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Little Auk (Alle alle)Where and when to see it in the UK

Status not yet classified · reporting peaks November · Auks, Puffins, and Murres · BOU category AF

Records to 2026-08-16 · build 2026-08-31

Little Auk (Alle alle)
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Peak months
Little Auk: relative reporting rate by 10 km square, September

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Little Auk has been recorded in 222 of the 2,971 10 km squares covering UK land (7%) in records to 2026. Its strongest squares are in England, Scotland and Wales. Reporting peaks in November.

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN Red List, LC)
View on the IUCN Red List
Relative to this species' best squares (how classes are calculated)
Very high
22% or more of visits
High
4% to 22%
Moderate
<1% to 4%
Low
under <1%
Surveyed, not recorded
at least 20 qualifying visits, no record
Insufficient records
too few visits to say
Lighter fill
Few visits, lower confidence
Small dot
Occasional: a single record, or out of season

Seasonality

Reporting rate by month, relative to the peak month
MonthRelative to peakShare of visitsTypical class
January 6%<1%Very high
February 3%<1%Moderate
March 0%<1%Very high
April 0%<1%Very high
May 0%<1%Very high
June 0%<1%Low
July 0%<1%Very high
August 0%<1%Very high
September 1%<1%Very high
October 24%<1%Low
November 100%<1%High
December 43%<1%Very high

Squares with the highest reporting rate in November

SquareWhereShare of visitsClass
HP50Shetland Islands, Scotland100%Very high
HU39Shetland Islands, Scotland100%Very high
HY40Orkney Islands, Scotland100%Very high
NB56Na h-Eileanan Siar, Scotland100%Very high
NC37Highland, Scotland100%Very high
ND01Highland, Scotland100%Very high
NH90Highland, Scotland100%Very high
NK05Aberdeenshire, Scotland100%Very high
NK06Aberdeenshire, Scotland100%Very high
NO41Fife, Scotland100%Very high

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