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Sheffield

223,873Records since 2000
4,311Species recorded

Facts

Records since 2000
223,873
Species recorded
4,311
Nation
England
Type of area
Metropolitan Borough (City)

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

Most recorded species in Sheffield

#SpeciesGroupPeak monthRecords here
1Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus BirdsApril5,975
2Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula BirdsMay5,348
3European Robin Erithacus rubecula BirdsApril5,252
4Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus BirdsApril4,638
5Carrion Crow Corvus corone BirdsApril4,580
6Eurasian Magpie Pica pica BirdsApril4,277
7Mallard Anas platyrhynchos BirdsApril3,662
8Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus BirdsAugust3,562
9Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes BirdsApril3,521
10Great Tit Parus major BirdsApril3,410
11European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis BirdsApril3,215
12Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs BirdsApril2,520
13Dunnock Prunella modularis BirdsApril2,452
14Common Swift Apus apus BirdsJune2,215
15House Sparrow Passer domesticus BirdsMay2,167
16Coal Tit Periparus ater BirdsJanuary2,056
17Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula BirdsMay1,942
18Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus BirdsJanuary1,853
19Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus BirdsApril1,834
20Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus BirdsApril1,747
21Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus BirdsJanuary1,693
22Song Thrush Turdus philomelos BirdsMay1,647
23Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita BirdsApril1,644
24Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea BirdsApril1,624
25European Starling Sturnus vulgaris BirdsMay1,508
26Harlequin ladybird, Asian ladybird, Asian ladybeetle Harmonia axyridis BeetlesOctober1,447
27Common Buzzard Buteo buteo BirdsApril1,431
28Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata BirdsOctober1,420
29Canada Goose (canadensis Group) Branta canadensis BirdsApril1,346
30Rock Pigeon Columba livia BirdsApril1,299
31Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea BirdsOctober1,291
32Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis BirdsOctober1,289
33Goldcrest Regulus regulus BirdsOctober1,286
34Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus BirdsOctober1,265
35Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius BirdsOctober1,222
36Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus BirdsApril1,209
37Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus BirdsApril1,150
38European Greenfinch Chloris chloris BirdsApril1,094
39Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus BirdsOctober1,072
40Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto BirdsMay1,068
41Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus BirdsApril1,057
42Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata BirdsApril1,055
43White Wagtail Motacilla alba BirdsApril1,050
44Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus BirdsMay1,021
45Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris BirdsApril1,002
46Two-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata BeetlesJune978
47Graylag Goose Anser anser BirdsApril971
48Gray/Purple Heron Ardea cinerea BirdsMay938
49Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla BirdsMay930
50Holly Ilex aquifolium Flowering plantsApril916
51Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Flowering plantsJuly841
52Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica BirdsMay840
53Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula BirdsJanuary812
54Seven-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata BeetlesJuly797
55Rowan Sorbus aucuparia Flowering plantsAugust789
56Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major BirdsMay780
57Sycamore [tree] Acer pseudoplatanus Flowering plantsMay761
58Herring Gull Larus argentatus BirdsApril720
59Indian Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Flowering plantsAugust668
60Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis BirdsMay650