Bird
Atlantic Puffin
Fratercula arctica · Alcidae · Charadriiformes
Best monthsJun–Augmost records
Records196,035in 6 countries
Most seen inUnited Kingdom142,674 records
Red ListVulnerableIUCN status
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About
Atlantic Puffin in brief
The atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) is a bird of the Alcidae family — species of seabird.
Across the 6 countries we cover it has 196,035 published records, most of them from the United Kingdom, Norway and Iceland. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in June, July and August and fall to their lowest in January and December.
Its global conservation status is vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
United Kingdom142,674 records · best Jun, Jul
Norway24,518 records · best Jul, Jun
Iceland19,828 records · best Jul, Jun
Ireland5,684 records · best Jul, Jun
Portugal1,834 records · best Feb, Dec
Denmark1,497 records · best Oct, Aug
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.