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At their peak in September

1,535 species

Dunlin

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
190,336
Scientific name
Calidris alpina

Migrant Hawker

Group
Dragonflies and damselflies
Records since 2000
82,033
Scientific name
Aeshna mixta

Dragonet

Group
Fish
Records since 2000
70,729
Scientific name
Callionymus lyra

Ruff

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
67,669
Scientific name
Calidris pugnax

Bar-tailed Godwit

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
65,771
Scientific name
Limosa lapponica

Sanderling

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
56,821
Scientific name
Calidris alba

Red Knot

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
53,928
Scientific name
Calidris canutus

Thornback Ray

Group
Fish
Records since 2000
52,526
Scientific name
Raja clavata

Spotted Ray

Group
Fish
Records since 2000
42,579
Scientific name
Raja montagui

Whinchat

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
28,416
Scientific name
Saxicola rubetra

Great Skua

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
28,354
Scientific name
Stercorarius skua

Spotted Redshank

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
28,229
Scientific name
Tringa erythropus

Parasitic Jaeger

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
26,147
Scientific name
Stercorarius parasiticus

Bullhead

Group
Fish
Records since 2000
24,457
Scientific name
Cottus gobio

Scaldfish

Group
Fish
Records since 2000
22,509
Scientific name
Arnoglossus laterna

Solenette

Group
Fish
Records since 2000
22,096
Scientific name
Buglossidium luteum

Queen Scallop

Group
Molluscs
Records since 2000
21,571
Scientific name
Aequipecten opercularis

Cinnamon Sedge

Group
Caddisflies
Records since 2000
18,706
Scientific name
Limnephilus lunatus

Hook-nose

Group
Fish
Records since 2000
18,129
Scientific name
Agonus cataphractus

Curlew Sandpiper

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
16,711
Scientific name
Calidris ferruginea

Green Emerald Damselfly

Group
Dragonflies and damselflies
Records since 2000
15,887
Scientific name
Chalcolestes viridis

Little Stint

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
15,586
Scientific name
Calidris minuta

European Hornet

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
14,599
Scientific name
Vespa crabro

Hawthorn Shieldbug

Group
True bugs
Records since 2000
14,450
Scientific name
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale

Silver Sedge

Group
Caddisflies
Records since 2000
13,603
Scientific name
Odontocerum albicorne

Square-spot Rustic

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
12,981
Scientific name
Xestia xanthographa

Tub gurnard

Group
Fish
Records since 2000
12,004
Scientific name
Chelidonichthys lucerna

Endive Pellia

Group
Liverworts
Records since 2000
11,837
Scientific name
Apopellia endiviifolia

Ivy Bee

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
10,833
Scientific name
Colletes hederae

Common Marbled Carpet

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
10,539
Scientific name
Dysstroma truncata

Wood mouse

Group
Mammals
Records since 2000
10,137
Scientific name
Apodemus sylvaticus

Black Tern

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
10,051
Scientific name
Chlidonias niger

Signal Crayfish

Group
Crustaceans
Records since 2000
9,579
Scientific name
Pacifastacus leniusculus

Glossy Ibis

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
9,557
Scientific name
Plegadis falcinellus