County · England

Kent

2,275,011Records since 2000

9,021Species recorded

Facts

Records since 2000: 2,275,011
Species recorded: 9,021
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 Kent

#	Species	Group	Peak month	Records here
1	Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus	Birds	April	47,150
2	Carrion Crow Corvus corone	Birds	April	41,933
3	Eurasian Magpie Pica pica	Birds	April	41,001
4	Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina	Butterflies and moths	July	40,327
5	Herring Gull Larus argentatus	Birds	April	39,536
6	European Robin Erithacus rubecula	Birds	April	37,342
7	Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula	Birds	May	36,797
8	Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Birds	January	33,205
9	Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus	Birds	April	33,011
10	European Starling Sturnus vulgaris	Birds	May	31,203
11	Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	Birds	April	28,491
12	Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes	Birds	April	28,381
13	Great Cormorant/European Shag Phalacrocorax carbo	Birds	January	27,977
14	Great Tit Parus major	Birds	April	27,926
15	European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis	Birds	April	26,175
16	Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula	Birds	May	26,072
17	Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs	Birds	April	25,167
18	Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus	Butterflies and moths	July	25,117
19	Dunnock Prunella modularis	Birds	April	24,800
20	House Sparrow Passer domesticus	Birds	May	24,693
21	Small White Pieris rapae	Butterflies and moths	August	23,311
22	Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	Birds	August	22,066
23	Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita	Birds	April	21,049
24	White Wagtail Motacilla alba	Birds	April	21,022
25	Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus	Birds	October	20,576
26	Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	Birds	April	20,390
27	Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus	Birds	April	20,362
28	Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto	Birds	May	19,113
29	Gray/Purple Heron Ardea cinerea	Birds	May	19,107
30	Large White Pieris brassicae	Butterflies and moths	July	18,656
31	Mute Swan Cygnus olor	Birds	April	18,000
32	Common Buzzard Buteo buteo	Birds	April	17,622
33	Eurasian Linnet Linaria cannabina	Birds	April	17,585
34	Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus	Birds	May	17,174
35	Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron Egretta garzetta	Birds	August	16,608
36	Stock Dove Columba oenas	Birds	April	16,286
37	Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus	Birds	October	16,165
38	Graylag Goose Anser anser	Birds	April	16,158
39	Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	Birds	April	15,776
40	Rock Pigeon Columba livia	Birds	April	15,753
41	Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica	Birds	May	15,503
42	Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria	Butterflies and moths	August	15,355
43	Song Thrush Turdus philomelos	Birds	May	15,309
44	Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis	Birds	October	14,698
45	Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus	Birds	January	14,521
46	Common Blue Polyommatus icarus	Butterflies and moths	August	14,340
47	Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	Birds	May	14,279
48	Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus	Butterflies and moths	July	14,240
49	Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis	Birds	May	14,239
50	Eurasian Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus	Birds	May	13,540
51	Green-winged Teal Anas crecca	Birds	January	13,397
52	Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus	Birds	April	13,362
53	Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus	Birds	August	13,312
54	Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	Birds	April	13,276
55	Eurasian Green Woodpecker Picus viridis	Birds	April	13,175
56	Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla	Birds	May	12,987
57	Mew Gull Larus canus	Birds	January	12,718
58	Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti	Birds	April	12,197
59	Rook Corvus frugilegus	Birds	April	12,186
60	Peacock Aglais io	Butterflies and moths	April	12,111