When it is recorded
Jan1,551
Feb1,455
Mar1,279
Apr861
May445
Jun104
Jul30
Aug31
Sep32
Oct69
Nov259
Dec574
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shetland Islands | — | 633 | |
| 2 | Cambridgeshire | England | 362 | |
| 3 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | 360 | |
| 4 | Norfolk | England | 359 | |
| 5 | North Tyneside | England | 241 | |
| 6 | Highland | Scotland | 236 | |
| 7 | Cornwall | England | 219 | |
| 8 | Kent | England | 158 | |
| 9 | Isles of Scilly | England | 153 | |
| 10 | Orkney Islands | Scotland | 126 | |
| 11 | South Ayrshire | Scotland | 125 | |
| 12 | Dorset | England | 115 | |
| 13 | Suffolk | England | 95 | |
| 14 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 90 | |
| 15 | Warrington | England | 82 |
4,263 England2,169 Scotland146 Wales108 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 101 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 6,693
- Peak month
- January
- Counties with records
- 101
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Larus glaucoides
- Group
- Birds
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 1,079
- Most recorded in
- Shetland Islands, Cambridgeshire, Na h-Eileanan Siar, Norfolk, North Tyneside, Highland, Cornwall, Kent, Isles of Scilly, Orkney Islands, South Ayrshire, Dorset +10
- 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 glaucoides B.Meyer, 1822
- Described
- 1822
- Contributing datasets
- 14
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q174232 · GBIF 2481156