When it is recorded
Jan1,528
Feb1,113
Mar705
Apr386
May242
Jun105
Jul64
Aug39
Sep70
Oct232
Nov303
Dec423
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shetland Islands | — | 617 | |
| 2 | Cambridgeshire | England | 461 | |
| 3 | Norfolk | England | 350 | |
| 4 | Kent | England | 261 | |
| 5 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | 242 | |
| 6 | Cornwall | England | 161 | |
| 7 | Highland | Scotland | 127 | |
| 8 | North Tyneside | England | 116 | |
| 9 | Orkney Islands | Scotland | 113 | |
| 10 | Suffolk | England | 92 | |
| 11 | East Riding of Yorkshire | England | 78 | |
| 12 | South Ayrshire | Scotland | 71 | |
| 13 | North Yorkshire | England | 68 | |
| 14 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 66 | |
| 15 | Moray | Scotland | 55 |
3,337 England1,717 Scotland69 Wales84 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 87 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 5,212
- Peak month
- January
- Counties with records
- 87
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Larus hyperboreus
- Group
- Birds
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 1,000
- Most recorded in
- Shetland Islands, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Kent, Na h-Eileanan Siar, Cornwall, Highland, North Tyneside, Orkney Islands, Suffolk, East Riding of Yorkshire, South Ayrshire +4
- Conservation designations
- 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
- Larus
- Name with authority
- Larus hyperboreus Gunnerus, 1767
- Described
- 1767
- Contributing datasets
- 14
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q27375 · GBIF 2481127