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Described in 1758

1,376 species

Carrion Crow

Group
Birds
Peak month
April
Records since 2000
1,495,275

Meadow Brown

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
1,291,987

Mallard

Group
Birds
Peak month
April
Records since 2000
1,074,515

Eurasian Wren

Group
Birds
Peak month
April
Records since 2000
1,065,297

Great Tit

Group
Birds
Peak month
April
Records since 2000
1,058,095

Dunnock

Group
Birds
Peak month
April
Records since 2000
855,945

Speckled Wood

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
798,810

Small White

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
709,791

White Wagtail

Group
Birds
Peak month
April
Records since 2000
643,578

Haddock

Group
Fish
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
617,374

Eurasian Coot

Group
Birds
Peak month
April
Records since 2000
612,400

Large White

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
556,981

Ringlet

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
520,519

Barn Swallow

Group
Birds
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
508,854

Graylag Goose

Group
Birds
Peak month
April
Records since 2000
499,672

Rook

Group
Birds
Peak month
April
Records since 2000
495,913

Tufted Duck

Group
Birds
Peak month
April
Records since 2000
493,177

Peacock

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
April
Records since 2000
431,653

Meadow Pipit

Group
Birds
Peak month
October
Records since 2000
406,836

Common Swift

Group
Birds
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
397,376

Stock Dove

Group
Birds
Peak month
April
Records since 2000
376,156

Gadwall

Group
Birds
Peak month
April
Records since 2000
371,348

Goldcrest

Group
Birds
Peak month
October
Records since 2000
368,590

Coal Tit

Group
Birds
Peak month
January
Records since 2000
365,786

Mew Gull

Group
Birds
Peak month
January
Records since 2000
355,098

Reed Bunting

Group
Birds
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
350,041

Brimstone

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
349,817

Small Heath

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
347,993

Eurasian Jay

Group
Birds
Peak month
October
Records since 2000
320,156

Red Admiral

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
292,792

Whiting

Group
Fish
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
274,647

Red Kite

Group
Birds
Peak month
April
Records since 2000
270,783

Redwing

Group
Birds
Peak month
January
Records since 2000
261,212

Marbled White

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
221,435

Orange-tip

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
203,747

Comma

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
203,691

Mistle Thrush

Group
Birds
Peak month
April
Records since 2000
197,574

Dunlin

Group
Birds
Peak month
September
Records since 2000
190,336

Common Snipe

Group
Birds
Peak month
October
Records since 2000
188,381

Common Raven

Group
Birds
Peak month
April
Records since 2000
180,453

Common dab

Group
Fish
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
176,731

Bank Swallow

Group
Birds
Peak month
April
Records since 2000
173,157

Common Tern

Group
Birds
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
154,963

Yellowhammer

Group
Birds
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
147,352

Azure Damselfly

Group
Dragonflies and damselflies
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
143,944

Grey Gurnard

Group
Fish
Peak month
February
Records since 2000
139,814

Fieldfare

Group
Birds
Peak month
January
Records since 2000
138,324

Pied Avocet

Group
Birds
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
118,615

Spring Azure

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
107,313

Poor cod

Group
Fish
Peak month
March
Records since 2000
106,235

Painted Lady

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
105,523

Great Egret

Group
Birds
Peak month
October
Records since 2000
103,444

Water Rail

Group
Birds
Peak month
January
Records since 2000
93,917

Brant

Group
Birds
Peak month
October
Records since 2000
87,250

Common Eider

Group
Birds
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
86,739

Spiny dogfish

Group
Fish
Peak month
November
Records since 2000
81,318

Corn Crake

Group
Birds
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
76,750

Brown Hawker

Group
Dragonflies and damselflies
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
74,127

Dragonet

Group
Fish
Peak month
September
Records since 2000
70,729

Ruff

Group
Birds
Peak month
September
Records since 2000
67,669

Razorbill

Group
Birds
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
66,509

Norway lobster

Group
Crustaceans
Peak month
March
Records since 2000
63,029

Tawny Owl

Group
Birds
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
59,671

Whimbrel

Group
Birds
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
58,553

Common Scoter

Group
Birds
Peak month
October
Records since 2000
57,365

Dingy Skipper

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
56,840

European hake

Group
Fish
Peak month
November
Records since 2000
56,826

Hooded Crow

Group
Birds
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
56,265

Red fox

Group
Mammals
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
56,196

Red Knot

Group
Birds
Peak month
September
Records since 2000
53,928

Thornback Ray

Group
Fish
Peak month
September
Records since 2000
52,526

Mandarin Duck

Group
Birds
Peak month
April
Records since 2000
50,596

Marsh Tit

Group
Birds
Peak month
January
Records since 2000
47,776

Whooper Swan

Group
Birds
Peak month
October
Records since 2000
45,803

Argentine

Group
Fish
Peak month
February
Records since 2000
38,908

Brambling

Group
Birds
Peak month
October
Records since 2000
36,793

Edible Crab

Group
Crustaceans
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
36,315

Tree Bumblebee

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
35,931

Common frog

Group
Amphibians
Peak month
March
Records since 2000
33,381

Common Starfish

Group
Starfish and sea urchins
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
33,273

Bee Fly

Group
True flies
Peak month
April
Records since 2000
32,811

Corn bunting

Group
Birds
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
32,362

Green Hairstreak

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
30,308

Common Hawker

Group
Dragonflies and damselflies
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
29,798

Osprey

Group
Birds
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
28,915

Whinchat

Group
Birds
Peak month
September
Records since 2000
28,416

Dead Men's Fingers

Group
Jellyfish, corals and anemones
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
28,132

Drone Fly

Group
True flies
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
28,014

Pouting, Bib

Group
Fish
Peak month
March
Records since 2000
27,631

Cattle Egret

Group
Birds
Peak month
October
Records since 2000
27,274

Tree Pipit

Group
Birds
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
26,173

Merlin

Group
Birds
Peak month
October
Records since 2000
26,138

Red Crossbill

Group
Birds
Peak month
October
Records since 2000
25,473

European mole

Group
Mammals
Peak month
March
Records since 2000
25,264

Bullhead

Group
Fish
Peak month
September
Records since 2000
24,457

Common Toad

Group
Amphibians
Peak month
March
Records since 2000
23,841

Hedgehog

Group
Mammals
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
23,362

Stock bug

Group
True bugs
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
23,298

Grizzled Skipper

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
23,173

Garganey

Group
Birds
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
21,932

Queen Scallop

Group
Molluscs
Peak month
September
Records since 2000
21,571

Forest Bug

Group
True bugs
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
21,188

Angler

Group
Fish
Peak month
March
Records since 2000
20,901

Common Mussel

Group
Molluscs
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
18,892

Brimstone Moth

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
18,372

Common Urchin

Group
Starfish and sea urchins
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
18,230

Hook-nose

Group
Fish
Peak month
September
Records since 2000
18,129

European Eel

Group
Fish
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
18,003

Heart and Dart

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
17,584

Twite

Group
Birds
Peak month
October
Records since 2000
16,436

Slow worm

Group
Reptiles
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
15,975

Riband Wave

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
15,556

Fallow deer

Group
Mammals
Peak month
October
Records since 2000
15,521

Wood Lark

Group
Birds
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
15,459

Hermit Crab

Group
Crustaceans
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
15,388

Hover Fly

Group
True flies
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
15,338

Hornwrack

Group
Bryozoans
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
14,805

Smooth Newt

Group
Amphibians
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
14,467

Snow Bunting

Group
Birds
Peak month
November
Records since 2000
14,211

Cinnabar

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
14,180

Sea Beard

Group
Jellyfish, corals and anemones
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
14,037

Ring Ouzel

Group
Birds
Peak month
April
Records since 2000
13,904

Silver Y

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
13,462

Horned Grebe

Group
Birds
Peak month
January
Records since 2000
13,082

Pine Ladybird

Group
Beetles
Peak month
April
Records since 2000
12,843

Harbor seal

Group
Mammals
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
12,641

Tub gurnard

Group
Fish
Peak month
September
Records since 2000
12,004

Wood White

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
11,917

Water Pipit

Group
Birds
Peak month
January
Records since 2000
11,870

Great Scallop

Group
Molluscs
Peak month
March
Records since 2000
11,696

Blue skate

Group
Fish
Peak month
November
Records since 2000
11,417

Hebrew Character

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
April
Records since 2000
11,347

Smew

Group
Birds
Peak month
January
Records since 2000
11,187

Boarfish

Group
Fish
Peak month
November
Records since 2000
10,888

Spiny Starfish

Group
Starfish and sea urchins
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
10,884

Common Whelk

Group
Molluscs
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
10,801

Common Rustic

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
10,766

Wood mouse

Group
Mammals
Peak month
September
Records since 2000
10,137

Black Tern

Group
Birds
Peak month
September
Records since 2000
10,051

Hawfinch

Group
Birds
Peak month
January
Records since 2000
9,785

Hover Fly

Group
True flies
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
9,660

Ling [Fish]

Group
Fish
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
9,490