When it is recorded
Jan4
Feb0
Mar1
Apr10
May20
Jun0
Jul1
Aug0
Sep0
Oct44
Nov2
Dec1
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orkney Islands | Scotland | 3 | |
| 2 | Suffolk | England | 1 | |
| 3 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | 1 | |
| 4 | North Ayrshire | Scotland | 1 |
1 England8 Scotland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 4 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 83
- Peak month
- October
- Counties with records
- 4
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- Scientific name
- Caretta caretta
- Group
- Reptiles
- Conservation designations
- Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Convention on Migratory Species, Bern Convention, Habitats Directive, Habitats Regulations (NI) 1995, OSPAR list, Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, Biodiversity List – England, Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List, Habitats Regulations 2010
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Testudines
- Family
- Cheloniidae
- Genus
- Caretta
- Name with authority
- Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Described
- 1758
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q192095 · GBIF 8894817