County · Scotland

Fife

451,927Records since 2000

5,003Species recorded

Facts

Records since 2000: 451,927
Species recorded: 5,003
Nation: Scotland
Type of area: Unitary District

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

Most recorded species in Fife

#	Species	Group	Peak month	Records here
1	Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus	Mammals	August	18,370
2	Herring Gull Larus argentatus	Birds	April	10,500
3	Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus	Birds	April	9,687
4	Carrion Crow Corvus corone	Birds	April	9,678
5	Eurasian red squirrel Sciurus vulgaris	Mammals	September	7,679
6	Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	Birds	May	6,922
7	European Robin Erithacus rubecula	Birds	April	6,903
8	Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula	Birds	May	6,754
9	Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus	Mammals	July	6,684
10	Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	Birds	April	6,226
11	Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Birds	January	5,774
12	Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes	Birds	April	5,517
13	Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus	Birds	April	5,437
14	Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs	Birds	April	5,356
15	Great Cormorant/European Shag Phalacrocorax carbo	Birds	January	5,246
16	Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula	Birds	May	5,063
17	Common Eider Somateria mollissima	Birds	May	5,031
18	Gray/Purple Heron Ardea cinerea	Birds	May	4,842
19	European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis	Birds	April	4,839
20	Eurasian Magpie Pica pica	Birds	April	4,732
21	White Wagtail Motacilla alba	Birds	April	4,693
22	Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	Birds	October	4,597
23	European Starling Sturnus vulgaris	Birds	May	4,506
24	Eastern gray squirrel Sciurus carolinensis	Mammals	October	4,347
25	Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica	Birds	May	4,242
26	Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus	Birds	October	4,222
27	Great Tit Parus major	Birds	April	4,099
28	Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	Birds	August	4,060
29	Rock Pigeon Columba livia	Birds	April	3,994
30	Dunnock Prunella modularis	Birds	April	3,819
31	House Sparrow Passer domesticus	Birds	May	3,688
32	Mute Swan Cygnus olor	Birds	April	3,638
33	Common Redshank Tringa totanus	Birds	April	3,627
34	Green-veined White Pieris napi	Butterflies and moths	July	3,441
35	Rook Corvus frugilegus	Birds	April	3,387
36	Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas	Butterflies and moths	August	3,354
37	Mew Gull Larus canus	Birds	January	3,248
38	Common Buzzard Buteo buteo	Birds	April	3,235
39	Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina	Butterflies and moths	July	3,197
40	Northern Gannet Morus bassanus	Birds	July	3,124
41	Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus	Butterflies and moths	July	3,074
42	Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita	Birds	April	3,008
43	European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis	Birds	October	2,953
44	Coal Tit Periparus ater	Birds	January	2,814
45	Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis	Birds	May	2,745
46	Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus	Birds	April	2,624
47	Peacock Aglais io	Butterflies and moths	April	2,590
48	Song Thrush Turdus philomelos	Birds	May	2,440
49	Green-winged Teal Anas crecca	Birds	January	2,437
50	Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella	Birds	May	2,423
51	Eurasian Linnet Linaria cannabina	Birds	April	2,345
52	Razorbill Alca torda	Birds	June	2,319
53	Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis	Birds	July	2,278
54	Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	Birds	April	2,267
55	Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	Birds	January	2,250
56	Common Murre Uria aalge	Birds	July	2,207
57	Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis	Birds	October	2,200
58	Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus	Butterflies and moths	June	2,173
59	Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus	Birds	April	2,141
60	Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla	Birds	June	2,130