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Sei Whale

Balaenoptera borealis

90Records since 2000
OctoberPeak month
3Counties with records
EndangeredIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr10
May22
Jun6
Jul2
Aug1
Sep1
Oct46
Nov0
Dec1

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Kent England1
2Fife Scotland1
3Angus Scotland1
2 England6 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 3 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
90
Peak month
October
Counties with records
3
IUCN Red List
Endangered
Scientific name
Balaenoptera borealis
Group
Mammals
Conservation designations
Bern Convention, Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Habitats Directive, Habitats Regulations (NI) 1995, EU wildlife trade (CITES) annexes, Global Red List (JNCC), Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, Biodiversity List – England, UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List, Habitats Regulations 2010
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Cetacea
Family
Balaenopteridae
Genus
Balaenoptera
Name with authority
Balaenoptera borealis Lesson, 1828
Described
1828

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q185097 · GBIF 2440709