Bird
Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalus · Laridae · Charadriiformes
Best monthsMar–Maymost records
Records767,652in 50 countries
Most seen inFrance167,631 records
Red List–IUCN status
About
Mediterranean Gull in brief
The mediterranean gull (Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) is a bird of the Laridae family — species of bird.
Across the 50 countries we cover it has 767,652 published records, most of them from France, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in March, April and May.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
France167,631 records · best Aug, Oct
United Kingdom139,670 records · best Aug, Jul
Netherlands112,625 records · best Apr, May
Belgium103,069 records · best Apr, Jun
Spain94,799 records · best Jan, Dec
Portugal47,807 records · best Oct, Dec
Denmark19,908 records · best Apr, May
Sweden15,014 records · best Apr, May
Italy12,717 records · best Jan, Dec
Türkiye8,290 records · best Apr, Mar
Ireland7,514 records · best Aug, Sep
Greece6,780 records · best Apr, May
Germany5,638 records · best May, Apr
Bulgaria2,813 records · best Sep, May
Morocco2,356 records · best Mar, Feb
Poland2,284 records · best May, Jun
Austria2,238 records · best Apr, May
Norway2,094 records · best Apr, May
Switzerland2,039 records · best Aug, Sep
Ukraine2,006 records · best Aug, May
Czechia1,832 records · best Apr, May
Romania1,620 records · best May, Aug
Hungary1,597 records · best May, Apr
Slovenia915 records · best Aug, Jul
Croatia785 records · best Aug, Jul
Algeria542 records · best Dec, Jan
Malta447 records · best Jan, Mar
Georgia414 records · best Apr, Mar
Azerbaijan308 records · best Apr, Oct
Albania293 records · best Sep, Aug
Slovakia254 records · best Apr, May
Cyprus241 records · best Mar, Nov
Tunisia229 records · best Dec, Feb
Serbia140 records · best May, Apr
Egypt108 records · best Dec, Feb
Montenegro102 records · best Apr, Mar
Finland101 records · best Oct, Nov
Estonia92 records · best May, Sep
Mauritania68 records · best Mar, Jan
Libya59 records · best Jan, Feb
North Macedonia54 records · best Aug, Apr
Lithuania40 records · best Apr, Sep
Belarus37 records · best Mar, Apr
Iceland32 records · best Sep, Oct
Lebanon21 records · best Mar, Feb
Latvia12 records · best Jan, Mar
Bosnia and Herzegovina6 records · best Nov, Apr
Luxembourg6 records · best Feb, Aug
Monaco4 records · best Aug, Jan
Cape Verde1 records · best Dec, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
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