When it is recorded
Jan2,958
Feb2,426
Mar3,763
Apr6,109
May9,220
Jun11,106
Jul9,175
Aug4,412
Sep6,382
Oct5,534
Nov2,975
Dec1,949
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Riding of Yorkshire | England | 7,471 | |
| 2 | Cornwall | England | 3,360 | |
| 3 | Shetland Islands | — | 2,917 | |
| 4 | Highland | Scotland | 2,772 | |
| 5 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 2,752 | |
| 6 | Fife | Scotland | 2,319 | |
| 7 | Norfolk | England | 2,051 | |
| 8 | Dorset | England | 1,904 | |
| 9 | East Lothian | Scotland | 1,900 | |
| 10 | Gwynedd | Wales | 1,827 | |
| 11 | North Yorkshire | England | 1,516 | |
| 12 | Kent | England | 1,401 | |
| 13 | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | 1,275 | |
| 14 | Orkney Islands | Scotland | 1,248 | |
| 15 | Aberdeen City | Scotland | 1,218 |
30,036 England22,291 Scotland6,336 Wales1,445 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 79 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 66,509
- Peak month
- June
- Counties with records
- 79
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Alca torda
- Group
- Birds
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 8,546
- Most recorded in
- East Riding of Yorkshire, Cornwall, Shetland Islands, Highland, Pembrokeshire, Fife, Norfolk, Dorset, East Lothian, Gwynedd, North Yorkshire, Kent +31
- Conservation designations
- Birds of Conservation Concern, Convention on Migratory Species, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Alcidae
- Genus
- Alca
- Name with authority
- Alca torda Linnaeus, 1758
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 34
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q27102 · GBIF 8277073