Gulls & Terns in East Ayrshire
Our list for East Ayrshire has 5 gulls & terns recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 2 summer visitors and 1 scarce visitor
All 5, most common first
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRegularly Nov–Jul
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Mar–Aug
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusSummer visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Jan–Jul
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRegularly Feb–Jun
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusScarceCommon64–79 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Black-headed Gull 38–44 cm
- Common Gull 40–46 cm
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 52–64 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