When it is recorded
Jan4,021
Feb4,185
Mar7,466
Apr12,039
May16,062
Jun19,758
Jul24,835
Aug23,834
Sep23,987
Oct17,363
Nov6,498
Dec3,488
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Riding of Yorkshire | England | 13,545 | |
| 2 | Cornwall | England | 10,475 | |
| 3 | Norfolk | England | 7,515 | |
| 4 | Kent | England | 6,483 | |
| 5 | Shetland Islands | — | 6,427 | |
| 6 | Highland | Scotland | 4,344 | |
| 7 | East Lothian | Scotland | 4,154 | |
| 8 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 3,633 | |
| 9 | Isles of Scilly | England | 3,460 | |
| 10 | Dorset | England | 3,185 | |
| 11 | Fife | Scotland | 3,124 | |
| 12 | Orkney Islands | Scotland | 2,550 | |
| 13 | North Yorkshire | England | 2,531 | |
| 14 | Cambridgeshire | England | 2,471 | |
| 15 | South Ayrshire | Scotland | 2,247 |
78,880 England41,780 Scotland8,326 Wales2,445 Northern Ireland1 Isle of Man
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 98 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 163,725
- Peak month
- July
- Counties with records
- 98
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Morus bassanus
- Also known as
- Gannet
- Group
- Birds
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 8,413
- Most recorded in
- East Riding of Yorkshire, Cornwall, Norfolk, Kent, Shetland Islands, Highland, East Lothian, Pembrokeshire, Isles of Scilly, Dorset, Fife, Orkney Islands +40
- Conservation designations
- Birds of Conservation Concern, Convention on Migratory Species, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Suliformes
- Family
- Sulidae
- Genus
- Morus
- Name with authority
- Morus bassanus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 37
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q26675 · GBIF 2480964