Question 1

What are the chances of seeing a Common Gull in Hortobágy National Park?

Accepted Answer

With luck. About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Gull sighting in Hortobágy National Park on a given day, based on 36 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 143rd most-seen of the 202 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

Question 2

When is the best time to see a Common Gull in Hortobágy National Park?

Accepted Answer

January. In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Common Gull in Hortobágy National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April and June–September, the lowest months.

Question 3

What time of day is best to see a Common Gull?

Accepted Answer

Between 11 am and 2 pm. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Gull sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Question 4

Is Hortobágy National Park the best place to see a Common Gull?

Accepted Answer

6th of 12. Of the 12 parks where we can rate Common Gull sightings, Hortobágy National Park ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Wadden Sea National Park (Germany, about 50%), Cairngorms National Park (United Kingdom, about 20%) and Snowdonia National Park (United Kingdom, about 10%).

Question 5

Which relatives of the Common Gull live in Hortobágy National Park?

Accepted Answer

Same genus: Larus. The closest relatives of the Common Gull that you can see in Hortobágy National Park (genus Larus, Large White-headed Gulls) are Caspian Gull (about 50%) and Yellow-legged Gull (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Question 6

Where does the Common Gull sighting chance come from?

Accepted Answer

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the Common Gull is recorded against all the birds logged in Hortobágy National Park (36 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	~50%
2	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	~20%
3	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	~10%
4	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~10%
5	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	~10%
6	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~10%
7	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~10%
8	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	<5%
9	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	<5%
10	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	<5%
11	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
12	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	~60%
2	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	~50%
3	Stockholm	🇸🇪 Sweden	~50%
4	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	~50%
5	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	~40%
6	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	~30%
7	Novosibirsk	🇷🇺 Russia	~20%
8	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	~20%
9	Dublin	🇮🇪 Ireland	~20%
10	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	~20%

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Zhuhai Chimelong Ocean Kingdom	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
2	Chimelong Spaceship	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
3	Royev Ruchey Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
4	Ecomare	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity

Common Gull

About the Common Gull

Sounds

Recent sightings of Common Gull in Hortobágy National Park

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Zoos & Centres Where Found

Closest Relatives at Hortobágy National Park

Caspian Gull

Yellow-legged Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Black-headed Gull

Whiskered Tern

Common Tern

Black Tern

White-winged Tern

Little Gull

Caspian Tern

Mediterranean Gull

Northern Lapwing

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