When it is recorded
Jan1,485
Feb1,339
Mar2,047
Apr3,699
May3,368
Jun1,784
Jul1,221
Aug1,179
Sep1,251
Oct1,284
Nov979
Dec860
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highland | Scotland | 3,347 | |
| 2 | North Yorkshire | England | 2,559 | |
| 3 | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | 1,153 | |
| 4 | Sheffield | England | 1,057 | |
| 5 | Bradford | England | 564 | |
| 6 | Denbighshire | Wales | 550 | |
| 7 | Perth and Kinross | Scotland | 492 | |
| 8 | Cumbria | England | 442 | |
| 9 | Moray | Scotland | 417 | |
| 10 | Calderdale | England | 400 | |
| 11 | Shetland Islands | — | 351 | |
| 12 | Cheshire East | England | 329 | |
| 13 | Wrexham | Wales | 316 | |
| 14 | Midlothian | Scotland | 306 | |
| 15 | East Lothian | Scotland | 297 |
12,188 England7,862 Scotland1,408 Wales70 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 66 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 21,736
- Peak month
- April
- Counties with records
- 66
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Lagopus lagopus
- Group
- Birds
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 222
- Most recorded in
- Highland, North Yorkshire, Aberdeenshire, Sheffield, Bradford, Denbighshire, Perth and Kinross, Cumbria, Moray, Calderdale, Shetland Islands, Cheshire East +19
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Galliformes
- Family
- Phasianidae
- Genus
- Lagopus
- Name with authority
- Lagopus lagopus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 35
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q178702 · GBIF 2473421