Species Detail - Mediterranean Gull (Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Birds of Ireland".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).
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Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
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Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
Mediterranean Gull
NHMSYS0021274101 RecommendedWell-formed
Protected Species: Wildlife Acts || Protected Species: EU Birds Directive || Protected Species: EU Birds Directive >> Annex I Bird Species || Threatened Species: Birds of Conservation Concern || Threatened Species: Birds of Conservation Concern >> Birds of Conservation Concern - Amber List
N/A
(Temminck, 1820)
Bird
Species
368
75
39
30/12/1998
29/09/2024
1 January (recorded in 2003)
30 December (recorded in 1998)
Collated by the National Biodiversity Data Centre from different sources, Birds of Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Mediterranean Gull (Ichthyaetus melanocephalus), accessed 13 June 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/155/Species/305557>

Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)