County · England

Essex

1,415,071Records since 2000

7,830Species recorded

Facts

Records since 2000: 1,415,071
Species recorded: 7,830
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 Essex

#	Species	Group	Peak month	Records here
1	Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina	Butterflies and moths	July	30,555
2	Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus	Birds	April	29,388
3	Carrion Crow Corvus corone	Birds	April	25,230
4	European Robin Erithacus rubecula	Birds	April	24,383
5	Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus	Birds	April	24,256
6	Eurasian Magpie Pica pica	Birds	April	23,993
7	Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Birds	January	22,164
8	Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula	Birds	May	21,327
9	Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	Birds	April	20,262
10	Herring Gull Larus argentatus	Birds	April	19,354
11	Small White Pieris rapae	Butterflies and moths	August	19,215
12	Great Tit Parus major	Birds	April	18,314
13	European Starling Sturnus vulgaris	Birds	May	17,200
14	Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes	Birds	April	17,062
15	Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus	Butterflies and moths	July	16,340
16	Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria	Butterflies and moths	August	15,921
17	European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis	Birds	April	15,847
18	Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	Birds	August	15,815
19	Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus	Birds	April	14,985
20	Great Cormorant/European Shag Phalacrocorax carbo	Birds	January	14,610
21	White Wagtail Motacilla alba	Birds	April	14,240
22	Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula	Birds	May	13,932
23	Dunnock Prunella modularis	Birds	April	13,917
24	Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	Birds	April	13,773
25	Large White Pieris brassicae	Butterflies and moths	July	13,541
26	Mute Swan Cygnus olor	Birds	April	13,201
27	Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron Egretta garzetta	Birds	August	12,466
28	House Sparrow Passer domesticus	Birds	May	12,125
29	Canada Goose (canadensis Group) Branta canadensis	Birds	April	12,053
30	Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus	Birds	October	11,835
31	Gray/Purple Heron Ardea cinerea	Birds	May	11,691
32	Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto	Birds	May	11,427
33	Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita	Birds	April	11,291
34	Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs	Birds	April	11,282
35	Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus	Birds	January	11,117
36	Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	Birds	April	11,101
37	Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus	Birds	May	10,953
38	Common Buzzard Buteo buteo	Birds	April	10,849
39	Graylag Goose Anser anser	Birds	April	10,434
40	Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus	Birds	April	10,310
41	Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus	Butterflies and moths	July	10,179
42	Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	Birds	April	9,945
43	Green-winged Teal Anas crecca	Birds	January	9,683
44	Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis	Birds	May	9,669
45	Stock Dove Columba oenas	Birds	April	9,513
46	Green-veined White Pieris napi	Butterflies and moths	July	9,091
47	Common Redshank Tringa totanus	Birds	April	9,050
48	Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus	Butterflies and moths	June	8,554
49	Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica	Birds	May	8,323
50	Peacock Aglais io	Butterflies and moths	April	8,142
51	Eurasian Green Woodpecker Picus viridis	Birds	April	7,977
52	Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	Birds	April	7,873
53	Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	Birds	January	7,866
54	Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla	Birds	May	7,857
55	Song Thrush Turdus philomelos	Birds	May	7,856
56	Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis	Birds	January	7,846
57	Eurasian Linnet Linaria cannabina	Birds	April	7,709
58	Gadwall Mareca strepera	Birds	April	7,606
59	Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	Birds	May	7,592
60	Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major	Birds	May	7,588