Red-throated Loon

Gavia stellata

61,757Records since 2000

OctoberPeak month

93Counties with records

Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan7,180

Feb4,778

Mar4,649

Apr4,506

May3,912

Jun2,653

Jul2,251

Aug2,392

Sep6,886

Oct9,200

Nov6,947

Dec4,923

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

#	County	Nation	Records
1	Norfolk	England	6,149
2	East Riding of Yorkshire	England	4,541
3	Kent	England	4,452
4	Shetland Islands	—	3,941
5	Highland	Scotland	3,840
6	Cambridgeshire	England	2,366
7	North Yorkshire	England	2,165
8	Suffolk	England	1,824
9	East Lothian	Scotland	1,822
10	Fife	Scotland	1,585
11	Orkney Islands	Scotland	1,447
12	Aberdeen City	Scotland	1,190
13	Na h-Eileanan Siar	Scotland	1,179
14	Argyll and Bute	Scotland	894
15	Moray	Scotland	650

37,826 England21,667 Scotland1,763 Wales389 Northern Ireland1 Isle of Man

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 93 counties in all.

Records since 2000: 61,757
Peak month: October
Counties with records: 93
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
Scientific name: Gavia stellata
Also known as: Red-Throated Diver
Group: Birds
NBN Atlas records since 2000: 14,475
Most recorded in: Norfolk, East Riding of Yorkshire, Kent, Shetland Islands, Highland, Cambridgeshire, North Yorkshire, Suffolk, East Lothian, Fife, Orkney Islands, Aberdeen City +30
Conservation designations: Bern Convention, Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Birds Directive, Wildlife (NI) Order 1985, Convention on Migratory Species, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gaviiformes
Family: Gaviidae
Genus: Gavia
Name with authority: Gavia stellata (Pontoppidan, 1763)
Described: 1763
Contributing datasets: 24