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Species recorded in City of Edinburgh

611 species

City of Edinburgh — county

Indian Balsam

Group
Flowering plants
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
62,045

Tawny Owl

Group
Birds
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
59,671

Whimbrel

Group
Birds
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
58,553

Common Scoter

Group
Birds
Peak month
October
Records since 2000
57,365

Sanderling

Group
Birds
Peak month
September
Records since 2000
56,821

Red fox

Group
Mammals
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
56,196

Red Knot

Group
Birds
Peak month
September
Records since 2000
53,928

Common Nettle

Group
Flowering plants
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
53,331

Emerald Damselfly

Group
Dragonflies and damselflies
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
46,053

Whooper Swan

Group
Birds
Peak month
October
Records since 2000
45,803

Hawthorn

Group
Flowering plants
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
44,514

Wall

Group
Butterflies and moths
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
43,859

Hogweed

Group
Flowering plants
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
38,903

Early Bumble Bee

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
38,075

Green Alkanet

Group
Flowering plants
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
37,435

Brambling

Group
Birds
Peak month
October
Records since 2000
36,793

Tree Bumblebee

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
35,931

Garlic Mustard

Group
Flowering plants
Peak month
April
Records since 2000
35,141

Cleavers

Group
Flowering plants
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
35,139

Ash

Group
Flowering plants
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
35,025

Sycamore [tree]

Group
Flowering plants
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
34,632

Arctic Tern

Group
Birds
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
33,992

Common frog

Group
Amphibians
Peak month
March
Records since 2000
33,381

Hazel

Group
Flowering plants
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
33,120

Holly

Group
Flowering plants
Peak month
April
Records since 2000
32,893

Bee Fly

Group
True flies
Peak month
April
Records since 2000
32,811