Gulls & Terns in Wiltshire
Our list for Wiltshire has 10 gulls & terns recorded regularly there: 6 residents, 1 summer visitor, 1 winter visitor and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Wiltshire in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 10, most common first
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–Apr
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentUncommon64–79 cmRecorded all year
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisResidentRare52–68 cmRegularly Dec–Jun
Black TernChlidonias nigerScarceRare22–26 cm
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusScarceRare25–30 cm
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusResidentRare37–40 cmRegularly Jul
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Black Tern 22–26 cm
- Little Gull 25–30 cm
- Common Tern 31–35 cm
- Mediterranean Gull 37–40 cm
- Black-headed Gull 38–44 cm
- Common Gull 40–46 cm
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 52–64 cm
- Yellow-legged Gull 52–68 cm
- European Herring Gull 55–67 cm
- Great Black-backed Gull 64–79 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made