diff --git a/birdnet.conf-defaults b/birdnet.conf-defaults
index d2cacea..03ca9f5 100644
--- a/birdnet.conf-defaults
+++ b/birdnet.conf-defaults
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ APPRISE_NOTIFY_NEW_SPECIES=0
 APPRISE_WEEKLY_REPORT=1
 APPRISE_NOTIFY_NEW_SPECIES_EACH_DAY=0
 APPRISE_MINIMUM_SECONDS_BETWEEN_NOTIFICATIONS_PER_SPECIES=0
+APPRISE_ONLY_NOTIFY_SPECIES_NAMES=""
 
 #----------------------  Flickr Images API Configuration -----------------------#
 ## If FLICKR_API_KEY is set, the web interface will try and display bird images
diff --git a/scripts/config.php b/scripts/config.php
index 7ecefe8..6912af4 100644
--- a/scripts/config.php
+++ b/scripts/config.php
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ if(isset($_GET["latitude"])){
   $timezone = $_GET["timezone"];
   $model = $_GET["model"];
   $sf_thresh = $_GET["sf_thresh"];
+  $only_notify_species_names = $_GET['only_notify_species_names'];
 
   if(isset($_GET['apprise_notify_each_detection'])) {
     $apprise_notify_each_detection = 1;
@@ -154,6 +155,7 @@ if(isset($_GET["latitude"])){
   $contents = preg_replace("/APPRISE_MINIMUM_SECONDS_BETWEEN_NOTIFICATIONS_PER_SPECIES=.*/", "APPRISE_MINIMUM_SECONDS_BETWEEN_NOTIFICATIONS_PER_SPECIES=$minimum_time_limit", $contents);
   $contents = preg_replace("/MODEL=.*/", "MODEL=$model", $contents);
   $contents = preg_replace("/SF_THRESH=.*/", "SF_THRESH=$sf_thresh", $contents);
+  $contents = preg_replace("/APPRISE_ONLY_NOTIFY_SPECIES_NAMES=.*/", "APPRISE_ONLY_NOTIFY_SPECIES_NAMES=\"$only_notify_species_names\"", $contents);
 
   $contents2 = file_get_contents("./scripts/thisrun.txt");
   $contents2 = preg_replace("/SITE_NAME=.*/", "SITE_NAME=\"$site_name\"", $contents2);
@@ -172,6 +174,7 @@ if(isset($_GET["latitude"])){
   $contents2 = preg_replace("/APPRISE_MINIMUM_SECONDS_BETWEEN_NOTIFICATIONS_PER_SPECIES=.*/", "APPRISE_MINIMUM_SECONDS_BETWEEN_NOTIFICATIONS_PER_SPECIES=$minimum_time_limit", $contents2);
   $contents2 = preg_replace("/MODEL=.*/", "MODEL=$model", $contents2);
   $contents2 = preg_replace("/SF_THRESH=.*/", "SF_THRESH=$sf_thresh", $contents2);
+  $contents2 = preg_replace("/APPRISE_ONLY_NOTIFY_SPECIES_NAMES=.*/", "APPRISE_ONLY_NOTIFY_SPECIES_NAMES=\"$only_notify_species_names\"", $contents2);
 
 
 
@@ -549,8 +552,10 @@ https://discordapp.com/api/webhooks/{WebhookID}/{WebhookToken}
       <label for="apprise_weekly_report">Send weekly report</label><br>
 
       <hr>
-      <label for="quantity">Minimum time between notifications of the same species (sec):</label>
+      <label for="minimum_time_limit">Minimum time between notifications of the same species (sec):</label>
       <input type="number" id="minimum_time_limit" name="minimum_time_limit" value="<?php echo $config['APPRISE_MINIMUM_SECONDS_BETWEEN_NOTIFICATIONS_PER_SPECIES'];?>" min="0"><br>
+      <label for="only_notify_species_names">ONLY notify for these species (comma separated common names):</label>
+      <input type="text" id="only_notify_species_names" placeholder="Northern Cardinal,American Crow,Carolina Chickadee" name="only_notify_species_names" value="<?php echo $config['APPRISE_ONLY_NOTIFY_SPECIES_NAMES'];?>" size=96><br>
 
       <br>
 
diff --git a/scripts/install_config.sh b/scripts/install_config.sh
index e6dc4c4..64d83e3 100755
--- a/scripts/install_config.sh
+++ b/scripts/install_config.sh
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ APPRISE_NOTIFY_NEW_SPECIES=0
 APPRISE_WEEKLY_REPORT=1
 APPRISE_NOTIFY_NEW_SPECIES_EACH_DAY=0
 APPRISE_MINIMUM_SECONDS_BETWEEN_NOTIFICATIONS_PER_SPECIES=0
+APPRISE_ONLY_NOTIFY_SPECIES_NAMES=""
 
 #----------------------  Flickr Images API Configuration -----------------------#
 ## If FLICKR_API_KEY is set, the web interface will try and display bird images 
diff --git a/scripts/update_birdnet_snippets.sh b/scripts/update_birdnet_snippets.sh
index 8b0bd28..d8ecb0c 100755
--- a/scripts/update_birdnet_snippets.sh
+++ b/scripts/update_birdnet_snippets.sh
@@ -181,6 +181,10 @@ if ! grep CUSTOM_IMAGE_TITLE /etc/birdnet/birdnet.conf &>/dev/null;then
   sudo -u$USER echo "CUSTOM_IMAGE_TITLE=\"\"" >> /etc/birdnet/birdnet.conf
 fi
 
+if ! grep APPRISE_ONLY_NOTIFY_SPECIES_NAMES /etc/birdnet/birdnet.conf &>/dev/null;then
+  sudo -u$USER echo "APPRISE_ONLY_NOTIFY_SPECIES_NAMES=\"\"" >> /etc/birdnet/birdnet.conf
+fi
+
 
 sudo systemctl daemon-reload
 restart_services.sh
diff --git a/scripts/utils/notifications.py b/scripts/utils/notifications.py
index 304f0d7..7db08d4 100644
--- a/scripts/utils/notifications.py
+++ b/scripts/utils/notifications.py
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ def sendAppriseNotifications(species, confidence, path, date, time, week, latitu
         body = settings_dict.get('APPRISE_NOTIFICATION_BODY')
         sciName, comName = species.split("_")
 
+        APPRISE_ONLY_NOTIFY_SPECIES_NAMES = settings_dict.get('APPRISE_ONLY_NOTIFY_SPECIES_NAMES')
+        if APPRISE_ONLY_NOTIFY_SPECIES_NAMES is not None and APPRISE_ONLY_NOTIFY_SPECIES_NAMES.strip() != "":
+            if not any(bird.lower().replace(" ", "") in comName.lower().replace(" ", "") for bird in APPRISE_ONLY_NOTIFY_SPECIES_NAMES.split(",")):
+                return
+
         APPRISE_MINIMUM_SECONDS_BETWEEN_NOTIFICATIONS_PER_SPECIES = settings_dict.get('APPRISE_MINIMUM_SECONDS_BETWEEN_NOTIFICATIONS_PER_SPECIES')
         if APPRISE_MINIMUM_SECONDS_BETWEEN_NOTIFICATIONS_PER_SPECIES != "0":
             if species_last_notified.get(comName) is not None: