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Dundee City

34,256Records since 2000
1,134Species recorded

Facts

Records since 2000
34,256
Species recorded
1,134
Nation
Scotland
Type of area
Unitary District (City)

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

Most recorded species in Dundee City

#SpeciesGroupPeak monthRecords here
1Eastern gray squirrel Sciurus carolinensis MammalsOctober2,612
2Herring Gull Larus argentatus BirdsApril1,432
3Carrion Crow Corvus corone BirdsApril1,395
4Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus BirdsApril1,308
5Eurasian red squirrel Sciurus vulgaris MammalsSeptember1,186
6Eurasian Magpie Pica pica BirdsApril1,080
7Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula BirdsMay1,073
8European Robin Erithacus rubecula BirdsApril1,047
9Rock Pigeon Columba livia BirdsApril1,002
10Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus BirdsApril990
11European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis BirdsApril785
12Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs BirdsApril778
13Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes BirdsApril722
14Great Tit Parus major BirdsApril653
15Dunnock Prunella modularis BirdsApril626
16Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus BirdsJanuary525
17House Sparrow Passer domesticus BirdsMay510
18Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus BirdsMay495
19Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus BirdsAugust468
20Green-veined White Pieris napi Butterflies and mothsJuly410
21Coal Tit Periparus ater BirdsJanuary402
22Small White Pieris rapae Butterflies and mothsAugust393
23Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Bees, wasps and antsAugust364
24Buff-tailed Bumble Bee Bombus terrestris Bees, wasps and antsApril352
25Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita BirdsApril345
26Common Swift Apus apus BirdsJune323
27White Wagtail Motacilla alba BirdsApril314
28European Greenfinch Chloris chloris BirdsApril307
29European Starling Sturnus vulgaris BirdsMay301
30White-tailed Bumble Bee Bombus lucorum Bees, wasps and antsJuly300
31Song Thrush Turdus philomelos BirdsMay277
32Mallard Anas platyrhynchos BirdsApril277
33Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus BirdsOctober258
34Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Butterflies and mothsJuly251
35Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus BirdsJanuary232
36Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines Butterflies and mothsMay225
37Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula BirdsMay222
38Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula BirdsJanuary210
39Mew Gull Larus canus BirdsJanuary209
40Western honey bee Apis mellifera Bees, wasps and antsJuly190
41Goldcrest Regulus regulus BirdsOctober188
42Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus Butterflies and mothsJuly187
43Mute Swan Cygnus olor BirdsApril187
44Large Red Tailed Bumble Bee Bombus lapidarius Bees, wasps and antsJuly186
45Large White Pieris brassicae Butterflies and mothsJuly177
46Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Bees, wasps and antsJune176
47Gray/Purple Heron Ardea cinerea BirdsMay165
48Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius BirdsOctober142
49Common Redshank Tringa totanus BirdsApril138
50Common Buzzard Buteo buteo BirdsApril135
51Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla BirdsMay122
52Great Cormorant/European Shag Phalacrocorax carbo BirdsJanuary120
53Stock Dove Columba oenas BirdsApril118
54Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Butterflies and mothsJuly118
55Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major BirdsMay115
56Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata BirdsOctober115
57Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus BirdsApril115
58Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea BirdsApril101
59Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus BirdsApril100
60Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Butterflies and mothsJuly99