About Earthynature of Britain

Species recorded in Highland

2,638 species

Highland — county

Heath Plait-moss

Group: Mosses
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 21,593

Queen Scallop

Group: Molluscs
Peak month: September
Records since 2000: 21,571

Western Capercaillie

Group: Birds
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 21,473

Sandfly

Group: Caddisflies
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 21,424

Rowan

Group: Flowering plants
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 21,307

Germander Speedwell

Group: Flowering plants
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 21,208

Forest Bug

Group: True bugs
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 21,188

European water vole

Group: Mammals
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 21,169

Lesser Celandine

Group: Flowering plants
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 21,114

Meadow Buttercup

Group: Flowering plants
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 20,980

Tormentil

Group: Flowering plants
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 20,922

Garden Sorrel

Group: Flowering plants
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 20,829

Sugar Kelp

Group: Seaweeds and algae
Peak month: January
Records since 2000: 20,817

Bracken

Group: Ferns and horsetails
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 20,814

Hydropsyche siltalai

Group: Caddisflies
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 20,749

Hart's-Tongue Thyme-moss

Group: Mosses
Peak month: March
Records since 2000: 20,735

Lesser Knapweed

Group: Flowering plants
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 20,597

Sweet Vernal Grass

Group: Flowering plants
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 20,537

European Common Lizard

Group: Reptiles
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 20,492

Little Tern

Group: Birds
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 20,325

Common Tamarisk-moss

Group: Mosses
Peak month: March
Records since 2000: 20,226

Long-tailed Duck

Group: Birds
Peak month: January
Records since 2000: 20,221

Common Pocket-moss

Group: Mosses
Peak month: March
Records since 2000: 19,854

Bird's-claw Beard-moss

Group: Mosses
Peak month: March
Records since 2000: 19,787

Soft Rush

Group: Flowering plants
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 19,779

Silky Wall Feather-moss

Group: Mosses
Peak month: March
Records since 2000: 19,515

Greater Scaup

Group: Birds
Peak month: January
Records since 2000: 19,363

Bristleworm

Group: Worms (annelids)
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 19,007

Common Mussel

Group: Molluscs
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 18,892

Purple Sandpiper

Group: Birds
Peak month: January
Records since 2000: 18,878

Keeled Skimmer

Group: Dragonflies and damselflies
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 18,845

European Pied Flycatcher

Group: Birds
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 18,794

Dog's Mercury

Group: Flowering plants
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 18,728

Cinnamon Sedge

Group: Caddisflies
Peak month: September
Records since 2000: 18,706

Brown Lipped Snail

Group: Molluscs
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 18,559

Common Mouse-ear

Group: Flowering plants
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 18,442

Brimstone Moth

Group: Butterflies and moths
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 18,372

Common Urchin

Group: Starfish and sea urchins
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 18,230

Silver-moss

Group: Mosses
Peak month: November
Records since 2000: 18,165

Bilberry

Group: Flowering plants
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 18,150

Bank Haircap

Group: Mosses
Peak month: March
Records since 2000: 18,136

European Eel

Group: Fish
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 18,003

Gemmabryum dichotomum

Group: Mosses
Peak month: March
Records since 2000: 17,871

Foxglove

Group: Flowering plants
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 17,704

Heart and Dart

Group: Butterflies and moths
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 17,584

Bluebell

Group: Flowering plants
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 17,510

Hedge Woundwort

Group: Flowering plants
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 17,492

Sand Mason

Group: Worms (annelids)
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 17,483