Gulls & Terns in Midlothian
Our list for Midlothian has 6 gulls & terns recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 1 summer visitor, 2 winter visitors and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Midlothian in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Jun–Apr
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusWinter visitorCommon64–79 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusPassage migrantUncommon37–40 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Mediterranean Gull 37–40 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