When it is recorded
Jan36
Feb53
Mar392
Apr557
May626
Jun717
Jul267
Aug482
Sep642
Oct179
Nov107
Dec23
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gwynedd | Wales | 85 | |
| 2 | Cornwall | England | 68 | |
| 3 | Suffolk | England | 59 | |
| 4 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | 44 | |
| 5 | Orkney Islands | Scotland | 44 | |
| 6 | Highland | Scotland | 41 | |
| 7 | Isle of Anglesey | Wales | 40 | |
| 8 | Devon | England | 39 | |
| 9 | Newry, Mourne and Down | Northern Ireland | 26 | |
| 10 | Dorset | England | 25 | |
| 11 | Isle of Wight | England | 25 | |
| 12 | Mid and East Antrim | Northern Ireland | 23 | |
| 13 | Norfolk | England | 20 | |
| 14 | Cumbria | England | 17 | |
| 15 | Causeway Coast and Glens | Northern Ireland | 17 |
911 England674 Scotland1,333 Wales307 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 40 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 4,130
- Peak month
- June
- Counties with records
- 40
- Scientific name
- Pygospio elegans
- Group
- Worms (annelids)
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 3,324
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Annelida
- Class
- Polychaeta
- Family
- Spionidae
- Genus
- Pygospio
- Name with authority
- Pygospio elegans Claparède, 1863
- Described
- 1863
- Contributing datasets
- 32
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2779027 · GBIF 2321271