Sabine's Gull: When & Where to See It

About

Sabine's Gull in brief

The sabine's gull (Xema sabini) is a bird of the Laridae family — species of bird.

Across the 12 countries we cover it has 5,218 published records, most of them from the United Kingdom, Norway and Ireland. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in August, September and October and fall to their lowest in March and April.

Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted

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Where & when

When to look in each country

United Kingdom3,029 records · best Sep, Aug

Norway862 records · best Sep, Oct

Ireland703 records · best Aug, Sep

Mauritania267 records · best May, Nov

Iceland180 records · best Jun, Sep

Czechia112 records · best Sep, Oct

Slovakia35 records · best Sep, Aug

Slovenia21 records · best Oct, Jan

São Tomé and Príncipe4 records · best Sep, Jan

Luxembourg2 records · best Jul, Jan

Cape Verde2 records · best Apr, Jan

Dominica1 records · best May, Jan

Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.

Relatives

More of the Laridae family

All birds

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

Ring-billed Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Larus fuscus

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Herring Gull

Larus argentatus

Herring Gull

American herring gull, Smithsonian Gull

Larus smithsonianus

American herring gull, Smithsonian Gull