Isles of Scilly

247,305Records since 2000

2,042Species recorded

16.3 km²Area

2,281Population

Facts

Records since 2000: 247,305
Species recorded: 2,042
Area: 16.3 km²
Population: 2,281 (1 January 2022)
Nation: England
Type of area: Unitary Authority

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q180209

Most recorded species in Isles of Scilly

All species with 50+ records

#	Species	Group	Peak month	Records here
1	Herring Gull Larus argentatus	Birds	April	6,042
2	Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula	Birds	May	5,978
3	Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes	Birds	April	5,843
4	European Robin Erithacus rubecula	Birds	April	5,646
5	Song Thrush Turdus philomelos	Birds	May	5,620
6	House Sparrow Passer domesticus	Birds	May	5,578
7	European Starling Sturnus vulgaris	Birds	May	5,447
8	Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus	Birds	April	5,120
9	Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	Birds	May	5,090
10	Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita	Birds	April	5,085
11	Carrion Crow Corvus corone	Birds	April	4,889
12	Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus	Birds	October	4,790
13	Dunnock Prunella modularis	Birds	April	4,613
14	Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica	Birds	May	4,563
15	European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis	Birds	October	4,389
16	Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis	Birds	October	4,335
17	Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto	Birds	May	4,297
18	European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola	Birds	October	4,219
19	European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis	Birds	April	3,857
20	Eurasian Linnet Linaria cannabina	Birds	April	3,783
21	Goldcrest Regulus regulus	Birds	October	3,634
22	Great Tit Parus major	Birds	April	3,590
23	Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus	Birds	October	3,585
24	Gray/Purple Heron Ardea cinerea	Birds	May	3,510
25	Northern Gannet Morus bassanus	Birds	July	3,460
26	Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Birds	January	3,267
27	Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs	Birds	April	3,170
28	Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	Birds	April	3,140
29	European Greenfinch Chloris chloris	Birds	April	3,011
30	Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	Birds	August	2,978
31	Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla	Birds	May	2,818
32	White Wagtail Motacilla alba	Birds	April	2,813
33	Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus	Birds	April	2,777
34	Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia	Birds	August	2,760
35	Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe	Birds	April	2,699
36	Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus	Birds	April	2,660
37	Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres	Birds	October	2,494
38	Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus	Birds	October	2,494
39	Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	Birds	October	2,407
40	Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron Egretta garzetta	Birds	August	2,130
41	Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula	Birds	May	2,130
42	Great Cormorant/European Shag Phalacrocorax carbo	Birds	January	2,124
43	Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus	Birds	April	1,979
44	Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago	Birds	October	1,860
45	Redwing Turdus iliacus	Birds	January	1,836
46	Water Rail Rallus aquaticus	Birds	January	1,797
47	Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea	Birds	October	1,740
48	Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus	Birds	October	1,554
49	Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros	Birds	October	1,469
50	Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus	Birds	August	1,419
51	Common House-Martin Delichon urbicum	Birds	May	1,378
52	Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus	Birds	April	1,352
53	Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus	Birds	April	1,334
54	Green-winged Teal Anas crecca	Birds	January	1,300
55	Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	Birds	April	1,274
56	Gadwall Mareca strepera	Birds	April	1,242
57	Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus	Birds	October	1,204
58	Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis	Birds	August	1,143
59	Sanderling Calidris alba	Birds	September	1,104
60	Eurasian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus	Birds	May	1,097