Yellow-legged Gull

Listen to example recordings of the main vocalisations of Yellow-legged Gull, provided by xeno-canto contributors.

This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.

UK Birds of Conservation Concern	Amber listed
Species of European Conservation Concern	Least Concern
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (global)	Least Concern
Schedule 1 license required (to disturb)	No
Birds Directive Annex 1	No

Yellow-legged Gulls are found throughout the year but there is a distinct peak in numbers between mid July and the end of August, when there is an influx of juvenile birds from Europe. The winter distribution map shows that most records came from central, eastern and southern Britain, where they use a range of inland and coastal sites, such as waterbodies, pig fields and landfill sites. In Ireland they were recorded mainly on the east and south coasts.

Yellow-legged Gulls can be recorded year-round and small numbers breed. They are particularly evident in late summer when there is a large influx of post-breeding adults and juveniles.

View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.

Foreign locations of birds ringed or recovered in Britain & Ireland

Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.

View number ringed each year in the Online Ringing Report

Maximum Age from Ringing

8 years 11 months 17 days (set in 2017)

Sample sizes are too small to report Biometrics for this species.

Feather measurements and photos on featherbase

Field Codes

2-letter: YG | 5-letter code: YELGU | Euring: 5926

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