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Species recorded in Scottish Borders

559 species

Scottish Borders — county

Beadlet Anemone

Group: Jellyfish, corals and anemones
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 7,465

Common Dust Lichen

Group: Lichens
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 7,408

Black grouse

Group: Birds
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 7,389

Marsh Woundwort

Group: Flowering plants
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 7,315

Acorn Barnacle

Group: Crustaceans
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 7,241

Brooklime

Group: Flowering plants
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 7,185

Papillose Bog-moss

Group: Mosses
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 7,168

Green Cellar Slug

Group: Molluscs
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 7,133

Common Pottia

Group: Mosses
Peak month: October
Records since 2000: 7,130

Bristly Haircap

Group: Mosses
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 7,005

Aloe Haircap

Group: Mosses
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 6,983

Dusky Slug

Group: Molluscs
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 6,949

Lecidella lichen

Group: Lichens
Peak month: March
Records since 2000: 6,871

Great Grey Slug

Group: Molluscs
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 6,803

Dotted Ramalina

Group: Lichens
Peak month: March
Records since 2000: 6,798

Fountain Apple-moss

Group: Mosses
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 6,751

Greasewort

Group: Liverworts
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 6,627

Dark Crottle

Group: Lichens
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 6,587

Creeping Fingerwort

Group: Liverworts
Peak month: March
Records since 2000: 6,529

Rusty Feather-moss

Group: Mosses
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 6,519

Harbor porpoise

Group: Mammals
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 6,518

Kneiff's Feather-moss

Group: Mosses
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 6,465

Green Mountain Fringe-moss

Group: Mosses
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 6,463

Tumid Notchwort

Group: Liverworts
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 6,264

Variable forklet moss

Group: Mosses
Peak month: November
Records since 2000: 6,232

Salted Shield Lichen

Group: Lichens
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 6,211

Crosswort

Group: Flowering plants
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 6,186

Cape Thread-moss

Group: Mosses
Peak month: March
Records since 2000: 6,160

Larger Mouse-tail Moss

Group: Mosses
Peak month: March
Records since 2000: 6,047

Rock Pocket-moss

Group: Mosses
Peak month: March
Records since 2000: 6,047

St Winifrid's Moss

Group: Liverworts
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 5,999

Lyell's bristle-moss

Group: Mosses
Peak month: March
Records since 2000: 5,981

Juicy Silk-moss

Group: Mosses
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 5,833

Common Sedge

Group: Flowering plants
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 5,800

Red Beard-moss

Group: Mosses
Peak month: March
Records since 2000: 5,799

Crisped Pincushion

Group: Mosses
Peak month: March
Records since 2000: 5,723

Greater Featherwort

Group: Liverworts
Peak month: March
Records since 2000: 5,722

Hair-pointed Feather-moss

Group: Mosses
Peak month: March
Records since 2000: 5,694

Sharp-flowered Rush

Group: Flowering plants
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 5,653

Carrageen

Group: Seaweeds and algae
Peak month: September
Records since 2000: 5,647

Common Garden Slug

Group: Molluscs
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 5,643

Mother of Thyme

Group: Flowering plants
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 5,633

Abraded Camouflage Lichen

Group: Lichens
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 5,486

Agabus bipustulatus

Group: Beetles
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 5,478

Rim lichen

Group: Lichens
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 5,376

Field forklet moss

Group: Mosses
Peak month: October
Records since 2000: 5,362

Greater Fork-moss

Group: Mosses
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 5,279

Tramp slug, Brown field slug, Longneck field slug, Chestnut Slug

Group: Molluscs
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 5,242