When it is recorded
Jan57
Feb33
Mar77
Apr676
May22,066
Jun47,249
Jul43,167
Aug23,947
Sep3,621
Oct240
Nov117
Dec52
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norfolk | England | 7,937 | |
| 2 | Suffolk | England | 5,244 | |
| 3 | Cambridgeshire | England | 5,026 | |
| 4 | Kent | England | 3,371 | |
| 5 | Northamptonshire | England | 3,140 | |
| 6 | Oxfordshire | England | 3,022 | |
| 7 | Devon | England | 2,997 | |
| 8 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 2,822 | |
| 9 | East Riding of Yorkshire | England | 2,794 | |
| 10 | Gloucestershire | England | 2,569 | |
| 11 | North Yorkshire | England | 2,271 | |
| 12 | Lincolnshire | England | 2,240 | |
| 13 | Cornwall | England | 2,173 | |
| 14 | Isle of Wight | England | 2,079 | |
| 15 | Worcestershire | England | 1,968 |
121,016 England12,740 Scotland9,833 Wales267 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 125 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 144,041
- Peak month
- June
- Counties with records
- 125
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Ischnura elegans
- Also known as
- Common Bluetail
- Group
- Dragonflies and damselflies
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 141,468
- Most recorded in
- Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Kent, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Devon, Pembrokeshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, Gloucestershire, North Yorkshire, Lincolnshire +87
- Conservation designations
- Global Red List (JNCC), GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Odonata
- Family
- Coenagrionidae
- Genus
- Ischnura
- Name with authority
- Ischnura elegans (Vander Linden, 1820)
- Described
- 1820
- Contributing datasets
- 62
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q548472 · GBIF 1423395