Gulls & Terns in North Macedonia
Our list for North Macedonia has 5 gulls & terns recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 1 summer visitor, 1 passage migrant and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in North Macedonia 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
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisSummer visitorUncommon52–68 cmRegularly Jan–Sep
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusScarceUncommon37–40 cm
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantUncommon31–35 cmRegularly May
Black TernChlidonias nigerScarceUncommon22–26 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Black Tern 22–26 cm
- Common Tern 31–35 cm
- Mediterranean Gull 37–40 cm
- Black-headed Gull 38–44 cm
- Yellow-legged Gull 52–68 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