When it is recorded
Jan2,677
Feb1,766
Mar1,553
Apr1,142
May1,109
Jun1,289
Jul4,260
Aug5,861
Sep4,120
Oct3,276
Nov2,316
Dec1,950
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cambridgeshire | England | 3,551 | |
| 2 | Rutland | England | 2,744 | |
| 3 | Kent | England | 1,956 | |
| 4 | Thurrock | England | 1,491 | |
| 5 | Oxfordshire | England | 1,485 | |
| 6 | Suffolk | England | 1,335 | |
| 7 | Norfolk | England | 892 | |
| 8 | Cornwall | England | 748 | |
| 9 | Dorset | England | 724 | |
| 10 | Essex | England | 460 | |
| 11 | East Riding of Yorkshire | England | 452 | |
| 12 | Halton | England | 385 | |
| 13 | Northamptonshire | England | 348 | |
| 14 | Nottinghamshire | England | 347 | |
| 15 | Sefton | England | 311 |
30,912 England63 Scotland263 Wales9 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 94 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 31,327
- Peak month
- August
- Counties with records
- 94
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Larus michahellis
- Group
- Birds
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 4,396
- Most recorded in
- Cambridgeshire, Rutland, Kent, Thurrock, Oxfordshire, Suffolk, Norfolk, Cornwall, Dorset, Essex, East Riding of Yorkshire, Halton +24
- Conservation designations
- Birds of Conservation Concern, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Family
- Laridae
- Genus
- Larus
- Name with authority
- Larus michahellis J.F.Naumann, 1840
- Described
- 1840
- Contributing datasets
- 14
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q704982 · GBIF 9413670