When it is recorded
Jan19,840
Feb13,977
Mar12,460
Apr8,409
May5,368
Jun3,289
Jul3,062
Aug4,181
Sep4,796
Oct6,455
Nov9,901
Dec12,856
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highland | Scotland | 3,829 | |
| 2 | Cumbria | England | 3,357 | |
| 3 | North Yorkshire | England | 3,075 | |
| 4 | Essex | England | 2,935 | |
| 5 | Cheshire East | England | 2,924 | |
| 6 | Nottinghamshire | England | 2,690 | |
| 7 | East Lothian | Scotland | 2,314 | |
| 8 | Leeds | England | 2,258 | |
| 9 | Bury | England | 2,110 | |
| 10 | Rutland | England | 1,892 | |
| 11 | City of Edinburgh | Scotland | 1,877 | |
| 12 | Aberdeen City | Scotland | 1,833 | |
| 13 | Trafford | England | 1,550 | |
| 14 | Lincolnshire | England | 1,502 | |
| 15 | Cambridgeshire | England | 1,485 |
76,412 England23,601 Scotland4,813 Wales93 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 122 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 104,946
- Peak month
- January
- Counties with records
- 122
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Mergus merganser
- Also known as
- Goosander
- Group
- Birds
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 73,163
- Most recorded in
- Highland, Cumbria, North Yorkshire, Essex, Cheshire East, Nottinghamshire, East Lothian, Leeds, Bury, Rutland, City of Edinburgh, Aberdeen City +86
- Conservation designations
- Convention on Migratory Species, Birds Directive, Wildlife (NI) Order 1985, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Anseriformes
- Family
- Anatidae
- Genus
- Mergus
- Name with authority
- Mergus merganser 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 Q180991 · GBIF 9537647