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At their peak in October

1,491 species

Eurasian Kestrel

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
430,953
Scientific name
Falco tinnunculus

Meadow Pipit

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
406,836
Scientific name
Anthus pratensis

Goldcrest

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
368,590
Scientific name
Regulus regulus

Eurasian Curlew

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
344,007
Scientific name
Numenius arquata

Eurasian Jay

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
320,156
Scientific name
Garrulus glandarius

Gray Wagtail

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
210,755
Scientific name
Motacilla cinerea

Common Snipe

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
188,381
Scientific name
Gallinago gallinago

Eurasian Siskin

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
179,309
Scientific name
Spinus spinus

Ruddy Turnstone

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
130,101
Scientific name
Arenaria interpres

European Shag

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
104,847
Scientific name
Phalacrocorax aristotelis

Great Egret

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
103,444
Scientific name
Ardea alba

Pink-footed Goose

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
90,748
Scientific name
Anser brachyrhynchus

Rock Pipit

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
90,101
Scientific name
Anthus petrosus

Brant

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
87,250
Scientific name
Branta bernicla

Common Redpoll

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
78,542
Scientific name
Acanthis flammea

Peregrine Falcon

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
69,886
Scientific name
Falco peregrinus

Common Scoter

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
57,365
Scientific name
Melanitta nigra

Barnacle Goose

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
47,758
Scientific name
Branta leucopsis

Whooper Swan

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
45,803
Scientific name
Cygnus cygnus

Brambling

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
36,793
Scientific name
Fringilla montifringilla

Firecrest

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
33,295
Scientific name
Regulus ignicapilla

Cattle Egret

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
27,274
Scientific name
Bubulcus ibis

Merlin

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
26,138
Scientific name
Falco columbarius

Red Crossbill

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
25,473
Scientific name
Loxia curvirostra

European badger

Group
Mammals
Records since 2000
24,256
Scientific name
Meles meles

Twite

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
16,436
Scientific name
Linaria flavirostris

Black Redstart

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
15,620
Scientific name
Phoenicurus ochruros

Fallow deer

Group
Mammals
Records since 2000
15,521
Scientific name
Dama dama

Jack Snipe

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
12,579
Scientific name
Lymnocryptes minimus

Brown rat

Group
Mammals
Records since 2000
11,756
Scientific name
Rattus norvegicus

Turkeytail

Group
Fungi
Records since 2000
9,862
Scientific name
Trametes versicolor

Nursehound

Group
Fish
Records since 2000
8,795
Scientific name
Scyliorhinus stellaris

Red deer

Group
Mammals
Records since 2000
8,537
Scientific name
Cervus elaphus

Escherichia spec.

Group
Microorganisms and protists
Records since 2000
8,428
Peak month
October

European Spindletree

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
7,415
Scientific name
Euonymus europaeus

Jelly Ear

Group
Fungi
Records since 2000
7,281
Scientific name
Auricularia auricula-judae

Common Pottia

Group
Mosses
Records since 2000
7,130
Scientific name
Tortula truncata