When it is recorded
Jan29,604
Feb26,239
Mar40,141
Apr51,215
May45,186
Jun32,716
Jul31,243
Aug34,472
Sep26,677
Oct20,986
Nov17,298
Dec18,752
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cambridgeshire | England | 26,366 | |
| 2 | Norfolk | England | 20,152 | |
| 3 | Kent | England | 16,286 | |
| 4 | Surrey | England | 15,194 | |
| 5 | Suffolk | England | 13,716 | |
| 6 | East Riding of Yorkshire | England | 10,264 | |
| 7 | Essex | England | 9,513 | |
| 8 | Oxfordshire | England | 8,983 | |
| 9 | Lincolnshire | England | 8,441 | |
| 10 | Dorset | England | 5,692 | |
| 11 | Rutland | England | 5,424 | |
| 12 | Nottinghamshire | England | 4,892 | |
| 13 | North Yorkshire | England | 4,167 | |
| 14 | Leeds | England | 4,059 | |
| 15 | Cheshire East | England | 3,676 |
363,854 England9,297 Scotland2,828 Wales159 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 124 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 376,156
- Peak month
- April
- Counties with records
- 124
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Columba oenas
- Also known as
- Stock Pigeon
- Group
- Birds
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 68,265
- Most recorded in
- Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Kent, Surrey, Suffolk, East Riding of Yorkshire, Essex, Oxfordshire, Lincolnshire, Dorset, Rutland, Nottinghamshire +89
- Conservation designations
- Birds Directive, Birds of Conservation Concern, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Columbiformes
- Family
- Columbidae
- Genus
- Columba
- Name with authority
- Columba oenas Linnaeus, 1758
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 38
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q26140 · GBIF 2495471