Bristol, City of

306,281Records since 2000

4,801Species recorded

Facts

Records since 2000: 306,281
Species recorded: 4,801
Nation: England
Type of area: Unitary Authority

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

Most recorded species in Bristol, City of

All species with 50+ records

#	Species	Group	Peak month	Records here
1	Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina	Butterflies and moths	July	7,663
2	Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus	Birds	April	7,237
3	Carrion Crow Corvus corone	Birds	April	6,742
4	Eurasian Magpie Pica pica	Birds	April	5,989
5	Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria	Butterflies and moths	August	5,989
6	Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula	Birds	May	5,935
7	Herring Gull Larus argentatus	Birds	April	5,872
8	European Robin Erithacus rubecula	Birds	April	5,819
9	Small White Pieris rapae	Butterflies and moths	August	5,453
10	Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula	Birds	May	5,011
11	European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis	Birds	April	4,627
12	Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus	Birds	April	4,611
13	Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	Birds	April	4,539
14	Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	Birds	August	4,098
15	Great Tit Parus major	Birds	April	4,092
16	Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Birds	January	4,060
17	Large White Pieris brassicae	Butterflies and moths	July	4,055
18	Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus	Butterflies and moths	July	4,015
19	European Starling Sturnus vulgaris	Birds	May	3,989
20	House Sparrow Passer domesticus	Birds	May	3,849
21	Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes	Birds	April	3,793
22	Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus	Birds	April	3,431
23	Common Buzzard Buteo buteo	Birds	April	3,091
24	Dunnock Prunella modularis	Birds	April	3,055
25	Mute Swan Cygnus olor	Birds	April	2,835
26	Rock Pigeon Columba livia	Birds	April	2,739
27	Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus	Butterflies and moths	July	2,737
28	Common Blue Polyommatus icarus	Butterflies and moths	August	2,639
29	Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita	Birds	April	2,576
30	White Wagtail Motacilla alba	Birds	April	2,454
31	Great Cormorant/European Shag Phalacrocorax carbo	Birds	January	2,395
32	Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta	Butterflies and moths	July	2,394
33	Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus	Birds	January	2,386
34	Gray/Purple Heron Ardea cinerea	Birds	May	2,354
35	Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto	Birds	May	2,323
36	Canada Goose (canadensis Group) Branta canadensis	Birds	April	2,319
37	Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs	Birds	April	2,238
38	Peacock Aglais io	Butterflies and moths	April	2,187
39	Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni	Butterflies and moths	May	2,101
40	European Greenfinch Chloris chloris	Birds	April	2,085
41	Green-veined White Pieris napi	Butterflies and moths	July	1,988
42	Comma Polygonia c-album	Butterflies and moths	July	1,950
43	Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae	Butterflies and moths	July	1,896
44	Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	Birds	April	1,852
45	Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron Egretta garzetta	Birds	August	1,822
46	Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica	Birds	May	1,784
47	Marbled White Melanargia galathea	Butterflies and moths	July	1,722
48	Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	Birds	April	1,699
49	Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis	Birds	January	1,604
50	Common Raven Corvus corax	Birds	April	1,564
51	Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	Birds	April	1,543
52	Song Thrush Turdus philomelos	Birds	May	1,469
53	Common Swift Apus apus	Birds	June	1,436
54	Green-winged Teal Anas crecca	Birds	January	1,420
55	Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla	Birds	May	1,394
56	Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	Birds	October	1,386
57	Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus	Birds	October	1,337
58	Rook Corvus frugilegus	Birds	April	1,313
59	Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris	Butterflies and moths	July	1,305
60	Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis	Birds	October	1,296