Where to see
Larus pacificus
Wilsons Promontory National Park leads · 5 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Pacific Gull during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Maria Island National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Flinders Chase | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Rottnest Island | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Wilsons Promontory National Park
In Wilsons Promontory National Park, Australia, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Pacific Gull sighting on a given day, the highest of the 5 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Freycinet National Park and more
After Wilsons Promontory National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Pacific Gull are in Freycinet National Park (Australia, about 60%), Maria Island National Park (Australia, about 50%) and Flinders Chase (Australia, about 50%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April in Wilsons Promontory National Park (about 90%), June, August–September and November in Freycinet National Park (about 70%) and May in Maria Island National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Pacific Gull on a given day. Each park's Pacific Gull page has the full month-by-month chart.
