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American Herring Gull

Larus smithsonianus

154Records since 2000
MarchPeak month
15Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan6
Feb23
Mar57
Apr43
May7
Jun4
Jul0
Aug2
Sep1
Oct6
Nov1
Dec4

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cornwall England27
2Highland Scotland11
3Argyll and Bute Scotland11
4Dorset England10
5Devon England6
6Kent England4
7Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland4
8Isles of Scilly England3
9Norfolk England1
10Suffolk England1
11Oxfordshire England1
12Cumbria England1
13Sefton England1
14Sandwell England1
15Derry City and Strabane Northern Ireland1
121 England30 Scotland3 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 15 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
154
Peak month
March
Counties with records
15
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Larus smithsonianus
Group
Birds
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Laridae
Genus
Larus
Name with authority
Larus smithsonianus Coues, 1862
Described
1862

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q469297 · GBIF 4848480