When it is recorded
Jan5,115
Feb4,630
Mar6,407
Apr7,490
May11,370
Jun20,785
Jul20,863
Aug10,064
Sep10,197
Oct7,568
Nov3,990
Dec3,220
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Riding of Yorkshire | England | 8,977 | |
| 2 | Cornwall | England | 4,497 | |
| 3 | Shetland Islands | — | 3,638 | |
| 4 | Highland | Scotland | 3,476 | |
| 5 | Norfolk | England | 3,017 | |
| 6 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 2,678 | |
| 7 | Dorset | England | 2,424 | |
| 8 | North Yorkshire | England | 2,343 | |
| 9 | Fife | Scotland | 2,207 | |
| 10 | Aberdeen City | Scotland | 2,029 | |
| 11 | East Lothian | Scotland | 1,987 | |
| 12 | Kent | England | 1,952 | |
| 13 | Gwynedd | Wales | 1,895 | |
| 14 | Orkney Islands | Scotland | 1,483 | |
| 15 | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | 1,401 |
41,900 England27,461 Scotland6,850 Wales1,682 Northern Ireland2 Isle of Man
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 77 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 112,186
- Peak month
- July
- Counties with records
- 77
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Uria aalge
- Also known as
- Guillemot
- Group
- Birds
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 10,724
- Most recorded in
- East Riding of Yorkshire, Cornwall, Shetland Islands, Highland, Norfolk, Pembrokeshire, Dorset, North Yorkshire, Fife, Aberdeen City, East Lothian, Kent +32
- Conservation designations
- Birds of Conservation Concern, Convention on Migratory Species, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Alcidae
- Genus
- Uria
- Name with authority
- Uria aalge (Pontoppidan, 1763)
- Described
- 1763
- Contributing datasets
- 39
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q21062 · GBIF 2481342