County · Scotland

Moray

158,674Records since 2000

4,317Species recorded

Facts

Records since 2000: 158,674
Species recorded: 4,317
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 Moray

#	Species	Group	Peak month	Records here
1	Eurasian red squirrel Sciurus vulgaris	Mammals	September	3,756
2	Herring Gull Larus argentatus	Birds	April	2,993
3	Carrion Crow Corvus corone	Birds	April	2,790
4	Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus	Birds	April	2,471
5	Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	Birds	May	2,374
6	Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs	Birds	April	2,171
7	European Robin Erithacus rubecula	Birds	April	2,052
8	Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula	Birds	May	1,952
9	Mew Gull Larus canus	Birds	January	1,789
10	Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Birds	January	1,755
11	Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus	Birds	October	1,743
12	Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	Birds	April	1,735
13	Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus	Birds	April	1,661
14	Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula	Birds	May	1,622
15	Coal Tit Periparus ater	Birds	January	1,569
16	Great Tit Parus major	Birds	April	1,553
17	White Wagtail Motacilla alba	Birds	April	1,530
18	Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	Birds	October	1,498
19	House Sparrow Passer domesticus	Birds	May	1,487
20	Great Cormorant/European Shag Phalacrocorax carbo	Birds	January	1,450
21	Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes	Birds	April	1,422
22	European Starling Sturnus vulgaris	Birds	May	1,392
23	European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis	Birds	April	1,359
24	Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica	Birds	May	1,324
25	Gray/Purple Heron Ardea cinerea	Birds	May	1,314
26	Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus	Birds	April	1,268
27	Common Eider Somateria mollissima	Birds	May	1,225
28	Common Buzzard Buteo buteo	Birds	April	1,211
29	Dunnock Prunella modularis	Birds	April	1,193
30	Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella	Birds	May	1,151
31	Rook Corvus frugilegus	Birds	April	1,121
32	Common Redshank Tringa totanus	Birds	April	1,118
33	Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	Birds	January	1,077
34	Mute Swan Cygnus olor	Birds	April	1,016
35	Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis	Birds	October	1,006
36	Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus	Birds	April	987
37	Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus	Birds	October	986
38	Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major	Birds	May	940
39	Northern Gannet Morus bassanus	Birds	July	917
40	Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis	Birds	January	888
41	Green-winged Teal Anas crecca	Birds	January	887
42	Goldcrest Regulus regulus	Birds	October	883
43	Eurasian Linnet Linaria cannabina	Birds	April	878
44	Common Merganser Mergus merganser	Birds	January	872
45	European Greenfinch Chloris chloris	Birds	April	871
46	Buff-tailed Bumble Bee Bombus terrestris	Bees, wasps and ants	April	869
47	Song Thrush Turdus philomelos	Birds	May	850
48	Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum	Bees, wasps and ants	August	819
49	Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres	Birds	October	819
50	Rock Pigeon Columba livia	Birds	April	806
51	Common Swift Apus apus	Birds	June	787
52	White-tailed Bumble Bee Bombus lucorum	Bees, wasps and ants	July	780
53	Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis	Birds	May	774
54	Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	Birds	April	757
55	Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto	Birds	May	736
56	Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator	Birds	January	727
57	European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis	Birds	October	724
58	Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus	Birds	January	721
59	Common House-Martin Delichon urbicum	Birds	May	720
60	Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus	Birds	April	693