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At their peak in January

391 species

Black-headed Gull

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
1,071,610
Scientific name
Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Long-tailed Tit

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
593,820
Scientific name
Aegithalos caudatus

Coal Tit

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
365,786
Scientific name
Periparus ater

Mew Gull

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
355,098
Scientific name
Larus canus

Northern Shoveler

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
319,367
Scientific name
Spatula clypeata

Eurasian Wigeon

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
306,853
Scientific name
Mareca penelope

Little Grebe

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
299,502
Scientific name
Tachybaptus ruficollis

Redwing

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
261,212
Scientific name
Turdus iliacus

Common Pochard

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
197,000
Scientific name
Aythya ferina

Fieldfare

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
138,324
Scientific name
Turdus pilaris

Common Merganser

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
104,946
Scientific name
Mergus merganser

Common Goldeneye

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
103,697
Scientific name
Bucephala clangula

Water Rail

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
93,917
Scientific name
Rallus aquaticus

Barn Owl

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
54,544
Scientific name
Tyto alba

Marsh Tit

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
47,776
Scientific name
Poecile palustris

Common Loon

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
32,765
Scientific name
Gavia immer

Eurasian Woodcock

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
23,674
Scientific name
Scolopax rusticola

Short-eared Owl

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
23,364
Scientific name
Asio flammeus

Sugar Kelp

Group
Seaweeds and algae
Records since 2000
20,817
Scientific name
Saccharina latissima

Long-tailed Duck

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
20,221
Scientific name
Clangula hyemalis

Greater Scaup

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
19,363
Scientific name
Aythya marila

Purple Sandpiper

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
18,878
Scientific name
Calidris maritima

Willow Tit

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
16,511
Scientific name
Poecile montanus

Hen Harrier

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
14,659
Scientific name
Circus cyaneus

Tubeworm

Group
Worms (annelids)
Records since 2000
14,497
Scientific name
Owenia fusiformis

Horned Grebe

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
13,082
Scientific name
Podiceps auritus

Caspian Gull

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
12,452
Scientific name
Larus cachinnans

Water Pipit

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
11,870
Scientific name
Anthus spinoletta

Eared Grebe

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
11,738
Scientific name
Podiceps nigricollis

Smew

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
11,187
Scientific name
Mergellus albellus

Ruddy Duck

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
10,294
Scientific name
Oxyura jamaicensis

Hawfinch

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
9,785
Scientific name
Coccothraustes coccothraustes

Tundra Swan

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
9,716
Scientific name
Cygnus columbianus

Bohemian Waxwing

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
9,660
Scientific name
Bombycilla garrulus

Forked ribbons

Group
Seaweeds and algae
Records since 2000
8,016
Scientific name
Dictyota dichotoma

Iceland Gull

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
6,693
Scientific name
Larus glaucoides

Red-necked Grebe

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
6,573
Scientific name
Podiceps grisegena

Mistletoe

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
6,276
Scientific name
Viscum album

Ring-necked Duck

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
5,556
Scientific name
Aythya collaris