County · England

Leeds

481,812Records since 2000

3,572Species recorded

Facts

Records since 2000: 481,812
Species recorded: 3,572
Nation: England
Type of area: Metropolitan Borough (City)

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

Most recorded species in Leeds

#	Species	Group	Peak month	Records here
1	Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus	Birds	April	14,272
2	Eurasian Magpie Pica pica	Birds	April	13,423
3	Carrion Crow Corvus corone	Birds	April	12,643
4	Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Birds	January	12,007
5	Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	Birds	April	10,845
6	Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula	Birds	May	10,431
7	European Robin Erithacus rubecula	Birds	April	10,201
8	Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus	Birds	April	10,041
9	Mute Swan Cygnus olor	Birds	April	9,892
10	Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus	Birds	April	9,638
11	Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	Birds	April	9,141
12	Great Cormorant/European Shag Phalacrocorax carbo	Birds	January	8,510
13	Great Tit Parus major	Birds	April	8,504
14	Canada Goose (canadensis Group) Branta canadensis	Birds	April	8,384
15	Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula	Birds	April	8,235
16	European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis	Birds	April	7,807
17	Gray/Purple Heron Ardea cinerea	Birds	May	7,716
18	Graylag Goose Anser anser	Birds	April	7,266
19	Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus	Birds	May	6,703
20	Gadwall Mareca strepera	Birds	April	6,635
21	Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes	Birds	April	6,604
22	Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	Birds	April	6,540
23	Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus	Birds	January	6,270
24	Red Kite Milvus milvus	Birds	April	5,790
25	Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula	Birds	May	5,666
26	Dunnock Prunella modularis	Birds	April	5,619
27	Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	Birds	January	5,586
28	European Starling Sturnus vulgaris	Birds	May	4,998
29	Common Pochard Aythya ferina	Birds	January	4,973
30	Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus	Birds	October	4,881
31	Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita	Birds	April	4,786
32	Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus	Birds	May	4,713
33	Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs	Birds	April	4,697
34	Green-winged Teal Anas crecca	Birds	January	4,627
35	Herring Gull Larus argentatus	Birds	April	4,474
36	Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis	Birds	January	4,458
37	Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron Egretta garzetta	Birds	August	4,401
38	Rock Pigeon Columba livia	Birds	April	4,208
39	Stock Dove Columba oenas	Birds	April	4,059
40	Common Buzzard Buteo buteo	Birds	April	3,919
41	Common Swift Apus apus	Birds	June	3,891
42	Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	Birds	August	3,453
43	Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus	Birds	April	3,449
44	White Wagtail Motacilla alba	Birds	April	3,191
45	Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti	Birds	April	3,088
46	Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	Birds	April	3,040
47	Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	Birds	January	2,799
48	Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	Birds	May	2,748
49	European Greenfinch Chloris chloris	Birds	April	2,719
50	Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius	Birds	October	2,681
51	Song Thrush Turdus philomelos	Birds	May	2,567
52	Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica	Birds	May	2,531
53	Common Tern Sterna hirundo	Birds	May	2,493
54	Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla	Birds	May	2,413
55	House Sparrow Passer domesticus	Birds	May	2,350
56	Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula	Birds	January	2,281
57	Bank Swallow Riparia riparia	Birds	April	2,265
58	Mew Gull Larus canus	Birds	January	2,262
59	Common Merganser Mergus merganser	Birds	January	2,258
60	Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis	Birds	May	2,213