Bird
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus · Laridae · Charadriiformes
Best monthsJan · Apr–Maymost records
Records6,846,554in 106 countries
Most seen inUnited Kingdom1,133,557 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Black-headed Gull in brief
The black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) is a bird of the Laridae family — species of bird.
Across the 106 countries we cover it has 6,846,554 published records, most of them from the United Kingdom, Sweden and the Netherlands. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in January, April and May.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
United Kingdom1,133,557 records · best Jan, Oct
Sweden974,785 records · best Apr, May
Netherlands874,021 records · best Jan, Mar
Denmark740,466 records · best Mar, Jun
Finland490,011 records · best Jun, May
France456,824 records · best Jan, Dec
Spain362,861 records · best Jan, Dec
Norway299,219 records · best Apr, May
Belgium232,322 records · best Jan, Mar
Germany217,054 records · best May, Jan
Poland135,304 records · best May, Jun
Portugal118,320 records · best Jan, Dec
Russia90,768 records · best May, Apr
Italy81,338 records · best Jan, Dec
Iceland57,622 records · best Jun, Jul
Ireland54,164 records · best Sep, Aug
Estonia46,060 records · best Apr, May
Czechia44,969 records · best Apr, May
Taiwan36,083 records · best Jan, Dec
Türkiye34,562 records · best Jan, Mar
Switzerland32,856 records · best Jan, Dec
Austria32,127 records · best Mar, May
India29,008 records · best Jan, Feb
Israel24,126 records · best Mar, Jan
China19,468 records · best Mar, May
Ukraine19,432 records · best Apr, Aug
Greece18,727 records · best Jan, Feb
United Arab Emirates17,865 records · best Jan, Feb
Hungary17,390 records · best May, Oct
Serbia17,003 records · best Jan, Dec
Japan16,035 records · best Dec, Jan
Bulgaria12,762 records · best Jan, Sep
Romania9,793 records · best Aug, Sep
Lithuania8,865 records · best Apr, Jun
South Korea8,198 records · best Mar, Jan
Croatia8,159 records · best Sep, Aug
Belarus7,144 records · best May, Apr
Iran5,824 records · best Dec, Jan
Morocco5,494 records · best Mar, Feb
Slovakia5,322 records · best May, Apr
Slovenia4,798 records · best Jan, Aug
Latvia4,389 records · best May, Apr
Kazakhstan3,874 records · best May, Jun
Georgia3,200 records · best Sep, Oct
Kuwait3,112 records · best Jan, Feb
Mongolia2,892 records · best Jun, Jul
Egypt2,256 records · best Mar, Dec
Philippines2,213 records · best Jan, Dec
Azerbaijan1,939 records · best Nov, Oct
Cyprus1,728 records · best Mar, Apr
Oman1,703 records · best Feb, Nov
Moldova1,693 records · best Mar, Aug
Algeria1,546 records · best Dec, Sep
Albania1,443 records · best Sep, Oct
Montenegro1,235 records · best Sep, Oct
Kyrgyzstan1,176 records · best Jul, Aug
Senegal1,151 records · best Jan, Feb
North Macedonia847 records · best Jul, Oct
Pakistan846 records · best Feb, Jan
Saudi Arabia750 records · best Jan, Feb
Tunisia666 records · best Feb, Dec
Luxembourg652 records · best Apr, May
Malta619 records · best Jan, Dec
Qatar563 records · best Feb, Dec
Bahrain461 records · best Feb, Nov
Bangladesh457 records · best Feb, Dec
Jordan456 records · best Mar, Apr
Gambia455 records · best Nov, Feb
Uzbekistan445 records · best Apr, May
Lebanon383 records · best Mar, Feb
Armenia349 records · best May, Oct
Iraq302 records · best Jan, Feb
Tajikistan278 records · best Jan, Nov
Myanmar253 records · best Jan, Feb
Kosovo220 records · best Aug, Jul
Bosnia and Herzegovina180 records · best Sep, Jul
Libya177 records · best Jan, Feb
Mauritania168 records · best Mar, Jan
Monaco109 records · best Aug, Jul
Palau98 records · best Feb, Jan
Vatican City89 records · best Dec, Feb
Cape Verde62 records · best Dec, Feb
North Korea56 records · best Mar, Apr
Afghanistan49 records · best Nov, Mar
Yemen44 records · best Jan, Mar
Palestine32 records · best Mar, Feb
Sudan31 records · best Mar, Feb
Barbados28 records · best Dec, Jan
Syria27 records · best Apr, Jan
Bahamas20 records · best Feb, Jan
Djibouti19 records · best Jan, Feb
Eritrea16 records · best Jan, Feb
Turkmenistan14 records · best May, Mar
Saint Kitts and Nevis12 records · best Mar, Feb
Antigua and Barbuda11 records · best Jan, Jul
Seychelles11 records · best Dec, Jan
Niger9 records · best Jan, Dec
East Timor8 records · best Feb, Nov
Micronesia6 records · best Mar, Dec
Jamaica6 records · best Apr, Jan
Liechtenstein5 records · best Aug, Apr
Andorra2 records · best Mar, Jul
Dominica2 records · best Feb, Mar
Saint Lucia2 records · best Mar, Dec
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2 records · best Jun, Jan
Grenada1 records · best Mar, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
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