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Ross's Gull

Rhodostethia rosea

315Records since 2000
JanuaryPeak month
16Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan85
Feb84
Mar47
Apr23
May18
Jun30
Jul11
Aug3
Sep0
Oct2
Nov1
Dec11

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Devon England53
2Dorset England41
3North Tyneside England24
4North Yorkshire England23
5Aberdeenshire Scotland19
6Norfolk England18
7Plymouth England11
8Argyll and Bute Scotland8
9Cornwall England5
10Suffolk England4
11Shetland Islands —4
12Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland3
13Blackpool —3
14East Riding of Yorkshire England2
15Kent England1
265 England41 Scotland6 Wales3 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 16 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
315
Peak month
January
Counties with records
16
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Rhodostethia rosea
Group
Birds
Most recorded in
Devon
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Laridae
Genus
Rhodostethia
Name with authority
Rhodostethia rosea (W.MacGillivray, 1824)
Described
1824

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q747817 · GBIF 2481218