Gulls & Terns in Westmeath
Our list for Westmeath has 5 gulls & terns recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 3 summer visitors and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Westmeath in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
European Herring GullLarus argentatusSummer visitorCommon55–67 cmRegularly May–Sep
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorCommon31–35 cmRegularly May–Jul
Common GullLarus canusScarceCommon40–46 cmRegularly Apr–Jun
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Common Tern 31–35 cm
- Black-headed Gull 38–44 cm
- Common Gull 40–46 cm
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 52–64 cm
- European Herring Gull 55–67 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