Mid and East Antrim

72,718Records since 2000

4,053Species recorded

1,046 km²Area

139,913Population

Facts

Records since 2000: 72,718
Species recorded: 4,053
Area: 1,046 km²
Population: 139,913 (1 June 2024)
Nation: Northern Ireland
Type of area: District

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q6841059

Most recorded species in Mid and East Antrim

All species with 50+ records

#	Species	Group	Peak month	Records here
1	Green-veined White Pieris napi	Butterflies and moths	July	2,093
2	Eurasian red squirrel Sciurus vulgaris	Mammals	September	1,996
3	Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae	Butterflies and moths	July	1,180
4	Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria	Butterflies and moths	August	970
5	Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus	Butterflies and moths	July	905
6	European Robin Erithacus rubecula	Birds	April	785
7	European Starling Sturnus vulgaris	Birds	May	672
8	Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula	Birds	May	671
9	Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Birds	January	655
10	Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus	Birds	April	637
11	Hooded Crow Corvus cornix	Birds	May	636
12	Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula	Birds	May	611
13	Eurasian Magpie Pica pica	Birds	April	599
14	Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes	Birds	April	594
15	White Wagtail Motacilla alba	Birds	April	544
16	Herring Gull Larus argentatus	Birds	April	515
17	Rook Corvus frugilegus	Birds	April	498
18	Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	Birds	April	492
19	House Sparrow Passer domesticus	Birds	May	484
20	Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines	Butterflies and moths	May	483
21	Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus	Birds	April	443
22	Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs	Birds	April	440
23	Eastern gray squirrel Sciurus carolinensis	Mammals	October	437
24	Mountain hare Lepus timidus	Mammals	April	433
25	Common Buzzard Buteo buteo	Birds	April	432
26	Peacock Aglais io	Butterflies and moths	April	418
27	Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba	Butterflies and moths	August	387
28	Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum	Bees, wasps and ants	August	382
29	Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta	Butterflies and moths	July	371
30	Great Cormorant/European Shag Phalacrocorax carbo	Birds	January	362
31	Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina	Butterflies and moths	July	357
32	Great Tit Parus major	Birds	April	352
33	Gray/Purple Heron Ardea cinerea	Birds	May	341
34	Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica	Birds	May	328
35	European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis	Birds	April	327
36	Painted Lady Vanessa cardui	Butterflies and moths	August	324
37	European pine marten Martes martes	Mammals	June	318
38	Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	Birds	May	312
39	Rock Pigeon Columba livia	Birds	April	294
40	Common Swift Apus apus	Birds	June	271
41	White-tailed Bumble Bee Bombus lucorum	Bees, wasps and ants	July	270
42	Large White Pieris brassicae	Butterflies and moths	July	270
43	Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	Birds	August	267
44	Small White Pieris rapae	Butterflies and moths	August	265
45	Mew Gull Larus canus	Birds	January	248
46	Dunnock Prunella modularis	Birds	April	247
47	Song Thrush Turdus philomelos	Birds	May	240
48	Common Rustic Mesapamea secalis	Butterflies and moths	July	218
49	Common Raven Corvus corax	Birds	April	218
50	Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto	Birds	May	215
51	Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha	Butterflies and moths	July	212
52	Common Redshank Tringa totanus	Birds	April	211
53	Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus	Mammals	August	211
54	Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus	Birds	October	209
55	Coal Tit Periparus ater	Birds	January	208
56	Heart and Dart Agrotis exclamationis	Butterflies and moths	June	206
57	Goldcrest Regulus regulus	Birds	October	202
58	Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis	Birds	October	191
59	European rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus	Mammals	May	189
60	Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle	Birds	May	187