Population: There are no exact data on the number in Kazakhstan, but the global population of European Herring Gulls isestimated at between 531 thousand and 608 thousand pairs.
Status: Non-endangered species of no economic value, but with ecological and cultural significance.
Habitat: European Herring Gulls nest in Iceland, Great Britain, France, in the north of Europe to Russia and Siberia. They winter mainly in the coastal areas of northwestern Europe. There are cases of sightings of stray European Herring Gulls on the eastern coast of the Caspian Sea in Kazakhstan.
