When it is recorded
Jan50,944
Feb40,279
Mar49,481
Apr56,629
May56,092
Jun47,116
Jul45,099
Aug48,802
Sep49,827
Oct47,839
Nov38,279
Dec38,905
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Ayrshire | Scotland | 24,811 | |
| 2 | Cambridgeshire | England | 16,656 | |
| 3 | Kent | England | 15,753 | |
| 4 | Surrey | England | 13,525 | |
| 5 | Norfolk | England | 13,457 | |
| 6 | East Riding of Yorkshire | England | 12,727 | |
| 7 | Sefton | England | 11,072 | |
| 8 | Shetland Islands | — | 9,629 | |
| 9 | City of Edinburgh | Scotland | 9,504 | |
| 10 | Oxfordshire | England | 8,835 | |
| 11 | Suffolk | England | 8,391 | |
| 12 | Cornwall | England | 7,982 | |
| 13 | Bury | England | 7,946 | |
| 14 | Trafford | England | 7,624 | |
| 15 | Highland | Scotland | 7,071 |
458,665 England92,291 Scotland13,740 Wales6,078 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 127 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 571,038
- Peak month
- April
- Counties with records
- 127
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Columba livia
- Group
- Birds
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 46,716
- Most recorded in
- South Ayrshire, Cambridgeshire, Kent, Surrey, Norfolk, East Riding of Yorkshire, Sefton, Shetland Islands, City of Edinburgh, Oxfordshire, Suffolk, Cornwall +113
- Conservation designations
- Birds Directive, EU wildlife trade (CITES) annexes, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Family
- Columbidae
- Genus
- Columba
- Name with authority
- Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789
- Described
- 1789
- Contributing datasets
- 40
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q42326 · GBIF 2495414