Bird
Little Gull
Hydrocoloeus minutus · Laridae · Charadriiformes
Best monthsApr–May · Octmost records
Records469,722in 53 countries
Most seen inSweden196,030 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
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About
Little Gull in brief
The little gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus) is a bird of the Laridae family — species of bird.
Across the 53 countries we cover it has 469,722 published records, most of them from Sweden, Denmark and the United Kingdom. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in April, May and October and fall to their lowest in February and December.
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
Sweden196,030 records · best May, Jun
Denmark58,633 records · best Oct, May
United Kingdom39,022 records · best Apr, May
Finland25,473 records · best May, Jun
Netherlands25,292 records · best Apr, Nov
France22,235 records · best Apr, Jan
Belgium22,017 records · best Apr, Oct
Norway12,725 records · best May, Jun
Germany11,607 records · best Apr, May
Estonia9,577 records · best May, Apr
Spain8,778 records · best Jan, Dec
Poland5,483 records · best May, Oct
Russia5,369 records · best May, Jun
Türkiye2,715 records · best Jan, Sep
Bulgaria2,509 records · best Sep, Aug
Romania2,160 records · best Aug, Sep
Czechia2,091 records · best Apr, May
Portugal1,913 records · best Jan, Dec
Austria1,750 records · best May, Apr
Ukraine1,710 records · best Aug, May
Italy1,555 records · best Jan, Dec
Georgia1,417 records · best Sep, Oct
Ireland1,381 records · best Apr, Feb
Greece1,358 records · best May, Apr
Hungary1,128 records · best May, Apr
Switzerland983 records · best Sep, Nov
Lithuania973 records · best May, Aug
Azerbaijan826 records · best Nov, Oct
Latvia503 records · best May, Oct
Iceland379 records · best May, Jun
Slovakia361 records · best May, Apr
Belarus276 records · best May, Aug
Cyprus230 records · best Apr, Mar
Croatia205 records · best Apr, May
Slovenia200 records · best Apr, May
Serbia176 records · best May, Apr
Morocco142 records · best Mar, Feb
Libya124 records · best Jan, Feb
Kuwait57 records · best Jun, Apr
Moldova56 records · best May, Aug
Montenegro53 records · best Apr, May
Tunisia44 records · best Apr, Jan
Egypt43 records · best Mar, Nov
Malta42 records · best Jan, Dec
North Macedonia41 records · best May, Dec
Albania34 records · best Apr, May
Armenia17 records · best Sep, May
Bosnia and Herzegovina6 records · best May, Sep
Kosovo6 records · best May, Sep
Lebanon6 records · best Mar, Sep
Syria6 records · best Jan, Feb
Luxembourg4 records · best Apr, May
Barbados1 records · best Nov, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
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