When it is recorded
Jan7
Feb5
Mar26
Apr12,155
May44,066
Jun18,825
Jul2,056
Aug1,221
Sep312
Oct33
Nov5
Dec3
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cambridgeshire | England | 7,483 | |
| 2 | Suffolk | England | 5,988 | |
| 3 | Norfolk | England | 4,141 | |
| 4 | Highland | Scotland | 4,081 | |
| 5 | Kent | England | 3,467 | |
| 6 | Essex | England | 2,472 | |
| 7 | Oxfordshire | England | 2,263 | |
| 8 | Surrey | England | 2,012 | |
| 9 | Lincolnshire | England | 1,931 | |
| 10 | Somerset | England | 1,509 | |
| 11 | East Riding of Yorkshire | England | 1,506 | |
| 12 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 1,446 | |
| 13 | Rutland | England | 1,272 | |
| 14 | Dorset | England | 1,099 | |
| 15 | Cumbria | England | 1,077 |
66,467 England10,435 Scotland2,425 Wales1,438 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
- 80,853
- Peak month
- May
- Counties with records
- 125
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Cuculus canorus
- Also known as
- Cuckoo
- Group
- Birds
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 32,096
- Most recorded in
- Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Norfolk, Highland, Kent, Essex, Oxfordshire, Surrey, Lincolnshire, Somerset, East Riding of Yorkshire, Argyll and Bute +65
- Conservation designations
- Birds of Conservation Concern, Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, Scottish Biodiversity List, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Biodiversity List – England, Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Cuculiformes
- Family
- Cuculidae
- Genus
- Cuculus
- Name with authority
- Cuculus canorus Linnaeus, 1758
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 44
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q18845 · GBIF 5231918