About Earthynature of Britain

Species recorded in Highland

2,638 species

Highland — county

Common Wood-Pigeon

Group: Birds
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 1,731,616

Carrion Crow

Group: Birds
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 1,495,275

European Robin

Group: Birds
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 1,461,364

Eurasian Blackbird

Group: Birds
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 1,414,772

Meadow Brown

Group: Butterflies and moths
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 1,291,987

Eurasian Blue Tit

Group: Birds
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 1,283,149

Eurasian Magpie

Group: Birds
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 1,277,801

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Group: Birds
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 1,165,954

Western Jackdaw

Group: Birds
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 1,084,740

Mallard

Group: Birds
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 1,074,515

Black-headed Gull

Group: Birds
Peak month: January
Records since 2000: 1,071,610

Eurasian Wren

Group: Birds
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 1,065,297

Great Tit

Group: Birds
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 1,058,095

Herring Gull

Group: Birds
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 1,031,320

European Goldfinch

Group: Birds
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 1,025,570

European Starling

Group: Birds
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 899,933

Dunnock

Group: Birds
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 855,945

Common Chaffinch

Group: Birds
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 844,027

Speckled Wood

Group: Butterflies and moths
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 798,810

House Sparrow

Group: Birds
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 737,414

Eurasian Moorhen

Group: Birds
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 716,783

Great Cormorant/European Shag

Group: Birds
Peak month: January
Records since 2000: 711,052

Small White

Group: Butterflies and moths
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 709,791

Mute Swan

Group: Birds
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 679,735

Common Chiffchaff

Group: Birds
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 669,402

Gray/Purple Heron

Group: Birds
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 647,623

Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

Group: Birds
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 646,411

White Wagtail

Group: Birds
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 643,578

Eurasian Coot

Group: Birds
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 612,400

Common Buzzard

Group: Birds
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 596,254

Long-tailed Tit

Group: Birds
Peak month: January
Records since 2000: 593,820

Rock Pigeon

Group: Birds
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 571,038

Green-veined White

Group: Butterflies and moths
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 559,301

Large White

Group: Butterflies and moths
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 556,981

Song Thrush

Group: Birds
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 526,859

Ringlet

Group: Butterflies and moths
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 520,519

Barn Swallow

Group: Birds
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 508,854

Graylag Goose

Group: Birds
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 499,672

Rook

Group: Birds
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 495,913

Tufted Duck

Group: Birds
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 493,177

Ring-necked Pheasant

Group: Birds
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 488,646

Northern Lapwing

Group: Birds
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 488,044

European Greenfinch

Group: Birds
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 478,731

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Group: Birds
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 476,656

Eurasian Oystercatcher

Group: Birds
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 469,084

Common Blue

Group: Butterflies and moths
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 435,468

Peacock

Group: Butterflies and moths
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 431,653

Eurasian Kestrel

Group: Birds
Peak month: October
Records since 2000: 430,953