When it is recorded
Jan35,376
Feb22,666
Mar24,081
Apr27,292
May28,674
Jun23,224
Jul24,331
Aug33,239
Sep35,325
Oct37,115
Nov25,894
Dec25,023
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kent | England | 16,165 | |
| 2 | Norfolk | England | 15,347 | |
| 3 | Cornwall | England | 14,333 | |
| 4 | Cambridgeshire | England | 12,715 | |
| 5 | East Riding of Yorkshire | England | 12,153 | |
| 6 | Suffolk | England | 11,279 | |
| 7 | Dorset | England | 10,376 | |
| 8 | Highland | Scotland | 9,994 | |
| 9 | Shetland Islands | — | 9,691 | |
| 10 | Rutland | England | 6,989 | |
| 11 | Devon | England | 5,513 | |
| 12 | Essex | England | 5,051 | |
| 13 | South Ayrshire | Scotland | 4,856 | |
| 14 | East Lothian | Scotland | 4,842 | |
| 15 | Isles of Scilly | England | 4,790 |
251,294 England69,292 Scotland16,403 Wales3,794 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 127 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 343,232
- Peak month
- October
- Counties with records
- 127
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Larus marinus
- Group
- Birds
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 120,436
- Most recorded in
- Kent, Norfolk, Cornwall, Cambridgeshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, Suffolk, Dorset, Highland, Shetland Islands, Rutland, Devon, Essex +90
- Conservation designations
- Birds Directive, 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 marinus Linnaeus, 1758
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 54
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q26629 · GBIF 2481172