Gulls & Terns in Neath Port Talbot
Our list for Neath Port Talbot has 5 gulls & terns recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 1 summer visitor and 2 winter visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Neath Port Talbot in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Jan–Sep
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Jul–Mar
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRegularly Dec–May
Common GullLarus canusWinter visitorCommon40–46 cmRegularly Dec–Feb
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