When it is recorded
Jan205
Feb292
Mar849
Apr3,416
May6,674
Jun10,842
Jul9,650
Aug3,428
Sep1,142
Oct689
Nov513
Dec183
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Riding of Yorkshire | England | 5,691 | |
| 2 | Shetland Islands | — | 2,690 | |
| 3 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 2,138 | |
| 4 | Fife | Scotland | 1,416 | |
| 5 | Gwynedd | Wales | 1,197 | |
| 6 | Highland | Scotland | 1,153 | |
| 7 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 938 | |
| 8 | Cornwall | England | 813 | |
| 9 | Orkney Islands | Scotland | 792 | |
| 10 | East Lothian | Scotland | 635 | |
| 11 | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | 630 | |
| 12 | Causeway Coast and Glens | Northern Ireland | 525 | |
| 13 | North Yorkshire | England | 501 | |
| 14 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | 346 | |
| 15 | Dorset | England | 284 |
12,974 England11,870 Scotland3,969 Wales662 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 53 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 38,357
- Peak month
- June
- Counties with records
- 53
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- Scientific name
- Fratercula arctica
- Also known as
- Puffin
- Group
- Birds
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 5,969
- Most recorded in
- East Riding of Yorkshire, Shetland Islands, Pembrokeshire, Fife, Gwynedd, Highland, Argyll and Bute, Cornwall, Orkney Islands, East Lothian, Aberdeenshire, Causeway Coast and Glens +14
- Conservation designations
- Birds of Conservation Concern, Convention on Migratory Species, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Alcidae
- Genus
- Fratercula
- Name with authority
- Fratercula arctica (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 25
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q26685 · GBIF 2481353