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Laughing Gull

Leucophaeus atricilla

352Records since 2000
FebruaryPeak month
24Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan60
Feb70
Mar58
Apr20
May23
Jun24
Jul12
Aug8
Sep1
Oct28
Nov42
Dec6

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Wirral England62
2Devon England36
3Wakefield England28
4Cornwall England16
5Gwynedd Wales15
6Bath and North East Somerset England13
7Kent England12
8Dorset England11
9Sefton England10
10Somerset England8
11Isles of Scilly England8
12Shetland Islands —7
13Torbay England7
14Norfolk England6
15Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland5
299 England23 Scotland29 Wales1 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 24 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
352
Peak month
February
Counties with records
24
Scientific name
Leucophaeus atricilla
Group
Birds
Most recorded in
Wirral
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Laridae
Genus
Leucophaeus
Name with authority
Leucophaeus atricilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
Described
1758

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q528764 · GBIF 6065844