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Described in 1776

140 species

Black Darter

Group
Dragonflies and damselflies
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
26,741

Little Gull

Group
Birds
Peak month
April
Records since 2000
23,156

Bristleworm

Group
Worms (annelids)
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
13,819

Broad beau of sea

Group
Starfish and sea urchins
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
11,335

Brittlestar

Group
Starfish and sea urchins
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
10,470

Glycera alba

Group
Worms (annelids)
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
7,155

Sea Gooseberry

Group
Other invertebrates
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
5,049

Pista cristata

Group
Worms (annelids)
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
4,898

Wart Barnacle

Group
Crustaceans
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
4,206

Estuary ragworm

Group
Worms (annelids)
Peak month
September
Records since 2000
3,299

Red cushion stat

Group
Starfish and sea urchins
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
2,817

Bristleworm

Group
Worms (annelids)
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
2,323

Face Fly

Group
True flies
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
2,314

Slender Sea Pen

Group
Jellyfish, corals and anemones
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
2,139

Bristleworm

Group
Worms (annelids)
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
1,395

Weevil

Group
Beetles
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
1,257

Bristleworm

Group
Worms (annelids)
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
1,111

Thyone fusus

Group
Starfish and sea urchins
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
1,053

Rosy Starfish

Group
Starfish and sea urchins
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
858

Blood Star

Group
Starfish and sea urchins
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
760

Springtail

Group
Springtails
Peak month
April
Records since 2000
653

Tiger scallop

Group
Molluscs
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
594

Mottled anemone

Group
Jellyfish, corals and anemones
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
540

Maned sea anemone

Group
Jellyfish, corals and anemones
Peak month
September
Records since 2000
474

A Mining Bee

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
428

Bitterling

Group
Fish
Peak month
September
Records since 2000
286

Eunice pennata

Group
Worms (annelids)
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
258

Amara fulva

Group
Beetles
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
230

Oak Lutestring

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
September
Records since 2000
157

Cimbex connatus

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
148

Pea aphid

Group
True bugs
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
85

Horse Bot Fly

Group
True flies
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
61