Torbay

51,700Records since 2000

2,209Species recorded

Facts

Records since 2000: 51,700
Species recorded: 2,209
Nation: England
Type of area: Unitary Authority

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

Most recorded species in Torbay

All species with 50+ records

#	Species	Group	Peak month	Records here
1	Herring Gull Larus argentatus	Birds	April	1,420
2	Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina	Butterflies and moths	July	1,316
3	Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria	Butterflies and moths	August	1,148
4	Carrion Crow Corvus corone	Birds	April	1,042
5	Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus	Birds	April	918
6	Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus	Birds	October	906
7	European Robin Erithacus rubecula	Birds	April	884
8	Large White Pieris brassicae	Butterflies and moths	July	866
9	Eurasian Magpie Pica pica	Birds	April	795
10	Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus	Butterflies and moths	July	748
11	European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis	Birds	October	741
12	Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula	Birds	May	722
13	Northern Gannet Morus bassanus	Birds	July	681
14	Great Cormorant/European Shag Phalacrocorax carbo	Birds	January	681
15	Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Birds	January	607
16	Small White Pieris rapae	Butterflies and moths	August	594
17	European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis	Birds	April	570
18	Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes	Birds	April	569
19	Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus	Birds	April	555
20	Dunnock Prunella modularis	Birds	April	550
21	Common Murre Uria aalge	Birds	July	547
22	Great Tit Parus major	Birds	April	544
23	Rock Pigeon Columba livia	Birds	April	522
24	Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita	Birds	April	487
25	Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula	Birds	May	477
26	Common Blue Polyommatus icarus	Butterflies and moths	August	463
27	Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis	Birds	July	455
28	Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta	Butterflies and moths	July	451
29	Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus	Butterflies and moths	July	422
30	Common Swift Apus apus	Birds	June	412
31	Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla	Birds	June	389
32	White Wagtail Motacilla alba	Birds	April	380
33	Mute Swan Cygnus olor	Birds	April	357
34	Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres	Birds	October	330
35	House Sparrow Passer domesticus	Birds	May	330
36	Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus	Birds	October	325
37	Marbled White Melanargia galathea	Butterflies and moths	July	321
38	Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs	Birds	April	310
39	Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	Birds	April	298
40	Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus	Birds	August	284
41	Common Buzzard Buteo buteo	Birds	April	283
42	Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla	Birds	May	279
43	Slow worm Anguis fragilis	Reptiles	May	276
44	Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus	Birds	January	275
45	Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica	Birds	May	273
46	European Greenfinch Chloris chloris	Birds	April	263
47	Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	Birds	August	233
48	Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	Birds	May	229
49	Common Raven Corvus corax	Birds	April	226
50	Goldcrest Regulus regulus	Birds	October	220
51	Eurasian Linnet Linaria cannabina	Birds	April	216
52	Spring Azure Celastrina argiolus	Butterflies and moths	May	211
53	Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus	Birds	April	206
54	Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum	Bees, wasps and ants	August	202
55	Song Thrush Turdus philomelos	Birds	May	199
56	Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius	Birds	October	192
57	Common Loon Gavia immer	Birds	January	190
58	Razorbill Alca torda	Birds	June	190
59	Gray/Purple Heron Ardea cinerea	Birds	May	187
60	European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola	Birds	October	185