United Kingdom

What is recorded in United Kingdom

Species

14,024

Grid cells

294,690

Records

41,709,195

Years covered

1980-2026

• Insects 13,193
• Birds 412
• Bony fish 255
• Mammals 96
• Sharks and rays 45
• Reptiles 14
• Amphibians 8
• Chimaeras 1

These are species with at least one recorded territory in United Kingdom, not a national checklist: a bird list from eBird or Avibase is more complete. The counts follow recording effort as much as wildlife, so a country with more visitors and more naturalists will show more of both.

Most recorded here

The species with the most open occurrence records in United Kingdom, among those a photograph exists for. Most recorded is not most numerous: it rewards animals that are common, conspicuous and live where people go.

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Common Wood Pigeon

Columba palumbus

1,004,439 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Carrion Crow

Corvus corone

929,475 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

European Robin

Erithacus rubecula

729,028 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Eurasian Magpie

Pica pica

728,762 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Western Jackdaw

Coloeus monedula

645,909 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

628,454 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Common Blackbird

Turdus merula

615,213 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Eurasian Wren

Troglodytes troglodytes

613,398 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Herring Gull

Larus argentatus

575,624 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

European Goldfinch

Carduelis carduelis

573,860 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Eurasian Blue Tit

Cyanistes caeruleus

566,948 records

bird

Not assessed · location generalised

Dunnock

Prunella modularis

533,231 records