When it is recorded
Jan715
Feb1,780
Mar1,645
Apr1,365
May369
Jun411
Jul376
Aug600
Sep967
Oct355
Nov2,071
Dec751
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orkney Islands | Scotland | 1,684 | |
| 2 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 128 | |
| 3 | Highland | Scotland | 121 | |
| 4 | Moray | Scotland | 71 | |
| 5 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | 47 | |
| 6 | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | 44 | |
| 7 | Shetland Islands | — | 33 | |
| 8 | Cornwall | England | 12 | |
| 9 | Angus | Scotland | 5 | |
| 10 | Devon | England | 3 | |
| 11 | Fife | Scotland | 3 | |
| 12 | Mid and East Antrim | Northern Ireland | 3 | |
| 13 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 2 | |
| 14 | Ceredigion | Wales | 2 | |
| 15 | Isle of Anglesey | Wales | 2 |
4 England774 Scotland2 Wales45 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 23 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 11,417
- Peak month
- November
- Counties with records
- 23
- IUCN Red List
- Critically Endangered
- Scientific name
- Dipturus batis
- Also known as
- Blue Skate, Flapper Skate, Grey Skate
- Group
- Fish
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 175
- Most recorded in
- Orkney Islands, Argyll and Bute, Highland, Moray
- Conservation designations
- Global Red List (JNCC), OSPAR list, Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, Biodiversity List – England, Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Rajiformes
- Family
- Rajidae
- Genus
- Dipturus
- Name with authority
- Dipturus batis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 27
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1421947 · GBIF 2420234