European Herring Gull

Closest Relatives at Cairngorms National Park

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Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	70–80%
2	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	50–60%
3	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	40–50%
4	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	40–50%
5	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	10–20%
6	Thingvellir National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	10–20%
7	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	<5%
8	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
9	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
10	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	Insufficient data
11	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	Insufficient data
12	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	Insufficient data
13	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a European Herring Gull in Cairngorms National Park?

About 12% of visitor-days record a European Herring Gull sighting in Cairngorms National Park, based on 304 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see European Herring Gull in Cairngorms National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for European Herring Gull in Cairngorms National Park in our monthly data.