Belfast

94,505Records since 2000

2,839Species recorded

Facts

Records since 2000: 94,505
Species recorded: 2,839
Nation: Northern Ireland
Type of area: District

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

Most recorded species in Belfast

All species with 50+ records

#	Species	Group	Peak month	Records here
1	Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Birds	January	2,346
2	Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria	Butterflies and moths	August	2,265
3	Green-veined White Pieris napi	Butterflies and moths	July	2,238
4	Eurasian Magpie Pica pica	Birds	April	2,097
5	Herring Gull Larus argentatus	Birds	April	1,900
6	Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus	Birds	April	1,886
7	Hooded Crow Corvus cornix	Birds	May	1,708
8	Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	Birds	August	1,597
9	Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	Birds	April	1,592
10	European Robin Erithacus rubecula	Birds	April	1,573
11	Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula	Birds	May	1,548
12	Rock Pigeon Columba livia	Birds	April	1,371
13	Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus	Birds	April	1,356
14	European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis	Birds	April	1,349
15	Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus	Butterflies and moths	July	1,271
16	Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae	Butterflies and moths	July	1,217
17	White Wagtail Motacilla alba	Birds	April	1,206
18	Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus	Birds	April	1,193
19	Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes	Birds	April	1,190
20	Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	Birds	April	1,136
21	European Starling Sturnus vulgaris	Birds	May	1,136
22	Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina	Butterflies and moths	July	1,068
23	Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs	Birds	April	1,063
24	Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	Birds	August	1,054
25	Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	Birds	April	1,010
26	Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines	Butterflies and moths	May	959
27	Common Tern Sterna hirundo	Birds	May	938
28	Gray/Purple Heron Ardea cinerea	Birds	May	892
29	Great Tit Parus major	Birds	April	875
30	Large White Pieris brassicae	Butterflies and moths	July	852
31	Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	Birds	October	850
32	Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	Birds	May	826
33	Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis	Birds	January	815
34	Common Swift Apus apus	Birds	June	815
35	Peacock Aglais io	Butterflies and moths	April	814
36	Green-winged Teal Anas crecca	Birds	January	797
37	Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle	Birds	May	794
38	Great Cormorant/European Shag Phalacrocorax carbo	Birds	January	788
39	Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	Birds	January	780
40	Common Redshank Tringa totanus	Birds	April	774
41	Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus	Birds	May	725
42	Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	Birds	April	723
43	Mute Swan Cygnus olor	Birds	April	713
44	Graylag Goose Anser anser	Birds	April	656
45	Small White Pieris rapae	Butterflies and moths	August	649
46	Mew Gull Larus canus	Birds	January	629
47	Dunnock Prunella modularis	Birds	April	596
48	Gadwall Mareca strepera	Birds	April	587
49	Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus	Birds	January	559
50	Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula	Birds	May	533
51	European Greenfinch Chloris chloris	Birds	April	520
52	House Sparrow Passer domesticus	Birds	May	496
53	Song Thrush Turdus philomelos	Birds	May	493
54	Common Eider Somateria mollissima	Birds	May	480
55	Coal Tit Periparus ater	Birds	January	479
56	Goldcrest Regulus regulus	Birds	October	453
57	Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus	Birds	October	446
58	Rook Corvus frugilegus	Birds	April	439
59	Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum	Bees, wasps and ants	August	436
60	Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica	Birds	May	435