Harbor porpoise

Phocoena phocoena

6,518Records since 2000

JulyPeak month

50Counties with records

Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan193

Feb224

Mar319

Apr344

May372

Jun859

Jul992

Aug853

Sep593

Oct416

Nov220

Dec181

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

#	County	Nation	Records
1	Causeway Coast and Glens	Northern Ireland	340
2	Devon	England	139
3	Aberdeen City	Scotland	128
4	Mid and East Antrim	Northern Ireland	122
5	Highland	Scotland	101
6	Pembrokeshire	Wales	101
7	Dumfries and Galloway	Scotland	93
8	Orkney Islands	Scotland	69
9	Scottish Borders	Scotland	65
10	Na h-Eileanan Siar	Scotland	58
11	Aberdeenshire	Scotland	50
12	Suffolk	England	47
13	Ards and North Down	Northern Ireland	40
14	Cornwall	England	29
15	Newry, Mourne and Down	Northern Ireland	26

685 England2,098 Scotland170 Wales1,086 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 50 counties in all.

Records since 2000: 6,518
Peak month: July
Counties with records: 50
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
Scientific name: Phocoena phocoena
Also known as: Harbour porpoise
Group: Mammals
NBN Atlas records since 2000: 4,799
Most recorded in: Causeway Coast and Glens, Devon, Aberdeen City, Mid and East Antrim, Highland, Pembrokeshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Orkney Islands, Scottish Borders, Na h-Eileanan Siar, Aberdeenshire
Conservation designations: Bern Convention, Convention on Migratory Species, Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Habitats Directive, Habitats Regulations (NI) 1995, EU wildlife trade (CITES) annexes, OSPAR list, Global Red List (JNCC), Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, Biodiversity List – England, Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species +2
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cetacea
Family: Phocoenidae
Genus: Phocoena
Name with authority: Phocoena phocoena (Linnaeus, 1758)
Described: 1758
Contributing datasets: 39