Common Loon

Gavia immer

32,765Records since 2000

JanuaryPeak month

92Counties with records

Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan6,005

Feb3,187

Mar2,674

Apr3,303

May3,645

Jun1,010

Jul373

Aug277

Sep784

Oct2,330

Nov4,222

Dec4,951

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

#	County	Nation	Records
1	Shetland Islands	—	2,537
2	Cornwall	England	2,072
3	Highland	Scotland	1,800
4	Argyll and Bute	Scotland	1,461
5	Na h-Eileanan Siar	Scotland	1,107
6	Orkney Islands	Scotland	1,057
7	Cambridgeshire	England	1,000
8	Rutland	England	881
9	North Yorkshire	England	869
10	Kent	England	838
11	Dorset	England	788
12	Surrey	England	724
13	Norfolk	England	648
14	Isles of Scilly	England	501
15	East Riding of Yorkshire	England	416

20,088 England11,417 Scotland863 Wales335 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 92 counties in all.

Records since 2000: 32,765
Peak month: January
Counties with records: 92
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
Scientific name: Gavia immer
Also known as: Great Northern Diver
Group: Birds
NBN Atlas records since 2000: 7,338
Most recorded in: Shetland Islands, Cornwall, Highland, Argyll and Bute, Na h-Eileanan Siar, Orkney Islands, Cambridgeshire, Rutland, North Yorkshire, Kent, Dorset, Surrey +30
Conservation designations: Birds Directive, Bern Convention, Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Birds of Conservation Concern, Convention on Migratory Species, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gaviiformes
Family: Gaviidae
Genus: Gavia
Name with authority: Gavia immer (Brunnich, 1764)
Described: 1764
Contributing datasets: 15