County · England

Devon

1,355,828Records since 2000

10,139Species recorded

Facts

Records since 2000: 1,355,828
Species recorded: 10,139
Nation: England
Type of area: Administrative County

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

Most recorded species in Devon

#	Species	Group	Peak month	Records here
1	European Robin Erithacus rubecula	Birds	April	34,442
2	Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes	Birds	April	28,614
3	Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina	Butterflies and moths	July	26,063
4	Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula	Birds	May	26,021
5	Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus	Birds	April	24,143
6	Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus	Birds	April	23,314
7	Carrion Crow Corvus corone	Birds	April	19,920
8	Herring Gull Larus argentatus	Birds	April	17,140
9	Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs	Birds	April	17,086
10	Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita	Birds	April	16,858
11	Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria	Butterflies and moths	August	16,731
12	Coal Tit Periparus ater	Birds	January	16,657
13	Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus	Butterflies and moths	July	16,147
14	Great Tit Parus major	Birds	April	15,813
15	Goldcrest Regulus regulus	Birds	October	14,959
16	Eurasian Magpie Pica pica	Birds	April	13,529
17	European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis	Birds	April	12,976
18	Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla	Birds	May	12,565
19	Dunnock Prunella modularis	Birds	April	12,025
20	House Sparrow Passer domesticus	Birds	May	11,748
21	Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	Birds	April	11,736
22	Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula	Birds	May	11,218
23	Small White Pieris rapae	Butterflies and moths	August	10,120
24	Common Buzzard Buteo buteo	Birds	April	10,050
25	Green-veined White Pieris napi	Butterflies and moths	July	9,871
26	Song Thrush Turdus philomelos	Birds	May	9,242
27	Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus	Butterflies and moths	July	8,721
28	Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica	Birds	May	8,641
29	White Wagtail Motacilla alba	Birds	April	8,600
30	Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus	Birds	January	8,594
31	Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Birds	January	8,578
32	Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major	Birds	May	8,259
33	Great Cormorant/European Shag Phalacrocorax carbo	Birds	January	8,113
34	Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron Egretta garzetta	Birds	August	7,808
35	Large White Pieris brassicae	Butterflies and moths	July	7,787
36	Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus	Birds	April	7,689
37	Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta	Butterflies and moths	July	7,667
38	Peacock Aglais io	Butterflies and moths	April	7,137
39	Canada Goose (canadensis Group) Branta canadensis	Birds	April	7,085
40	Gray/Purple Heron Ardea cinerea	Birds	May	7,003
41	Rook Corvus frugilegus	Birds	April	6,882
42	European Greenfinch Chloris chloris	Birds	April	6,842
43	Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus	Birds	October	6,616
44	Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus	Birds	April	6,485
45	European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola	Birds	October	6,425
46	Mute Swan Cygnus olor	Birds	April	6,351
47	European Starling Sturnus vulgaris	Birds	May	6,293
48	Common Swift Apus apus	Birds	June	6,207
49	Eurasian Linnet Linaria cannabina	Birds	April	5,930
50	Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	Birds	May	5,895
51	Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	Birds	October	5,720
52	Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	Birds	April	5,711
53	Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea	Birds	April	5,616
54	Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus	Birds	October	5,513
55	Common Raven Corvus corax	Birds	April	5,306
56	Green-winged Teal Anas crecca	Birds	January	5,225
57	Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis	Birds	October	5,116
58	Common Redshank Tringa totanus	Birds	April	5,083
59	Common House-Martin Delichon urbicum	Birds	May	4,988
60	Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni	Butterflies and moths	May	4,971