European Herring Gull
European Herring GullEuropean Herring GullEuropean Herring GullEuropean Herring Gull

European Herring Gull

Larus argentatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Bavarian Forest National Park
3 Verified records at Bavarian Forest National Park
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The European herring gull or simply herring gull (Larus argentatus) is a large gull, up to 66 cm (26 in) long. It breeds throughout the northern and western coasts of Europe. Some European herring gulls, especially those resident in colder areas, migrate farther south in winter, but many are permanent residents, such as in Ireland, Britain, Iceland, or on the North Sea shores. They have a varied diet, including fish, crustaceans, as well as some plants, and are also scavengers, consuming carrion and food left by or stolen from humans. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Bavarian Forest National Park

Yellow-legged Gull
LC Endemic

Yellow-legged Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus michahellis

10–20% · With luck
Caspian Gull
LC

Caspian Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus cachinnans

<5% · Rare
Lesser Black-backed Gull
LC

Lesser Black-backed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus fuscus

Insufficient data
Common Gull
LC

Common Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Larus canus

<5% · Rare
Black-headed Gull

Black-headed Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

20–30% · Possible
Common Tern
LC

Common Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sterna hirundo

<5% · Rare
Mediterranean Gull

Mediterranean Gull

Bird

Ichthyaetus melanocephalus

<5% · Rare
Caspian Tern
LC

Caspian Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hydroprogne caspia

<5% · Rare
Black Tern
LC

Black Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlidonias niger

<5% · Rare
Whiskered Tern
LC

Whiskered Tern

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlidonias hybrida

Insufficient data
Little Gull
LC

Little Gull

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hydrocoloeus minutus

Insufficient data
Northern Lapwing
NT

Northern Lapwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vanellus vanellus

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of European Herring Gull at Bavarian Forest National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
70–80%
2 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
50–60%
3 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
40–50%
4 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
40–50%
5 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
10–20%
6 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
10–20%
7 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
8 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
9 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
10 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
11 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
Insufficient data
12 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data
13 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
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