Portsmouth

195,238Records since 2000

2,473Species recorded

Facts

Records since 2000: 195,238
Species recorded: 2,473
Nation: England
Type of area: Unitary Authority (City)

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

Most recorded species in Portsmouth

All species with 50+ records

#	Species	Group	Peak month	Records here
1	Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Birds	January	4,267
2	Carrion Crow Corvus corone	Birds	April	3,685
3	Herring Gull Larus argentatus	Birds	April	3,541
4	Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus	Birds	April	3,449
5	Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	Birds	May	3,401
6	Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron Egretta garzetta	Birds	August	3,213
7	European Starling Sturnus vulgaris	Birds	May	3,121
8	Eurasian Magpie Pica pica	Birds	April	3,097
9	Common Redshank Tringa totanus	Birds	April	3,032
10	Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	Birds	October	2,773
11	Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	Birds	April	2,678
12	Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina	Butterflies and moths	July	2,623
13	Brant Branta bernicla	Birds	October	2,613
14	European Robin Erithacus rubecula	Birds	April	2,564
15	Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna	Birds	April	2,549
16	Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula	Birds	May	2,455
17	Canada Goose (canadensis Group) Branta canadensis	Birds	April	2,407
18	Great Cormorant/European Shag Phalacrocorax carbo	Birds	January	2,366
19	Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus	Birds	May	2,255
20	Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus	Birds	April	2,247
21	Gray/Purple Heron Ardea cinerea	Birds	May	2,233
22	Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	Birds	April	2,204
23	Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus	Birds	October	2,133
24	Mute Swan Cygnus olor	Birds	April	2,116
25	European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis	Birds	April	2,105
26	Dunlin Calidris alpina	Birds	September	2,004
27	Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	Birds	August	1,866
28	European Greenfinch Chloris chloris	Birds	April	1,825
29	Small White Pieris rapae	Butterflies and moths	August	1,816
30	Green-winged Teal Anas crecca	Birds	January	1,769
31	Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus	Butterflies and moths	July	1,768
32	Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis	Birds	October	1,759
33	Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	Birds	April	1,686
34	Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria	Butterflies and moths	August	1,682
35	Eurasian Linnet Linaria cannabina	Birds	April	1,622
36	Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope	Birds	January	1,568
37	Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola	Birds	October	1,555
38	Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes	Birds	April	1,510
39	Dunnock Prunella modularis	Birds	April	1,502
40	Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus	Birds	October	1,494
41	Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis	Birds	January	1,431
42	Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	Birds	May	1,413
43	White Wagtail Motacilla alba	Birds	April	1,374
44	Gadwall Mareca strepera	Birds	April	1,358
45	Northern Pintail Anas acuta	Birds	January	1,314
46	Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus	Butterflies and moths	June	1,312
47	Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus	Birds	April	1,307
48	Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica	Birds	May	1,287
49	Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata	Birds	January	1,240
50	Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus	Birds	August	1,218
51	Mew Gull Larus canus	Birds	January	1,172
52	Common Buzzard Buteo buteo	Birds	April	1,170
53	Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula	Birds	May	1,169
54	European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola	Birds	October	1,130
55	Rock Pigeon Columba livia	Birds	April	1,129
56	Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis	Birds	May	1,119
57	Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia	Birds	August	1,109
58	Common Blue Polyommatus icarus	Butterflies and moths	August	1,078
59	Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti	Birds	April	1,033
60	Great Tit Parus major	Birds	April	1,025