When it is recorded
Jan26
Feb44
Mar58
Apr49
May86
Jun85
Jul307
Aug333
Sep87
Oct180
Nov24
Dec36
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheshire East | England | 67 | |
| 2 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | 66 | |
| 3 | East Lothian | Scotland | 61 | |
| 4 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 53 | |
| 5 | Dumfries and Galloway | Scotland | 43 | |
| 6 | Cumbria | England | 32 | |
| 7 | Highland | Scotland | 30 | |
| 8 | Devon | England | 23 | |
| 9 | Herefordshire, County of | England | 22 | |
| 10 | Cornwall | England | 21 | |
| 11 | Scottish Borders | Scotland | 18 | |
| 12 | Orkney Islands | Scotland | 15 | |
| 13 | Calderdale | England | 12 | |
| 14 | Fife | Scotland | 9 | |
| 15 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 8 |
140 England333 Scotland88 Wales7 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 30 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 1,652
- Peak month
- August
- Counties with records
- 30
- Scientific name
- Delphinus delphis
- Also known as
- Common Dolphin
- Group
- Mammals
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 909
- Most recorded in
- Cheshire East, Na h-Eileanan Siar, East Lothian, Pembrokeshire
- Conservation designations
- Bern Convention, Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Convention on Migratory Species, Habitats Directive, Habitats Regulations (NI) 1995, EU wildlife trade (CITES) annexes, Global Red List (JNCC), Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, Biodiversity List – England, Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List +1
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Cetacea
- Family
- Delphinidae
- Genus
- Delphinus
- Name with authority
- Delphinus delphis Linnaeus, 1758
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 32
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · GBIF 8324617