Bird
Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellis · Laridae · Charadriiformes
Best monthsJan · Apr–Maymost records
Records1,806,906in 55 countries
Most seen inSpain706,899 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Yellow-legged Gull in brief
The yellow-legged gull (Larus michahellis) is a bird of the Laridae family — species of bird.
Across the 55 countries we cover it has 1,806,906 published records, most of them from Spain, France and Portugal. 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
Spain706,899 records · best May, Apr
France311,917 records · best May, Jan
Portugal260,217 records · best Oct, Sep
Italy129,403 records · best Jan, Dec
Türkiye59,324 records · best May, Apr
Greece56,541 records · best May, Apr
United Kingdom43,071 records · best Aug, Jul
Switzerland39,173 records · best Apr, May
Germany32,401 records · best Apr, May
Bulgaria26,302 records · best Jan, May
Croatia20,237 records · best Jul, May
Netherlands19,595 records · best Aug, Oct
Austria13,498 records · best May, Apr
Belgium10,815 records · best Jan, Oct
Israel10,769 records · best Jan, Feb
Morocco10,544 records · best Mar, Apr
Serbia7,314 records · best Aug, Oct
Slovenia7,086 records · best Apr, May
Romania6,272 records · best Jan, May
Cyprus5,893 records · best Apr, Mar
Hungary4,924 records · best Aug, Sep
Georgia2,364 records · best Sep, Oct
Czechia2,171 records · best Dec, Nov
Denmark2,126 records · best Oct, Sep
Malta2,051 records · best Apr, Mar
Ukraine2,047 records · best Aug, Jan
Montenegro1,925 records · best Apr, Jul
Algeria1,703 records · best Sep, Dec
Slovakia1,677 records · best Jan, May
Albania1,608 records · best Sep, May
Tunisia1,425 records · best Apr, Feb
Poland1,184 records · best Aug, Jul
Vatican City1,004 records · best Jun, Jul
Bosnia and Herzegovina672 records · best May, Jun
Monaco657 records · best Aug, Jul
Lebanon592 records · best Mar, Apr
Ireland503 records · best Oct, Aug
Libya404 records · best Jan, Feb
North Macedonia223 records · best May, Jun
Cape Verde88 records · best Mar, Nov
Mauritania61 records · best Nov, Mar
Egypt48 records · best Jan, Mar
Jordan38 records · best Apr, Mar
Luxembourg28 records · best Jan, Dec
Iceland22 records · best Oct, Sep
Kosovo18 records · best Apr, Feb
Iraq14 records · best Jan, May
Lithuania12 records · best Jul, Oct
Latvia10 records · best May, Jul
Palestine10 records · best Jan, Jul
Syria8 records · best Sep, Apr
Moldova6 records · best Mar, Aug
San Marino6 records · best Jul, Aug
Liechtenstein4 records · best Jul, Aug
Andorra2 records · best Jun, Sep
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
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