For the purposes of our bird news services, this species is classed as Common: common species, including species that are certain or probable escapees from captivity when occurring in the British Isles. (Note that rarity levels are currently applied nationally and may not reflect local variations in abundance.)

Loch na Keal, Mull, Argyll 07/06/13	Butt of Lewis, Outer Hebrides 10/06/13	Butt of Lewis, Outer Hebrides 10/06/13	Huisinis, Harris, Outer Hebrides 08/06/13	Portland, Dorset 02/06/13
Cley next the Sea, Norfolk 23/05/13	Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 18/05/13	Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 18/05/13	Skomer, Pembrokes 30/04/13	Staines Reservoirs, Surrey 25/04/13
Grainthorpe Haven, Lincs 18/04/13	Pleinmont, Guernsey 27/03/13	Portrush, Antrim 06/04/13	Grainthorpe Haven, Lincs 07/04/13	Grainthorpe Haven, Lincs 07/04/13
Scarborough, N Yorks 30/03/13	Conwy, Conwy 17/03/13	Seahouses, Northumbs 25/02/13	undisclosed site, Aberdeenshire 11/02/13	undisclosed site, Moray/Nairn 17/02/13
Fife Ness, Fife 31/12/12	Fife Ness, Fife 31/12/12	Sutton Reservoir, Cheshire 26/12/12	Stubber's Green, W Mids 23/12/12	Aldeburgh, Suffolk 10/12/12

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Great Black-backed Gull breeds in the following countries (Bird News Extra subscribers will see population statistics and information on trends for each country, and a map of population densities):

Denmark
Estonia
Faroe Islands
Finland
France
Germany
Greenland
Iceland
Ireland
Latvia
Netherlands
Norway
Russia
Svalbard
Sweden

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