Highland

1,707,321Records since 2000

10,311Species recorded

Facts

Records since 2000: 1,707,321
Species recorded: 10,311
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 Highland

All species with 50+ records

#	Species	Group	Peak month	Records here
1	Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs	Birds	April	25,894
2	European Robin Erithacus rubecula	Birds	April	21,702
3	Herring Gull Larus argentatus	Birds	April	20,717
4	Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus	Birds	April	19,176
5	Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	Birds	May	18,651
6	Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula	Birds	May	18,061
7	Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	Birds	April	17,756
8	Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	Birds	April	16,285
9	Mew Gull Larus canus	Birds	January	15,631
10	Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes	Birds	April	15,188
11	Eurasian red squirrel Sciurus vulgaris	Mammals	September	15,009
12	Carrion Crow Corvus corone	Birds	April	14,960
13	Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis	Birds	October	14,896
14	White Wagtail Motacilla alba	Birds	April	14,889
15	House Sparrow Passer domesticus	Birds	May	14,407
16	Hooded Crow Corvus cornix	Birds	May	14,331
17	Great Tit Parus major	Birds	April	13,907
18	Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus	Birds	April	13,637
19	Coal Tit Periparus ater	Birds	January	13,564
20	Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula	Birds	May	13,522
21	Common Buzzard Buteo buteo	Birds	April	13,289
22	Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus	Birds	April	12,774
23	Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica	Birds	May	12,675
24	European Starling Sturnus vulgaris	Birds	May	11,658
25	Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Birds	January	11,411
26	European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis	Birds	April	11,330
27	Gray/Purple Heron Ardea cinerea	Birds	May	11,300
28	Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus	Birds	October	11,124
29	Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	Birds	October	10,987
30	Song Thrush Turdus philomelos	Birds	May	10,050
31	Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus	Birds	October	9,994
32	Graylag Goose Anser anser	Birds	April	9,441
33	Green-veined White Pieris napi	Butterflies and moths	July	9,354
34	Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula	Dragonflies and damselflies	May	9,154
35	Dunnock Prunella modularis	Birds	April	8,849
36	Common Raven Corvus corax	Birds	April	8,084
37	Rook Corvus frugilegus	Birds	April	8,028
38	Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata	Dragonflies and damselflies	June	7,366
39	Great Cormorant/European Shag Phalacrocorax carbo	Birds	January	7,328
40	Rock Pigeon Columba livia	Birds	April	7,071
41	European Greenfinch Chloris chloris	Birds	April	7,054
42	Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto	Birds	May	6,928
43	Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis	Birds	May	6,798
44	Goldcrest Regulus regulus	Birds	October	6,698
45	Scotch Argus Erebia aethiops	Butterflies and moths	August	6,663
46	Common Hawker Aeshna juncea	Dragonflies and damselflies	August	6,487
47	Common House-Martin Delichon urbicum	Birds	May	6,482
48	Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus	Birds	May	5,915
49	European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis	Birds	October	5,904
50	Common Redshank Tringa totanus	Birds	April	5,890
51	Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus	Birds	April	5,683
52	Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	Birds	January	5,666
53	Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe	Birds	April	5,574
54	Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos	Birds	August	5,464
55	Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major	Birds	May	5,366
56	Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus	Birds	April	5,319
57	Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus	Butterflies and moths	June	5,228
58	Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea	Birds	October	5,067
59	Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii	Dragonflies and damselflies	July	5,065
60	Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator	Birds	January	5,049