Oiseaux de l'Atlantique
Gulls and terns
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gulls and terns photographed

Gulls and terns are the most familiar birds of the coast. On the beaches, in the salt marshes and in the Bay of Bourgneuf you can see them all year round, and the terns arrive in spring to breed.

European Herring Gull

Seen
Goéland argenté · Zilvermeeuw
Larus argentatus

Great Black-backed Gull

Seen
Goéland marin · Grote mantelmeeuw
Larus marinus

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Wanted
Goéland brun · Kleine mantelmeeuw
Larus fuscus

Yellow-legged Gull

Wanted
Goéland leucophée · Geelpootmeeuw
Larus michahellis

Black-headed Gull

Seen
Mouette rieuse · Kokmeeuw
Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Mediterranean Gull

Wanted
Mouette mélanocéphale · Zwartkopmeeuw
Ichthyaetus melanocephalus

Common Tern

Seen
Sterne pierregarin · Visdief
Sterna hirundo

Sandwich Tern

Wanted
Sterne caugek · Grote stern
Thalasseus sandvicensis

Little Tern

Wanted
Sterne naine · Dwergstern
Sternula albifrons

Black Tern

Wanted
Guifette noire · Zwarte stern
Chlidonias niger