When it is recorded
Jan1,990
Feb1,331
Mar870
Apr488
May325
Jun241
Jul601
Aug1,583
Sep1,289
Oct1,052
Nov1,189
Dec1,493
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cambridgeshire | England | 1,805 | |
| 2 | Suffolk | England | 1,468 | |
| 3 | Norfolk | England | 939 | |
| 4 | Kent | England | 790 | |
| 5 | East Riding of Yorkshire | England | 690 | |
| 6 | Rutland | England | 424 | |
| 7 | Nottinghamshire | England | 391 | |
| 8 | Oxfordshire | England | 374 | |
| 9 | Essex | England | 271 | |
| 10 | North Yorkshire | England | 188 | |
| 11 | Peterborough | England | 162 | |
| 12 | Lincolnshire | England | 133 | |
| 13 | Rotherham | England | 133 | |
| 14 | Halton | England | 73 | |
| 15 | Leeds | England | 65 |
12,356 England56 Scotland35 Wales2 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 74 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 12,452
- Peak month
- January
- Counties with records
- 74
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Larus cachinnans
- Group
- Birds
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 1,695
- Most recorded in
- Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Norfolk, Kent, East Riding of Yorkshire, Rutland, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Essex, North Yorkshire, Peterborough, Lincolnshire +8
- Conservation designations
- Birds of Conservation Concern, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Laridae
- Genus
- Larus
- Name with authority
- Larus cachinnans Pallas, 1811
- Described
- 1811
- Contributing datasets
- 7
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q389505 · GBIF 2481181