Great Black-headed Gull (Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus)Where and when to see it in the UK
Vagrant · reporting peaks January · Skimmers, Noddies, Terns, and Gulls · BOU category B
Too few records to rate squares by month. Each marked square has at least one record; the table below gives the count and years.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (grid squares, place names from OS Open Names). Northern Ireland place names: OSNI Open Data, OGL v3.0. County and country boundaries: Office for National Statistics, Open Government Licence v3.0. Coastline: Natural Earth. Bird records from the data partners listed here.
Great Black-headed Gull has been recorded in 17 of the 2,971 10 km squares covering UK land (1%) in records to 2026. Vagrant in the UK. Reporting peaks in January.
Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN Red List, LC)
View on the IUCN Red ListRecords by 10 km square
| Square | Where | Records | Years | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J38 | Antrim and Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland | 1 | 2021 | unverified |
| SJ57 | Cheshire West and Chester, England | 1 | 2018 | unverified |
| SJ48 | Liverpool, England | 1 | 2018 | unverified |
| J64 | Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland | 1 | 2018 | unverified |
| SJ46 | Cheshire West and Chester, England | 4 | 2007 to 2015 | unverified |
| SK49 | Rotherham, England | 3 | 2011 to 2015 | unverified |
| SJ75 | Cheshire East, England | 1 | 2014 | unverified |
| SJ47 | Cheshire West and Chester, England | 1 | 2013 | unverified |
| SJ58 | Halton, England | 3 | 2009 to 2012 | unverified |
| SJ49 | Knowsley, England | 1 | 2011 | unverified |
| SJ68 | Warrington, England | 1 | 2010 | unverified |
| SJ54 | Cheshire East, England | 1 | 2008 | unverified |
| NC14 | Highland, Scotland | 2 | 2005 | unverified |
| SH39 | Isle of Anglesey, Wales | 1 | 2005 | unverified |
| SN95 | Powys, Wales | 1 | 2002 | unverified |
| SN79 | Powys, Wales | 2 | 2000 | unverified |
| SH63 | Gwynedd, Wales | 1 | 2000 | unverified |