🇬🇧Animals recorded in the United Kingdom

Which animals have been recorded in the United Kingdom? 2,921,120 occurrence records cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 212 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include Lesser Black-backed Gull, Common Swift, Mediterranean Gull.

• 2,921,120 records
• 1,200+ species
• 75 classes

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The most-recorded species in this dataset include Lesser Black-backed Gull, Common Swift, Mediterranean Gull. Use the country list as evidence of recorded wildlife, then open a species to compare its records across other countries and months. It is not a complete habitat or population census.

Most-recorded animals in the United Kingdom

	Animal	Group	Records
	Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	Aves Laridae	529,747
	Common Swift Apus apus	Aves Apodidae	140,035
	Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus	Aves Laridae	35,366
	Chalk-hill Blue Lysandra coridon	Insecta Lycaenidae	21,383
	European Robin Erithacus rubecula	Aves Muscicapidae	20,413
	Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes	Aves Troglodytidae	18,920
	Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula	Aves Turdidae	14,121
	Seven-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata	Insecta Coccinellidae	14,018
	Common Blue Polyommatus icarus	Insecta Lycaenidae	12,804
	Herring Gull Larus argentatus	Aves Laridae	12,594
	Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus	Aves Paridae	12,551
	Coal Tit Periparus ater	Aves Paridae	12,363
	Goldcrest Regulus regulus	Aves Regulidae	11,582
	Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina	Insecta Nymphalidae	11,197
	Agabus bipustulatus	Insecta Dytiscidae	10,927
	Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	Aves Anatidae	9,821
	Harlequin ladybird Harmonia axyridis	Insecta Coccinellidae	9,546
	Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla	Aves Sylviidae	9,528
	Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus	Aves Columbidae	9,453
	Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita	Aves Phylloscopidae	9,425
	Silver-studded Blue Plebejus argus	Insecta Lycaenidae	9,003
	Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs	Aves Fringillidae	8,884
	Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria	Insecta Nymphalidae	8,753
	Hydroporus palustris	Insecta Dytiscidae	8,595
	Adonis Blue Lysandra bellargus	Insecta Lycaenidae	8,413
	Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum	Insecta Apidae	8,335
	Helophorus brevipalpis	Insecta Helophoridae	8,158
	Dangling Swamp-lover Helophilus pendulus	Insecta Syrphidae	8,015
	Song Thrush Turdus philomelos	Aves Turdidae	7,749
	Green-veined White Pieris napi	Insecta Pieridae	7,493
	Hydrobius fuscipes	Insecta Hydrophilidae	7,220
	Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas	Insecta Lycaenidae	7,180
	Anacaena globula	Insecta Hydrophilidae	6,982
	Great Tit Parus major	Aves Paridae	6,949
	Marmalade hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus	Insecta Syrphidae	6,820
	Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus	Insecta Nymphalidae	6,820
	Magpie [moth] Abraxas grossulariata	Insecta Geometridae	6,377
	Carrion Crow Corvus corone	Aves Corvidae	6,370
	Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae	Insecta Nymphalidae	6,169
	western honey bee Apis mellifera	Insecta Apidae	5,958
	Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba	Insecta Noctuidae	5,896
	Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus	Aves Rallidae	5,864
	Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta	Insecta Nymphalidae	5,786
	Dunnock Prunella modularis	Aves Prunellidae	5,749
	Hydroporus pubescens	Insecta Dytiscidae	5,713
	Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus	Insecta Nymphalidae	5,641
	Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Aves Laridae	5,614
	Hydroporus planus	Insecta Dytiscidae	5,573
	Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia	Insecta Nymphalidae	5,549
	Mute Swan Cygnus olor	Aves Anatidae	5,546
	Peacock Aglais io	Insecta Nymphalidae	5,533
	Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus	Insecta Nymphalidae	5,443
	Eurasian Magpie Pica pica	Aves Corvidae	5,415
	Hygrotus inaequalis	Insecta Dytiscidae	5,413
	Haliplus ruficollis	Insecta Haliplidae	5,398
	European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis	Aves Fringillidae	5,325
	Haliplus lineatocollis	Insecta Haliplidae	5,288
	Large Red Tailed Bumble Bee Bombus lapidarius	Insecta Apidae	5,218
	Comma Polygonia c-album	Insecta Nymphalidae	5,199
	Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	Aves Rallidae	5,021

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