When it is recorded
Jan55,186
Feb38,634
Mar49,452
Apr66,076
May66,996
Jun50,829
Jul52,020
Aug61,185
Sep61,787
Oct59,216
Nov44,314
Dec40,777
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cambridgeshire | England | 33,970 | |
| 2 | Norfolk | England | 23,781 | |
| 3 | Suffolk | England | 19,572 | |
| 4 | Kent | England | 19,107 | |
| 5 | Surrey | England | 14,124 | |
| 6 | Essex | England | 11,691 | |
| 7 | Oxfordshire | England | 11,681 | |
| 8 | Highland | Scotland | 11,300 | |
| 9 | East Riding of Yorkshire | England | 10,726 | |
| 10 | North Yorkshire | England | 10,430 | |
| 11 | Dorset | England | 10,321 | |
| 12 | Lincolnshire | England | 10,084 | |
| 13 | Rutland | England | 9,504 | |
| 14 | Somerset | England | 8,946 | |
| 15 | Nottinghamshire | England | 8,596 |
559,500 England64,667 Scotland17,981 Wales5,081 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
- 647,623
- Peak month
- May
- Counties with records
- 127
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Ardea cinerea
- Also known as
- Grey Heron
- Group
- Birds
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 329,501
- Most recorded in
- Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Kent, Surrey, Essex, Oxfordshire, Highland, East Riding of Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, Dorset, Lincolnshire +113
- Conservation designations
- Wildlife (NI) Order 1985, Convention on Migratory Species, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- Family
- Ardeidae
- Genus
- Ardea
- Name with authority
- Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 61
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q25273 · GBIF 9797180