When it is recorded
Jan3,436
Feb2,858
Mar5,897
Apr7,886
May11,868
Jun16,250
Jul13,936
Aug12,232
Sep8,069
Oct5,884
Nov3,704
Dec2,369
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Riding of Yorkshire | England | 8,829 | |
| 2 | Cornwall | England | 5,328 | |
| 3 | Shetland Islands | — | 4,105 | |
| 4 | Suffolk | England | 3,623 | |
| 5 | Kent | England | 3,180 | |
| 6 | Highland | Scotland | 2,798 | |
| 7 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 2,480 | |
| 8 | Fife | Scotland | 2,130 | |
| 9 | Norfolk | England | 2,107 | |
| 10 | North Yorkshire | England | 2,085 | |
| 11 | Aberdeen City | Scotland | 1,994 | |
| 12 | East Lothian | Scotland | 1,714 | |
| 13 | Orkney Islands | Scotland | 1,592 | |
| 14 | Dorset | England | 1,540 | |
| 15 | Gwynedd | Wales | 1,430 |
45,906 England24,604 Scotland5,581 Wales1,773 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 108 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 94,955
- Peak month
- June
- Counties with records
- 108
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- Scientific name
- Rissa tridactyla
- Group
- Birds
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 12,915
- Most recorded in
- East Riding of Yorkshire, Cornwall, Shetland Islands, Suffolk, Kent, Highland, Pembrokeshire, Fife, Norfolk, North Yorkshire, Aberdeen City, East Lothian +36
- Conservation designations
- OSPAR list, Birds of Conservation Concern, Convention on Migratory Species, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Laridae
- Genus
- Rissa
- Name with authority
- Rissa tridactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 34
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q26612 · GBIF 2481205