What animals are recorded in August?

Species whose observations peak in August. For migrants and short-lived adults this is a genuine season; for others it mostly reflects when people are outside looking.

Source: GBIF CC0 occurrence facets · refreshed 2026-08-23 · peak month is calculated from 12 GBIF occurrence facets; it is not a migration or abundance claim.

Herring Gull

Larus argentatus · peaks in August · 3,247,099 records

Willow Warbler

Phylloscopus trochilus · peaks in August · 1,733,808 records

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica · peaks in August · 1,150,989 records

Eurasian Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus scirpaceus · peaks in August · 883,447 records

Common Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula · peaks in August · 462,509 records

Atlantic herring

Clupea harengus · peaks in August · 341,661 records

Sea trout

Salmo trutta · peaks in August · 336,467 records

European Golden-Plover

Pluvialis apricaria · peaks in August · 316,036 records

Red-backed Shrike

Lanius collurio · peaks in August · 299,694 records

humpback whale

Megaptera novaeangliae · peaks in August · 295,860 records

Black-bellied Plover

Pluvialis squatarola · peaks in August · 200,924 records

Bar-tailed Godwit

Limosa lapponica · peaks in August · 188,571 records

Atlantic cod

Gadus morhua · peaks in August · 186,108 records

Montagu's Harrier

Circus pygargus · peaks in August · 158,540 records

Eurasian Spoonbill

Platalea leucorodia · peaks in August · 150,069 records

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius · peaks in August · 146,148 records

hedgehog

Erinaceus europaeus · peaks in August · 139,383 records

Yellow-fin Tunny

Thunnus albacares · peaks in August · 135,901 records

Small Copper

Lycaena phlaeas · peaks in August · 125,435 records

Atlantic mackerel

Scomber scombrus · peaks in August · 119,810 records

Minnow

Phoxinus phoxinus · peaks in August · 111,441 records

Alpine char

Salvelinus alpinus · peaks in August · 105,732 records

Little Stint

Calidris minuta · peaks in August · 101,996 records

Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus · peaks in August · 88,495 records

Atlantic Salmon

Salmo salar · peaks in August · 82,425 records

Sanderling

Calidris alba · peaks in August · 75,312 records

Bullhead

Cottus gobio · peaks in August · 63,147 records

Shorthorn sculpin

Myoxocephalus scorpius · peaks in August · 55,997 records

Large Yellow Underwing

Noctua pronuba · peaks in August · 53,691 records

Wall

Lasiommata megera · peaks in August · 52,293 records

Great Green Bush Cricket

Tettigonia viridissima · peaks in August · 50,907 records

Meadow Grasshopper

Pseudochorthippus parallelus · peaks in August · 43,635 records

Grayling [butterfly]

Hipparchia semele · peaks in August · 40,315 records

Moustached Sculpin

Triglops murrayi · peaks in August · 36,978 records

Setaceous Hebrew Character

Xestia c-nigrum · peaks in August · 34,102 records

Dark Bush Cricket

Pholidoptera griseoaptera · peaks in August · 33,196 records

bow-winged grasshopper

Chorthippus biguttulus · peaks in August · 28,419 records

Chalk-hill Blue

Lysandra coridon · peaks in August · 27,604 records

house mouse

Mus musculus · peaks in August · 26,983 records

Clouded Yellow

Colias croceus · peaks in August · 26,437 records

Yellow-legged Gull

Larus michahellis · peaks in August · 25,175 records

Wilson's Storm-Petrel

Oceanites oceanicus · peaks in August · 24,782 records

Yellow-legged hornet

Vespa velutina · peaks in August · 22,307 records

Flame Shoulder

Ochropleura plecta · peaks in August · 20,619 records

Black Stork

Ciconia nigra · peaks in August · 20,465 records

Square-spot Rustic

Xestia xanthographa · peaks in August · 20,011 records

Garden Carpet

Xanthorhoe fluctuata · peaks in August · 18,734 records

Seedcorn Maggot

Delia platura · peaks in August · 17,754 records

Common Wainscot

Mythimna pallens · peaks in August · 16,888 records

Snake Blenny

Lumpenus lampretaeformis · peaks in August · 15,458 records

American plaice

Hippoglossoides platessoides · peaks in August · 14,974 records

Humming-bird Hawk-moth

Macroglossum stellatarum · peaks in August · 14,938 records

Temora longicornis

peaks in August · 14,701 records

Arceye Hawkfish

Paracirrhites arcatus · peaks in August · 14,376 records

Lesser Yellow Underwing

Noctua comes · peaks in August · 14,189 records

Goldsinny wrasse

Ctenolabrus rupestris · peaks in August · 13,221 records

Blood-vein

Timandra comae · peaks in August · 12,968 records

Cory's Shearwater

Calonectris diomedea · peaks in August · 12,740 records

Centropages hamatus

peaks in August · 12,281 records

Vine's Rustic

Hoplodrina ambigua · peaks in August · 12,184 records

Clover Cutworm

Anarta trifolii · peaks in August · 12,020 records

Flounced Rustic

Luperina testacea · peaks in August · 11,932 records

Turnip Moth

Agrotis segetum · peaks in August · 10,248 records

Lime-speck Pug

Eupithecia centaureata · peaks in August · 10,053 records

Atlantic wolffish

Anarhichas lupus · peaks in August · 9,931 records

Small Square-spot

Diarsia rubi · peaks in August · 9,139 records

Black Goby

Gobius niger · peaks in August · 9,074 records

Lesser Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing

Noctua janthe · peaks in August · 8,954 records

Oithona similis

peaks in August · 8,736 records

Starry ray

Amblyraja radiata · peaks in August · 8,714 records

Capelin

Mallotus villosus · peaks in August · 8,581 records

Orangeband Surgeonfish

Acanthurus olivaceus · peaks in August · 7,615 records

Dark Spectacle

Abrostola triplasia · peaks in August · 7,451 records

European sprat

Sprattus sprattus · peaks in August · 7,235 records

Scythe Triggerfish

Sufflamen bursa · peaks in August · 7,069 records

Pale Mottled Willow

Caradrina clavipalpis · peaks in August · 6,804 records

Bank Vole

Myodes glareolus · peaks in August · 6,466 records

Cabbage Moth

Mamestra brassicae · peaks in August · 6,311 records

European Roller

Coracias garrulus · peaks in August · 6,265 records

Yellow tang

Zebrasoma flavescens · peaks in August · 6,264 records

Jersey Tiger

Euplagia quadripunctaria · peaks in August · 5,611 records

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Calidris pusilla · peaks in August · 5,490 records

Forster's Hawkfish

Paracirrhites forsteri · peaks in August · 5,232 records

Shuttle-shaped Dart

Agrotis puta · peaks in August · 5,130 records

Rufous Grasshopper

Gomphocerippus rufus · peaks in August · 5,062 records

Adonis' Ladybird

Hippodamia variegata · peaks in August · 4,979 records

common shrew

Sorex araneus · peaks in August · 4,806 records

Velvety free-tailed bat

Molossus molossus · peaks in August · 4,044 records

White-rumped Sandpiper

Calidris fuscicollis · peaks in August · 3,838 records

Scotch Argus

Erebia aethiops · peaks in August · 3,564 records

Threadfin Butterflyfish

Chaetodon auriga · peaks in August · 3,550 records

Calanus finmarchicus

peaks in August · 3,536 records

Leatherback

Dermochelys coriacea · peaks in August · 3,281 records

Marginated Surgeonfish

Ctenochaetus marginatus · peaks in August · 3,066 records

Common Whelk

Buccinum undatum · peaks in August · 2,917 records

Berndt's Soldierfish

Myripristis berndti · peaks in August · 2,891 records

Thick-billed Murre

Uria lomvia · peaks in August · 2,845 records

Topside lanternfish

Notolychnus valdiviae · peaks in August · 2,295 records

Redblotch Surgeonfish

Acanthurus achilles · peaks in August · 2,235 records

Mullein Wave

Scopula marginepunctata · peaks in August · 2,167 records

Great Southern white

Ascia monuste · peaks in August · 1,954 records

Chevroned Butterflyfish

Chaetodon trifascialis · peaks in August · 1,895 records

short-tailed shearwater

Puffinus tenuirostris · peaks in August · 1,880 records

walrus

Odobenus rosmarus · peaks in August · 1,651 records

Saduria entomon

peaks in August · 1,602 records

Arctic cod

Boreogadus saida · peaks in August · 1,560 records

Ascidian

Styela clava · peaks in August · 1,490 records

Basking Shark

Cetorhinus maximus · peaks in August · 1,466 records

Grey Shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos · peaks in August · 1,401 records

Dusky-Bellied Skink

Emoia impar · peaks in August · 1,394 records

long-finned pilot whale

Globicephala melas · peaks in August · 1,363 records

Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseus · peaks in August · 1,340 records

Bridled Tern

Onychoprion anaethetus · peaks in August · 1,327 records

hawksbill turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata · peaks in August · 1,320 records

Roseate Tern

Sterna dougallii · peaks in August · 1,291 records

Deepwater Redfish

Sebastes mentella · peaks in August · 1,275 records

Wandering Tattler

Tringa incana · peaks in August · 1,242 records

Saddled Butterflyfish

Chaetodon ephippium · peaks in August · 1,221 records

Asian Palm-Swift

Cypsiurus balasiensis · peaks in August · 1,147 records

Oncaea notopus

peaks in August · 1,110 records

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