🐾 What Animal Lives Where

🇯🇪What animals live in Jersey?

252,565 animal records from Jersey cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one.

Most-recorded animals in Jersey

AnimalGroupRecords
Speckled Wood Speckled Wood
Pararge aegeria
Insecta
Nymphalidae
8,885
Small White Small White
Pieris rapae
Insecta
Pieridae
8,347
Large White Large White
Pieris brassicae
Insecta
Pieridae
7,480
Red Admiral Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
Insecta
Nymphalidae
7,177
Gatekeeper Gatekeeper
Pyronia tithonus
Insecta
Nymphalidae
4,913
Meadow Brown Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina
Insecta
Nymphalidae
4,837
Common Blue Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus
Insecta
Lycaenidae
4,220
Herring Gull Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
Aves
Laridae
3,347
Painted Lady Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
Insecta
Nymphalidae
2,845
Carrion Crow Carrion Crow
Corvus corone
Aves
Corvidae
2,826
Small Copper Small Copper
Lycaena phlaeas
Insecta
Lycaenidae
2,719
Small Heath Small Heath
Coenonympha pamphilus
Insecta
Nymphalidae
2,679
Common Wood-Pigeon Common Wood-Pigeon
Columba palumbus
Aves
Columbidae
2,484
Spring Azure Spring Azure
Celastrina argiolus
Insecta
Lycaenidae
2,483
Peacock Peacock
Aglais io
Insecta
Nymphalidae
2,474
Wall Wall
Lasiommata megera
Insecta
Nymphalidae
2,350
Eurasian Magpie Eurasian Magpie
Pica pica
Aves
Corvidae
1,962
common bottlenose dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
Mammalia
Delphinidae
1,807
Eurasian Oystercatcher Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegus
Aves
Haematopodidae
1,765
Eurasian Blackbird Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
Aves
Turdidae
1,708
European Robin European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
Aves
Muscicapidae
1,702
Great Black-backed Gull Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
Aves
Laridae
1,613
Smallspotted catshark, Small-spotted catshark, Lesser Spotted Dogfish
Scyliorhinus canicula
Elasmobranchii
Scyliorhinidae
1,512
Mallard Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Aves
Anatidae
1,481
Eurasian Wren Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytes
Aves
Troglodytidae
1,424
Snakelocks Anemone
Anemonia viridis
Anthozoa
Actiniidae
1,260
Dunnock Dunnock
Prunella modularis
Aves
Prunellidae
1,226
Great Tit Great Tit
Parus major
Aves
Paridae
1,217
Barn Swallow Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Aves
Hirundinidae
1,208
Comma Comma
Polygonia c-album
Insecta
Nymphalidae
1,196
Asian Large Skipper Asian Large Skipper
Ochlodes venata
Insecta
Hesperiidae
1,188
European Goldfinch European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
Aves
Fringillidae
1,143
Common Buzzard Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
Aves
Accipitridae
1,140
Common Chaffinch Common Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Aves
Fringillidae
1,115
Thornback Ray
Raja clavata
Elasmobranchii
Rajidae
1,090
Sand Mason
Lanice conchilega
Polychaeta
Terebellidae
1,080
Grayling [butterfly]
Hipparchia semele
Insecta
Nymphalidae
1,075
Goldsinny wrasse, Goldsinny
Ctenolabrus rupestris
Labridae
1,065
Clouded Yellow Clouded Yellow
Colias croceus
Insecta
Pieridae
1,064
European Shag European Shag
Phalacrocorax aristotelis
Aves
Phalacrocoracidae
1,060
Edible Crab
Cancer pagurus
Malacostraca
Cancridae
1,055
Common Chiffchaff Common Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita
Aves
Phylloscopidae
1,047
Great Cormorant/European Shag Great Cormorant/European Shag
Phalacrocorax carbo
Aves
Phalacrocoracidae
1,044
Brant Brant
Branta bernicla
Aves
Anatidae
1,020
Green Hairstreak
Callophrys rubi
Insecta
Lycaenidae
1,013
Velvet Swimming Crab
Necora puber
Malacostraca
Polybiidae
1,012
Dragonet
Callionymus lyra
Callionymidae
1,005
Pouting, Bib
Trisopterus luscus
Gadidae
992
Sandalled Anemone
Actinothoe sphyrodeta
Anthozoa
Sagartiidae
986
Hermit Crab
Pagurus bernhardus
Malacostraca
Paguridae
966
Ascidian
Styela clava
Ascidiacea
Styelidae
965
European Starling European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Aves
Sturnidae
963
Parasitic Anemone
Calliactis parasitica
Anthozoa
Hormathiidae
961
Hornwrack
Flustra foliacea
Gymnolaemata
Flustridae
956
Trumpet Anemone
Aiptasia mutabilis
Anthozoa
Aiptasiidae
951
Common Whelk
Buccinum undatum
Gastropoda
Buccinidae
951
Baked Bean Ascidian
Dendrodoa grossularia
Ascidiacea
Styelidae
948
Sea-chervil
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Gymnolaemata
Alcyonidiidae
948
Dahlia Anemone
Urticina felina
Anthozoa
Actiniidae
944
House Sparrow House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
Aves
Passeridae
940
How to read this. These are records, not a census. A high count can mean a common animal or simply a well-watched one, and rare visitors appear alongside residents. Open an animal to see whether its records suggest it is resident, seasonal or just passing through.