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At their peak in February

222 species

Baikal Teal

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
692
Scientific name
Sibirionetta formosa

Rosy Crust

Group
Fungi
Records since 2000
637
Scientific name
Peniophora incarnata

Twaite Shad

Group
Fish
Records since 2000
599
Scientific name
Alosa fallax

Shaded Wood-moss

Group
Mosses
Records since 2000
576
Scientific name
Hylocomiastrum umbratum

Wedge Flapwort

Group
Liverworts
Records since 2000
550
Scientific name
Leptoscyphus cuneifolius

Rusty Beard-moss

Group
Mosses
Records since 2000
539
Scientific name
Geheebia ferruginea

Winter Shade

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
506
Scientific name
Tortricodes alternella

Thelopsis lichen

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
480
Scientific name
Thelopsis rubella

A lichen

Group
Fungi
Records since 2000
453
Scientific name
Dichoporis taylorii

Swan Goose

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
443
Scientific name
Anser cygnoides

American Robin

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
386
Scientific name
Turdus migratorius

Cornelian cherry

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
385
Scientific name
Cornus mas

American Scoter

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
363
Scientific name
Melanitta americana

Laughing Gull

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
352
Scientific name
Leucophaeus atricilla

Northern rockling

Group
Fish
Records since 2000
338
Scientific name
Ciliata septentrionalis

Porina rosei

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
333
Peak month
February

Early moth

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
319
Scientific name
Theria primaria

A Lichen

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
297
Scientific name
Sclerophora pallida