Where to see
Larus argentatus
Wadden Sea National Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a European Herring Gull during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Gauja National Park | 🇱🇻 Latvia | |
| 4 | Vatnajokull National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland |
Wadden Sea National Park
In Wadden Sea National Park, Germany, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a European Herring Gull sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Snowdonia National Park and more
After Wadden Sea National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a European Herring Gull are in Snowdonia National Park (United Kingdom, about 70%), Gauja National Park (Latvia, about 50%) and Vatnajokull National Park (Iceland, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are October and November in Wadden Sea National Park (about 80%), January–March, July–August and October in Snowdonia National Park (about 80%) and July in Gauja National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a European Herring Gull on a given day. Each park's European Herring Gull page has the full month-by-month chart.
