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Most recorded birds in Britain

Most recorded birds in Britain

#	Species	Records	Peak month
1	Common Wood-Pigeon	1,731,616	April
2	Carrion Crow	1,495,275	April
3	European Robin	1,461,364	April
4	Eurasian Blackbird	1,414,772	May
5	Eurasian Blue Tit	1,283,149	April
6	Eurasian Magpie	1,277,801	April
7	Lesser Black-backed Gull	1,165,954	August
8	Western Jackdaw	1,084,740	May
9	Mallard	1,074,515	April
10	Black-headed Gull	1,071,610	January
11	Eurasian Wren	1,065,297	April
12	Great Tit	1,058,095	April
13	Herring Gull	1,031,320	April
14	European Goldfinch	1,025,570	April
15	European Starling	899,933	May
16	Dunnock	855,945	April
17	Common Chaffinch	844,027	April
18	House Sparrow	737,414	May
19	Eurasian Moorhen	716,783	April
20	Great Cormorant/European Shag	711,052	January
21	Mute Swan	679,735	April
22	Common Chiffchaff	669,402	April
23	Gray/Purple Heron	647,623	May
24	Canada Goose (canadensis Group)	646,411	April
25	White Wagtail	643,578	April
26	Eurasian Coot	612,400	April
27	Common Buzzard	596,254	April
28	Long-tailed Tit	593,820	January
29	Rock Pigeon	571,038	April
30	Song Thrush	526,859	May
31	Barn Swallow	508,854	May
32	Graylag Goose	499,672	April
33	Rook	495,913	April
34	Tufted Duck	493,177	April
35	Ring-necked Pheasant	488,646	April
36	Northern Lapwing	488,044	May
37	European Greenfinch	478,731	April
38	Eurasian Collared-Dove	476,656	May
39	Eurasian Oystercatcher	469,084	May
40	Eurasian Kestrel	430,953	October
41	Green-winged Teal	429,559	January
42	Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron	428,078	August
43	Eurasian Blackcap	418,202	May
44	Meadow Pipit	406,836	October
45	Common Swift	397,376	June
46	Eurasian Skylark	396,393	May
47	Eurasian Linnet	394,460	April
48	Great Spotted Woodpecker	388,011	May
49	Stock Dove	376,156	April
50	Gadwall	371,348	April
51	Goldcrest	368,590	October
52	Coal Tit	365,786	January
53	Great Crested Grebe	360,897	April
54	Mew Gull	355,098	January
55	Reed Bunting	350,041	May
56	Eurasian Curlew	344,007	October
57	Great Black-backed Gull	343,232	October
58	Common Redshank	330,955	April
59	Eurasian Jay	320,156	October
60	Northern Shoveler	319,367	January
61	Common Shelduck	317,854	April
62	Eurasian Wigeon	306,853	January
63	Little Grebe	299,502	January
64	Red Kite	270,783	April
65	Common House-Martin	265,447	May
66	Redwing	261,212	January
67	Eurasian Green Woodpecker	242,720	April
68	Greater Whitethroat	231,628	May
69	Eurasian Sparrowhawk	231,351	April
70	European Stonechat	226,385	October
71	Willow Warbler	223,873	April
72	Cetti's Warbler	223,821	April
73	Eurasian Nuthatch	215,086	April
74	Gray Wagtail	210,755	October
75	Mistle Thrush	197,574	April
76	Common Pochard	197,000	January
77	Eurasian Bullfinch	194,195	January
78	Dunlin	190,336	September
79	Common Snipe	188,381	October
80	Eurasian Marsh-Harrier	183,040	May
81	Common Raven	180,453	April
82	Eurasian Siskin	179,309	October
83	Egyptian Goose	176,148	April
84	Rose-ringed Parakeet	174,921	April
85	Bank Swallow	173,157	April
86	Black-tailed Godwit	167,241	August
87	Northern Gannet	163,725	July
88	Common Tern	154,963	May
89	Eurasian Treecreeper	149,352	April
90	Eurasian Reed Warbler	148,874	May
91	Common Ringed Plover	147,985	May
92	Yellowhammer	147,352	May
93	Common Kingfisher	140,284	September
94	Sedge Warbler	139,834	May
95	Fieldfare	138,324	January
96	Ruddy Turnstone	130,101	October
97	Mediterranean Gull	120,966	August
98	Pied Avocet	118,615	May
99	Northern Fulmar	116,637	July
100	Common Murre	112,186	July

Top 100 entries with a recorded value; entries without data are not ranked.