Gulls & Terns in Bermuda
Our list for Bermuda has 13 gulls & terns recorded regularly there: 2 summer visitors, 6 winter visitors, 2 passage migrants and 3 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Bermuda in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 13, most common first
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorCommon52–64 cmRecorded all year
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSummer visitorCommon33–41 cmRegularly May–Aug
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensisWinter visitorCommon43–54 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
American Herring GullLarus smithsonianusWinter visitorCommon53–65 cmRegularly Sep–May
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusWinter visitorUncommon64–79 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphiaWinter visitorUncommon28–38 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaScarceUncommon33–42 cm
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaPassage migrantUncommon33–39 cmRegularly May–Jun
Forster's TernSterna forsteriScarceUncommon33–36 cmRegularly Jan
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisPassage migrantUncommon36–41 cmRegularly Sep
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorUncommon38–44 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
KittiwakeRissa tridactylaScarceRare37–41 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Common Tern 31–35 cm
- Bonaparte's Gull 28–38 cm
- Forster's Tern 33–36 cm
- Arctic Tern 33–39 cm
- Roseate Tern 33–41 cm
- Gull-billed Tern 33–42 cm
- Sandwich Tern 36–41 cm
- Kittiwake 37–41 cm
- Black-headed Gull 38–44 cm
- Ring-billed Gull 43–54 cm
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 52–64 cm
- American Herring Gull 53–65 cm
- Great Black-backed Gull 64–79 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made