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Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland

Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland

349 species

Black-headed Gull

Group: Birds
Peak month: January
Records since 2000: 1,071,610

Herring Gull

Group: Birds
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 1,031,320

European Starling

Group: Birds
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 899,933

Dunnock

Group: Birds
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 855,945

House Sparrow

Group: Birds
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 737,414

Song Thrush

Group: Birds
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 526,859

Tufted Duck

Group: Birds
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 493,177

Northern Lapwing

Group: Birds
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 488,044

Common Swift

Group: Birds
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 397,376

Eurasian Skylark

Group: Birds
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 396,393

Eurasian Linnet

Group: Birds
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 394,460

Reed Bunting

Group: Birds
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 350,041

Small Heath

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

Eurasian Curlew

Group: Birds
Peak month: October
Records since 2000: 344,007

Common Redshank

Group: Birds
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 330,955

Northern Shoveler

Group: Birds
Peak month: January
Records since 2000: 319,367

Whiting

Group: Fish
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 274,647

Soprano Pipistrelle

Group: Mammals
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 266,742

Redwing

Group: Birds
Peak month: January
Records since 2000: 261,212

Common Pochard

Group: Birds
Peak month: January
Records since 2000: 197,000

Eurasian Bullfinch

Group: Birds
Peak month: January
Records since 2000: 194,195

Dunlin

Group: Birds
Peak month: September
Records since 2000: 190,336

European plaice, Plaice

Group: Fish
Peak month: September
Records since 2000: 182,165

Atlantic herring, Herring

Group: Fish
Peak month: February
Records since 2000: 177,966

Black-tailed Godwit

Group: Birds
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 167,241

Eurasian red squirrel

Group: Mammals
Peak month: September
Records since 2000: 158,364

Common Pipistrelle

Group: Mammals
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 155,421

Yellowhammer

Group: Birds
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 147,352

Fieldfare

Group: Birds
Peak month: January
Records since 2000: 138,324

Common Goldeneye

Group: Birds
Peak month: January
Records since 2000: 103,697

Atlantic cod, Cod

Group: Fish
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 90,151

European Golden-Plover

Group: Birds
Peak month: October
Records since 2000: 89,058

Northern Pintail

Group: Birds
Peak month: January
Records since 2000: 88,832

Spiny dogfish

Group: Fish
Peak month: November
Records since 2000: 81,318

Common Cuckoo

Group: Birds
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 80,853

Corn Crake

Group: Birds
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 76,750

Western Yellow Wagtail

Group: Birds
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 69,276

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Group: Birds
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 68,995

Atlantic mackerel, Mackerel

Group: Fish
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 65,051

Common sole, Sole

Group: Fish
Peak month: September
Records since 2000: 63,582

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

Barn Owl

Group: Birds
Peak month: January
Records since 2000: 54,544

Red Knot

Group: Birds
Peak month: September
Records since 2000: 53,928

Atlantic horse mackerel, Scad

Group: Fish
Peak month: November
Records since 2000: 47,510

Whooper Swan

Group: Birds
Peak month: October
Records since 2000: 45,803