When it is recorded
Jan5
Feb1
Mar5
Apr12
May63
Jun828
Jul5,546
Aug10,503
Sep7,732
Oct1,303
Nov63
Dec23
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highland | Scotland | 4,225 | |
| 2 | Cumbria | England | 1,703 | |
| 3 | Worcestershire | England | 1,490 | |
| 4 | Wrexham | Wales | 1,246 | |
| 5 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 1,043 | |
| 6 | North Yorkshire | England | 915 | |
| 7 | Dumfries and Galloway | Scotland | 873 | |
| 8 | Cambridgeshire | England | 753 | |
| 9 | Salford | England | 749 | |
| 10 | Powys | Wales | 551 | |
| 11 | Perth and Kinross | Scotland | 531 | |
| 12 | Blackburn with Darwen | England | 523 | |
| 13 | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | 520 | |
| 14 | Orkney Islands | Scotland | 504 | |
| 15 | Bracknell Forest | England | 490 |
13,329 England10,021 Scotland3,272 Wales57 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 103 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 26,741
- Peak month
- August
- Counties with records
- 103
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Sympetrum danae
- Group
- Dragonflies and damselflies
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 26,312
- Most recorded in
- Highland, Cumbria, Worcestershire, Wrexham, Argyll and Bute, North Yorkshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Cambridgeshire, Salford, Powys, Perth and Kinross, Blackburn with Darwen +36
- Conservation designations
- GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Odonata
- Family
- Libellulidae
- Genus
- Sympetrum
- Name with authority
- Sympetrum danae (Sulzer, 1776)
- Described
- 1776
- Contributing datasets
- 43
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q784592 · GBIF 1428334