Flamborough Head and Bempton Cliffs |
Humberside |
| Hornsea Mere |
Humberside |
| Humber Flats, Marshes and Coast |
Humberside/Lincolnshire |
| Peak District Moors |
Derbyshire/South Yorkshire/Staffordshire |
| Walmore Common |
Gloucestershire |
| Rutland Water |
Leicestershire |
| Nene Washes |
Cambridgeshire |
| Ouse Washes |
Cambridgeshire/Norfolk |
| *The Wash |
Lincolnshire/Norfolk |
| North Norfolk Coast |
Norfolk |
| Upper Thurne Broads and Marshes |
Norfolk |
| Ant Broads and Marshes |
Norfolk |
| Bure Broads and Marshes |
Norfolk |
| Yare Broads and Marshes |
Norfolk |
| Breckland Heaths |
Norfolk/Suffolk |
| Minsmere—Walberswick |
Suffolk |
| *Orfordness—Havergate |
Suffolk |
| Stour and Orwell Estuary |
Suffolk/Essex |
| Hamford Water |
Essex |
| Abberton Reservoir |
Essex |
| Blackwater, Colne and Dengle |
Essex |
| River Crouch Marshes |
Essex |
| Foulness and Maplin Sands |
Essex |
| Benfleet and Southend Marshes |
Essex |
| Isles of Scilly Coastal Habitats |
Cornwall |
| Exe Estuary |
Devon |
| Taw and Torridge Estuary |
Devon |
| Somerset Levels and Moors |
Somerset |
| *Chew Valley Lake |
Avon |
| Poole Basin |
Dorset |
| *Chesil Beach and The Fleet |
Dorset |
| Horton Common and Holt Heath |
Dorset |
| Porton Down |
Wiltshire/Hampshire |
| Windsor Forest and Great Park |
Berkshire |
| Avon Valley |
Hampshire |
| New Forest |
Hampshire |
| West Solent Marshes and Southampton Water |
Hampshire/Isle of Wight |
| Woolmer Forest |
Hampshire |
| *Chichester and Langstone Harbours |
Hampshire/West Sussex |
| Lee Valley |
Greater London |
| Chobham to Yateley Commons |
Surrey/Hampshire/Berkshire |
| Thursley, Hankley and Frensham Commons |
Surrey |
| *Pagham Harbour |
West Sussex |
| Pavensey Levels |
East Sussex |