Bird
Herring Gull
Larus argentatus · Laridae · Charadriiformes
Best monthsMay–Jun · Augmost records
Records7,587,724in 36 countries
Most seen inBelgium1,605,775 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Herring Gull in brief
The herring gull (Larus argentatus) is a bird of the Laridae family — species of bird.
Across the 36 countries we cover it has 7,587,724 published records, most of them from Belgium, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in May, June and August.
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
Belgium1,605,775 records · best Aug, Jul
United Kingdom1,143,388 records · best Jan, May
Netherlands864,036 records · best Jun, Jul
France832,137 records · best Oct, Sep
Sweden826,665 records · best Apr, Mar
Norway685,128 records · best Jan, Mar
Denmark614,359 records · best Jun, Jan
Finland531,600 records · best Nov, Jun
Germany166,346 records · best Jan, Oct
Ireland76,452 records · best Aug, May
Estonia46,081 records · best Apr, May
Russia44,421 records · best May, Apr
Iceland40,233 records · best Jun, May
Poland40,185 records · best Jun, May
Spain28,941 records · best Jul, Jun
Latvia10,731 records · best Mar, Nov
South Korea10,417 records · best Feb, Jan
Lithuania8,883 records · best Feb, Oct
Belarus2,200 records · best May, Apr
Czechia2,141 records · best Dec, Jan
Portugal1,881 records · best Dec, Nov
Italy1,250 records · best Jan, Dec
Ukraine991 records · best Jan, May
Austria907 records · best Jan, Dec
Switzerland905 records · best Jan, Dec
Japan845 records · best Nov, Oct
Hungary265 records · best Nov, Dec
Slovakia141 records · best Dec, Jan
North Korea131 records · best May, Apr
Croatia107 records · best Dec, Jan
Romania79 records · best Jan, Dec
Slovenia52 records · best Jan, Dec
Serbia40 records · best Jan, Dec
Luxembourg9 records · best Jan, Feb
Bosnia and Herzegovina1 records · best Aug, Jan
Liechtenstein1 records · best Sep, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
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