When it is recorded
Jan88,852
Feb66,501
Mar76,331
Apr85,874
May98,662
Jun71,787
Jul56,409
Aug61,972
Sep67,564
Oct83,402
Nov73,043
Dec66,764
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cambridgeshire | England | 52,351 | |
| 2 | South Ayrshire | Scotland | 39,623 | |
| 3 | Norfolk | England | 36,073 | |
| 4 | Kent | England | 31,203 | |
| 5 | Suffolk | England | 23,166 | |
| 6 | East Riding of Yorkshire | England | 21,057 | |
| 7 | Surrey | England | 20,749 | |
| 8 | Lincolnshire | England | 18,102 | |
| 9 | Oxfordshire | England | 17,506 | |
| 10 | Essex | England | 17,200 | |
| 11 | Shetland Islands | — | 14,665 | |
| 12 | Cornwall | England | 13,780 | |
| 13 | Dorset | England | 13,230 | |
| 14 | Highland | Scotland | 11,658 | |
| 15 | North Yorkshire | England | 10,491 |
741,431 England125,484 Scotland21,977 Wales10,571 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 127 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 899,933
- Peak month
- May
- Counties with records
- 127
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Sturnus vulgaris
- Also known as
- Starling
- Group
- Birds
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 255,521
- Most recorded in
- Cambridgeshire, South Ayrshire, Norfolk, Kent, Suffolk, East Riding of Yorkshire, Surrey, Lincolnshire, Oxfordshire, Essex, Shetland Islands, Cornwall +115
- Conservation designations
- Birds Directive, Birds of Conservation Concern, Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Sturnidae
- Genus
- Sturnus
- Name with authority
- Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 55
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q25469 · GBIF 9809229