Midlothian

120,719Records since 2000

2,970Species recorded

Facts

Records since 2000: 120,719
Species recorded: 2,970
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 Midlothian

All species with 50+ records

#	Species	Group	Peak month	Records here
1	Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus	Mammals	August	4,234
2	Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus	Birds	April	3,417
3	Carrion Crow Corvus corone	Birds	April	2,925
4	European Robin Erithacus rubecula	Birds	April	2,601
5	Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula	Birds	May	2,504
6	Eurasian Magpie Pica pica	Birds	April	2,403
7	Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula	Birds	May	2,400
8	Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes	Birds	April	2,297
9	Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs	Birds	April	2,295
10	Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus	Birds	April	2,168
11	Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	Birds	April	1,919
12	Great Tit Parus major	Birds	April	1,789
13	Herring Gull Larus argentatus	Birds	April	1,700
14	European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis	Birds	April	1,698
15	Coal Tit Periparus ater	Birds	January	1,557
16	Common Buzzard Buteo buteo	Birds	April	1,484
17	Rook Corvus frugilegus	Birds	April	1,476
18	Dunnock Prunella modularis	Birds	April	1,470
19	Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita	Birds	April	1,437
20	Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Birds	January	1,277
21	Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	Birds	August	1,269
22	European Starling Sturnus vulgaris	Birds	May	1,248
23	Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula	Birds	January	1,227
24	Song Thrush Turdus philomelos	Birds	May	1,133
25	Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus	Birds	January	1,102
26	Mew Gull Larus canus	Birds	January	1,029
27	Eastern gray squirrel Sciurus carolinensis	Mammals	October	1,023
28	Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus	Birds	April	1,010
29	Goldcrest Regulus regulus	Birds	October	994
30	Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis	Birds	May	967
31	Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica	Birds	May	950
32	Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus	Birds	October	936
33	Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus	Birds	April	914
34	Mute Swan Cygnus olor	Birds	April	901
35	White Wagtail Motacilla alba	Birds	April	892
36	Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis	Birds	October	864
37	Rock Pigeon Columba livia	Birds	April	847
38	European Greenfinch Chloris chloris	Birds	April	826
39	Graylag Goose Anser anser	Birds	April	813
40	Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus	Birds	May	804
41	Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	Birds	May	781
42	European roe deer Capreolus capreolus	Mammals	May	752
43	Green-winged Teal Anas crecca	Birds	January	749
44	Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus	Birds	April	718
45	Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus	Birds	April	713
46	Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum	Bees, wasps and ants	August	693
47	House Sparrow Passer domesticus	Birds	May	691
48	White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus	Birds	May	634
49	Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major	Birds	May	633
50	Buff-tailed Bumble Bee Bombus terrestris	Bees, wasps and ants	April	627
51	Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus	Birds	October	626
52	Gray/Purple Heron Ardea cinerea	Birds	May	625
53	Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus	Mammals	July	613
54	Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris	Birds	April	606
55	Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla	Birds	May	595
56	Ceratopogon lacteipennis	True flies	June	578
57	Red fox Vulpes vulpes	Mammals	August	549
58	Eurasian Linnet Linaria cannabina	Birds	April	523
59	Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis	Birds	January	518
60	Redwing Turdus iliacus	Birds	January	505