When it is recorded
Jan53,384
Feb39,090
Mar38,364
Apr22,616
May19,238
Jun14,866
Jul16,490
Aug21,371
Sep23,040
Oct34,140
Nov33,972
Dec36,762
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norfolk | England | 19,860 | |
| 2 | Cambridgeshire | England | 18,854 | |
| 3 | Highland | Scotland | 15,631 | |
| 4 | East Riding of Yorkshire | England | 13,091 | |
| 5 | Kent | England | 12,718 | |
| 6 | Suffolk | England | 10,526 | |
| 7 | Shetland Islands | — | 9,198 | |
| 8 | North Yorkshire | England | 6,820 | |
| 9 | Lincolnshire | England | 6,567 | |
| 10 | Essex | England | 6,013 | |
| 11 | Rutland | England | 5,621 | |
| 12 | South Ayrshire | Scotland | 5,557 | |
| 13 | Orkney Islands | Scotland | 5,388 | |
| 14 | Sefton | England | 5,193 | |
| 15 | Surrey | England | 5,142 |
262,601 England82,724 Scotland4,981 Wales3,932 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
- 355,098
- Peak month
- January
- Counties with records
- 127
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Larus canus
- Group
- Birds
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 139,142
- Most recorded in
- Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Highland, East Riding of Yorkshire, Kent, Suffolk, Shetland Islands, North Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Essex, Rutland, South Ayrshire +103
- 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 canus Linnaeus, 1758
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 43
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q26427 · GBIF 7982160