When it is recorded
Jan2,970
Feb1,313
Mar872
Apr347
May39
Jun5
Jul0
Aug0
Sep2
Oct535
Nov1,585
Dec1,977
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norfolk | England | 648 | |
| 2 | Suffolk | England | 473 | |
| 3 | Cambridgeshire | England | 472 | |
| 4 | Highland | Scotland | 293 | |
| 5 | Shetland Islands | — | 243 | |
| 6 | Essex | England | 218 | |
| 7 | North Yorkshire | England | 197 | |
| 8 | City of Edinburgh | Scotland | 196 | |
| 9 | Kent | England | 181 | |
| 10 | East Riding of Yorkshire | England | 178 | |
| 11 | Thurrock | England | 175 | |
| 12 | Surrey | England | 170 | |
| 13 | East Lothian | Scotland | 153 | |
| 14 | Lincolnshire | England | 141 | |
| 15 | Sheffield | England | 119 |
7,677 England1,706 Scotland188 Wales72 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 118 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 9,660
- Peak month
- January
- Counties with records
- 118
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Bombycilla garrulus
- Also known as
- Waxwing
- Group
- Birds
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 2,613
- Most recorded in
- Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Highland, Shetland Islands, Essex, North Yorkshire, City of Edinburgh, Kent, East Riding of Yorkshire, Thurrock, Surrey +20
- Conservation designations
- Bern Convention, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Bombycillidae
- Genus
- Bombycilla
- Name with authority
- Bombycilla garrulus (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 Q26135 · GBIF 2484605