European Herring Gull

European Herring Gull

Larus argentatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
70–80% · Very likely
overall probability at Snowdonia National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

80–90
Jan
70–80
Feb
70–80
Mar
70–80
Apr
60–70
May
60–70
Jun
80–90
Jul
70–80
Aug
60–70
Sep
80–90
Oct
70–80
Nov
70–80
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Snowdonia National Park?

About 73% of visitor-days record a European Herring Gull sighting in Snowdonia National Park, based on 1244 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

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

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