North Ayrshire

188,386Records since 2000

4,287Species recorded

Facts

Records since 2000: 188,386
Species recorded: 4,287
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 North Ayrshire

All species with 50+ records

#	Species	Group	Peak month	Records here
1	Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus	Mammals	July	16,817
2	Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus	Mammals	August	11,659
3	Herring Gull Larus argentatus	Birds	April	4,227
4	Carrion Crow Corvus corone	Birds	April	3,987
5	Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula	Birds	May	3,349
6	Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus	Birds	April	2,987
7	Eurasian Magpie Pica pica	Birds	April	2,879
8	Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula	Birds	May	2,775
9	European Robin Erithacus rubecula	Birds	April	2,434
10	Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs	Birds	April	2,046
11	Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	Birds	April	1,987
12	Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Birds	January	1,971
13	Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	Birds	May	1,949
14	Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes	Birds	April	1,948
15	Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	Birds	August	1,868
16	European Starling Sturnus vulgaris	Birds	May	1,841
17	Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus	Birds	April	1,836
18	Green-veined White Pieris napi	Butterflies and moths	July	1,763
19	Rook Corvus frugilegus	Birds	April	1,732
20	European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis	Birds	April	1,606
21	Mute Swan Cygnus olor	Birds	April	1,523
22	Mew Gull Larus canus	Birds	January	1,500
23	Gray/Purple Heron Ardea cinerea	Birds	May	1,492
24	Rock Pigeon Columba livia	Birds	April	1,439
25	White Wagtail Motacilla alba	Birds	April	1,438
26	Great Tit Parus major	Birds	April	1,421
27	Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	Birds	October	1,410
28	Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus	Birds	October	1,375
29	Dunnock Prunella modularis	Birds	April	1,347
30	Common Buzzard Buteo buteo	Birds	April	1,266
31	Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica	Birds	May	1,257
32	Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina	Butterflies and moths	July	1,145
33	House Sparrow Passer domesticus	Birds	May	1,135
34	Great Cormorant/European Shag Phalacrocorax carbo	Birds	January	1,123
35	Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis	Birds	October	1,122
36	Eurasian red squirrel Sciurus vulgaris	Mammals	September	1,104
37	Coal Tit Periparus ater	Birds	January	1,102
38	Song Thrush Turdus philomelos	Birds	May	1,082
39	Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus	Birds	April	990
40	European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis	Birds	October	911
41	Common Eider Somateria mollissima	Birds	May	873
42	Eastern gray squirrel Sciurus carolinensis	Mammals	October	873
43	Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita	Birds	April	858
44	Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	Birds	January	830
45	Common Redshank Tringa totanus	Birds	April	786
46	Green-winged Teal Anas crecca	Birds	January	762
47	Peacock Aglais io	Butterflies and moths	April	759
48	Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines	Butterflies and moths	May	736
49	Northern Gannet Morus bassanus	Birds	July	696
50	Goldcrest Regulus regulus	Birds	October	681
51	Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus	Birds	April	675
52	Canada Goose (canadensis Group) Branta canadensis	Birds	April	674
53	Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus	Birds	May	669
54	Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus	Birds	May	657
55	Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator	Birds	January	634
56	Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis	Birds	January	633
57	Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus	Butterflies and moths	June	616
58	Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	Birds	April	595
59	Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus	Birds	October	591
60	Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus	Birds	January	581