When it is recorded
Jan70
Feb81
Mar49
Apr29
May1
Jun14
Jul4
Aug1
Sep9
Oct37
Nov42
Dec26
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conwy | Wales | 73 | |
| 2 | Wirral | England | 22 | |
| 3 | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | 10 | |
| 4 | Norfolk | England | 8 | |
| 5 | Moray | Scotland | 5 | |
| 6 | Highland | Scotland | 4 | |
| 7 | Fife | Scotland | 4 | |
| 8 | Redcar and Cleveland | England | 3 | |
| 9 | North Yorkshire | England | 1 | |
| 10 | East Lothian | Scotland | 1 | |
| 11 | Aberdeen City | Scotland | 1 | |
| 12 | Angus | Scotland | 1 |
257 England30 Scotland76 Wales
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 12 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 363
- Peak month
- February
- Counties with records
- 12
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- Scientific name
- Melanitta americana
- Group
- Birds
- Most recorded in
- Conwy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Anseriformes
- Family
- Anatidae
- Genus
- Melanitta
- Name with authority
- Melanitta americana (Swainson, 1832)
- Described
- 1832
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q529048 · GBIF 2498250