South Ayrshire

868,347Records since 2000

2,856Species recorded

Facts

Records since 2000: 868,347
Species recorded: 2,856
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 South Ayrshire

All species with 50+ records

#	Species	Group	Peak month	Records here
1	Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula	Birds	May	73,171
2	Herring Gull Larus argentatus	Birds	April	71,115
3	Rook Corvus frugilegus	Birds	April	68,793
4	House Sparrow Passer domesticus	Birds	May	52,547
5	Carrion Crow Corvus corone	Birds	April	49,600
6	Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	Birds	August	40,217
7	European Starling Sturnus vulgaris	Birds	May	39,623
8	Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus	Birds	April	36,804
9	Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula	Birds	May	35,083
10	European Robin Erithacus rubecula	Birds	April	26,220
11	Rock Pigeon Columba livia	Birds	April	24,811
12	Eurasian Magpie Pica pica	Birds	April	21,963
13	Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus	Birds	April	21,415
14	Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica	Birds	May	16,904
15	Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto	Birds	May	15,971
16	Dunnock Prunella modularis	Birds	April	15,253
17	European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis	Birds	April	15,080
18	Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Birds	January	11,677
19	Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs	Birds	April	9,654
20	Great Tit Parus major	Birds	April	8,854
21	Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes	Birds	April	8,666
22	Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	Birds	October	8,037
23	Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis	Birds	October	7,661
24	Common House-Martin Delichon urbicum	Birds	May	6,543
25	White Wagtail Motacilla alba	Birds	April	6,482
26	Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis	Birds	May	6,093
27	Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus	Mammals	August	6,076
28	Mew Gull Larus canus	Birds	January	5,557
29	Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	Birds	April	5,545
30	Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	Birds	May	5,515
31	Eurasian Linnet Linaria cannabina	Birds	April	4,999
32	Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus	Birds	October	4,856
33	Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus	Birds	April	4,189
34	Gray/Purple Heron Ardea cinerea	Birds	May	3,998
35	European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis	Birds	October	3,545
36	Common Eider Somateria mollissima	Birds	May	3,524
37	Great Cormorant/European Shag Phalacrocorax carbo	Birds	January	3,408
38	Greater Whitethroat Sylvia communis	Birds	May	2,803
39	Song Thrush Turdus philomelos	Birds	May	2,801
40	Coal Tit Periparus ater	Birds	January	2,700
41	Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus	Birds	May	2,675
42	Mute Swan Cygnus olor	Birds	April	2,626
43	Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus	Birds	May	2,594
44	Common Redshank Tringa totanus	Birds	April	2,407
45	Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus	Birds	October	2,303
46	Northern Gannet Morus bassanus	Birds	July	2,247
47	European Greenfinch Chloris chloris	Birds	April	1,909
48	Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus	Birds	October	1,767
49	Common Swift Apus apus	Birds	June	1,718
50	Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus	Birds	April	1,648
51	Common Buzzard Buteo buteo	Birds	April	1,609
52	Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus	Birds	April	1,605
53	Fieldfare Turdus pilaris	Birds	January	1,582
54	Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres	Birds	October	1,564
55	Redwing Turdus iliacus	Birds	January	1,521
56	Eastern gray squirrel Sciurus carolinensis	Mammals	October	1,500
57	Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle	Birds	May	1,447
58	Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita	Birds	April	1,443
59	Goldcrest Regulus regulus	Birds	October	1,428
60	Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula	Birds	May	1,421