When it is recorded
Jan2,045
Feb7,264
Mar6,933
Apr2,269
May4,607
Jun3,964
Jul3,234
Aug17,345
Sep5,319
Oct5,774
Nov5,253
Dec1,042
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornwall | England | 12 | |
| 2 | Causeway Coast and Glens | Northern Ireland | 11 | |
| 3 | Highland | Scotland | 4 | |
| 4 | Scottish Borders | Scotland | 3 | |
| 5 | Ards and North Down | Northern Ireland | 3 | |
| 6 | Plymouth | England | 3 | |
| 7 | Devon | England | 2 | |
| 8 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 2 | |
| 9 | Denbighshire | Wales | 2 | |
| 10 | Torbay | England | 2 | |
| 11 | Dorset | England | 1 | |
| 12 | Shetland Islands | — | 1 | |
| 13 | Isle of Anglesey | Wales | 1 | |
| 14 | Swansea | Wales | 1 | |
| 15 | Brighton and Hove | England | 1 |
207 England59 Scotland134 Wales316 Northern Ireland23 Isle of Man
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 17 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 65,051
- Peak month
- August
- Counties with records
- 17
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Scomber scombrus
- Also known as
- mackerel
- Group
- Fish
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 1,078
- Conservation designations
- Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, Biodiversity List – England, Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Scombridae
- Genus
- Scomber
- Name with authority
- Scomber scombrus Linnaeus, 1758
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 31
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q30153 · GBIF 2374149