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Angus

134,677Records since 2000
3,666Species recorded

Facts

Records since 2000
134,677
Species recorded
3,666
Nation
Scotland
Type of area
Unitary District

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0)

Most recorded species in Angus

#SpeciesGroupPeak monthRecords here
1Eurasian red squirrel Sciurus vulgaris MammalsSeptember12,013
2Eastern gray squirrel Sciurus carolinensis MammalsOctober7,431
3Eurasian beaver Castor fiber MammalsNovember5,555
4Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus BirdsApril2,082
5Carrion Crow Corvus corone BirdsApril1,953
6Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs BirdsApril1,882
7European Robin Erithacus rubecula BirdsApril1,790
8Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula BirdsMay1,583
9Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus BirdsMay1,495
10Green-veined White Pieris napi Butterflies and mothsJuly1,490
11Mallard Anas platyrhynchos BirdsApril1,419
12Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes BirdsApril1,381
13Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus BirdsApril1,329
14Common Buzzard Buteo buteo BirdsApril1,328
15Herring Gull Larus argentatus BirdsApril1,292
16Great Tit Parus major BirdsApril1,130
17Mute Swan Cygnus olor BirdsApril1,104
18Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula BirdsMay1,101
19Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus BirdsJanuary1,093
20Gray/Purple Heron Ardea cinerea BirdsMay1,009
21European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis BirdsApril1,004
22Coal Tit Periparus ater BirdsJanuary986
23Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica BirdsMay964
24Great Cormorant/European Shag Phalacrocorax carbo BirdsJanuary956
25European Starling Sturnus vulgaris BirdsMay944
26Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata BirdsOctober920
27Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus BirdsApril911
28White Wagtail Motacilla alba BirdsApril905
29Dunnock Prunella modularis BirdsApril880
30Mew Gull Larus canus BirdsJanuary860
31House Sparrow Passer domesticus BirdsMay857
32Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus Butterflies and mothsJuly826
33Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus BirdsApril818
34Rook Corvus frugilegus BirdsApril785
35Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus BirdsMay751
36Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis BirdsOctober722
37Song Thrush Turdus philomelos BirdsMay718
38Common Redshank Tringa totanus BirdsApril700
39Peacock Aglais io Butterflies and mothsApril689
40Common Eider Somateria mollissima BirdsMay675
41Marmalade hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus True fliesJuly673
42Common Swift Apus apus BirdsJune637
43Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella BirdsMay625
44Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus BirdsMay602
45Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope BirdsJanuary593
46Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis BirdsMay587
47Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula BirdsApril576
48Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus BirdsApril574
49Graylag Goose Anser anser BirdsApril572
50Eurasian Magpie Pica pica BirdsApril563
51European roe deer Capreolus capreolus MammalsMay542
52Green-winged Teal Anas crecca BirdsJanuary542
53Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus BirdsOctober526
54Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major BirdsMay525
55Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita BirdsApril525
56Common House-Martin Delichon urbicum BirdsMay517
57Large White Pieris brassicae Butterflies and mothsJuly501
58Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus BirdsOctober501
59Goldcrest Regulus regulus BirdsOctober496
60Eurasian Linnet Linaria cannabina BirdsApril482