Gulls & Terns in Worcestershire
Our list for Worcestershire has 12 gulls & terns recorded regularly there: 5 residents, 1 summer visitor, 3 winter visitors, 1 passage migrant and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Worcestershire in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 12, 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 visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisWinter visitorUncommon52–68 cmRegularly Jul–Mar
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentUncommon64–79 cmRegularly Aug–May
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaResidentRare37–41 cmRegularly Mar
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusWinter visitorRare37–40 cmRegularly Dec–Jun
Black TernChlidonias nigerPassage migrantRare22–26 cmRegularly Sep
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaScarceRare33–39 cm
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusScarceRare25–30 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Black Tern 22–26 cm
- Little Gull 25–30 cm
- Common Tern 31–35 cm
- Arctic Tern 33–39 cm
- Mediterranean Gull 37–40 cm
- Kittiwake 37–41 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