Where can you see the Yellow-legged Gull?
Some of the best places to see the Yellow-legged Gull in the wild include Mount Parnitha National Park (Greece), Sounio National Park (Greece) and Samaria National Park (Greece) — among 83 wildlife hotspots across 13 countries, including Spain, Italy, Greece and Bulgaria. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.
Aspromonte National Park
Careri, Italy
+130 birds+20 mammals
Where granite massifs pierce the Calabrian sky and Mediterranean maquis gives way to beech forests, one of southern Italy’s most […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBosques de Plan
San Juan de Plan, Spain
+123 birds+30 mammals
Where granite peaks plunge into beech and fir forests, the Pyrenean valleys of Bosques de Plan unfold in dramatic tiers […]
VIEW FOREST & JUNGLEButrint National Park
Vagalat, Albania
+133 birds+17 mammals
Where Ionian breezes meet the Corfu Channel, saltmarsh and freshwater lagoons create a mosaic of habitats that pulse with life […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCabo de Gata-Níjar Nature Park
San José, Spain
+131 birds+21 mammals
Where arid mountains plunge toward an impossibly blue Mediterranean, Spain’s southeastern corner harbors one of Europe’s most dramatically understated wilderness […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKCadí Moixeró Nature Park
Bagà, Spain
+122 birds+30 mammals
Cadí-Moixeró Natural Park is one of the largest and most spectacular protected areas in Catalonia, located in the heart of […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKCaldera de Taburiente National Park
El Paso, Spain
+69 birds+4 mammals
Volcanic amphitheaters of rust-red stone rise nearly 2,400 meters from the island of La Palma, their ancient walls cradling a […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCamargue Regional Nature Park
Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, France
+122 birds+30 mammals
Where the Rhône Delta sprawls into the Mediterranean, a landscape of stark and haunting beauty emerges—vast salt marshes punctuated by […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKCap de Creus Nature Park
Roses, Spain
+148 birds+14 mammals
Where granite cliffs plunge into crystalline Mediterranean waters, the easternmost reaches of the Iberian Peninsula reveal a landscape sculpted by […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKCap de Ferrutx Nature Reserve
Artà, Spain
+137 birds+12 mammals
Where limestone cliffs plunge into crystalline Mediterranean waters, a mosaic of Mediterranean scrubland, pine forest, and rocky terrain defines one […]
VIEW NATURE RESERVECasentinesi Forests, Monte Falterona, Campigna National Park
Santa Sofia, Italy
+120 birds+30 mammals
Where granite ridges rise above 1,600 meters through the heart of Tuscany and Romagna, beech forests transition into alpine meadows […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCentral Balkan National Park
Zhidov dol, Bulgaria
+111 birds+21 mammals
Where granite peaks pierce the Bulgarian highlands, ancient beech and conifer forests blanket mountains that rise dramatically from the Balkan […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni National Park
Campora, Italy
+76 birds+17 mammals
Limestone cliffs plunge toward the Tyrrhenian Sea while ancient beech forests crown the interior highlands, creating a mosaic of Mediterranean […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCirceo National Park
Italy
+140 birds+10 mammals
Where the Tyrrhenian Sea collides with limestone ridges and Mediterranean scrub, an ancient landscape unfolds along Italy’s southern Lazio coast. […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCollserola Nature Park
Barcelona, Spain
+131 birds+20 mammals
Where Mediterranean scrubland rises abruptly from Barcelona’s urban edge, a remarkable patchwork of pine forests, cork woodlands, and rocky limestone […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKDanube Delta Biosphere Reserve
Tulcea, Romania
+123 birds+30 mammals
Where Europe’s mightiest river dissolves into the Black Sea, a labyrinth of reed beds, shallow lagoons, and floating islands creates […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKDell’Appennino Tosco-Emiliano National Park
Reggio nell'Emilia, Italy
+120 birds+30 mammals
Where the Apennine spine rises between Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna, beech forests give way to windswept alpine meadows and dramatic limestone […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKDell’Arcipelago di la Maddalena National Park
Italy
+63 birds+3 mammals
Turquoise shallows lap against islands of weathered granite where the Tyrrhenian Sea meets Sardinia’s rugged coast. This archipelago comprises seven […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKDell’Arcipelago Toscano National Park
Italy
+128 birds+22 mammals
Azure waters lap against wind-sculpted granite islands where Mediterranean macchia clings to rocky slopes and pine forests crown the hilltops. […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKDell’Asinara National Park
Italy
+52 birds+4 mammals
Windswept granite peaks rise from crystalline Mediterranean waters off Sardinia’s northwestern coast, where maquis scrubland cloaks rocky slopes descending to […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKDelle Incisioni Rupestri di Naquane National Park
Capo di Ponte, Italy
+120 birds+30 mammals
Where Alpine valleys descend into the Lombardy foothills, glacier-carved granite formations rise in dramatic tiers above the Oglio River valley. […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKDoñana National Park
Hinojos, Spain
+146 birds+12 mammals
Where the Guadalquivir River spills into the Atlantic, Spain’s southwestern corner erupts into one of Europe’s most biodiverse wetlands. Vast […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKDuna-Ipoly National Park
Dömös, Hungary
+121 birds+30 mammals
Where the Danube carves its sinuous path through northern Hungary, limestone ridges rise abruptly from the river valley, their pale […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKEbro Delta Natural Park
Eucaliptus, Spain
+147 birds+6 mammals
Where the Ebro River surrenders to the Mediterranean, a vast mosaic of lagoons, reed beds, and salt marshes unfolds across […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKEspacio Natural Remolar-Filipinas
El Prat del Llobregat, Spain
+121 birds+28 mammals
Where the Llobregat River delta meets the Mediterranean, a patchwork of salt marshes, reed beds, and shallow lagoons creates one […]
VIEW NATURE RESERVEEspai d’interès natural de les Gavarres
Cruïlles, Monells i Sant Sadurní de l'Heura, Spain
+116 birds+14 mammals
Where Mediterranean scrubland meets temperate forest, rolling granite hills define one of Catalonia’s most biodiverse landscapes. Across nearly 600 square […]
VIEW NATURE RESERVEEstrecho Nature Park
Pedro Valiente, Spain
+135 birds+23 mammals
Where Mediterranean pine forests meet wind-sculpted coastal cliffs, one of Europe’s most dynamic ecological crossroads unfolds across the Strait of […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKGarajonay National Park
Hermigua, Spain
+55 birds+1 mammals
Mist clings to the ancient laurel forests of La Gomera’s central highlands, where time seems suspended in a primordial green. […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKGargano National Park
Cagnano Varano, Italy
+133 birds+12 mammals
Where limestone plateaus rise abruptly from the Adriatic coast, a spur of land juts into southern Italy bearing one of […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKHortobágy National Park
Hortobágy, Hungary
+132 birds+19 mammals
Where the Great Hungarian Plain stretches endlessly toward the horizon, vast wetlands and grasslands create one of Europe’s most dynamic […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKKerkini Lake National Park
Serres, Greece
+132 birds+25 mammals
Where the Strymon River winds through northeastern Greece, a sprawling freshwater lake mirrors the dramatic Belasitsa Mountains, creating one of […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKKolkheti National Park
Nigvziani, Georgia
+149 birds+6 mammals
Where the Caucasus descends to meet the Black Sea, a mosaic of wetlands, reed beds, and coastal lagoons creates one […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKL’Albufera Nature Park
València, Spain
+130 birds+22 mammals
Dawn breaks over a vast lagoon where freshwater meets saltmarsh, creating one of Spain’s most biodiverse wetland mosaics. This protected […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKL’Empordà Nature Park Marshes
Empuriabrava, Spain
+127 birds+26 mammals
Where the Pyrenean foothills flatten into the Mediterranean, freshwater marshes, reed beds, and lagoons create one of Spain’s most vital […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKLagunas de Archidona Nature Reserve
Archidona, Spain
+133 birds+25 mammals
Where shallow lagoons mirror the vast Spanish sky, a patchwork of reed beds and freshwater marshes creates one of Iberia’s […]
VIEW NATURE RESERVEMachakhela Planned National Park
Skurdidi, Georgia
+138 birds+12 mammals
Where the Lesser Caucasus mountains plunge toward the lowlands of southern Georgia, a landscape of dramatic contrasts unfolds. Steep limestone […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKMarjal Pego-Oliva Nature Park
Molinell, Spain
+132 birds+19 mammals
Where freshwater marshes meet Mediterranean scrubland, one of Spain’s most vital wetland systems unfolds across the Valencian coast. Brackish lagoons […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKMontaña de Montserrat Nature Park
Marganell, Spain
+126 birds+30 mammals
Where granite monoliths erupt from the Mediterranean scrubland like cathedral spires, an otherworldly landscape unfolds across Catalonia’s most dramatic mountain […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKMontañas de Prades
Capafonts, Spain
+126 birds+28 mammals
Where granite peaks rise abruptly from the Tarragona hinterland, a wild mosaic of pine forests, scrubland, and limestone cliffs creates […]
VIEW MOUNTAIN & ALPINEMontes de Málaga Nature Park
Málaga, Spain
+146 birds+12 mammals
Where pine forests descend into Mediterranean scrubland and limestone ridges puncture the Andalusian sky, a landscape of remarkable ecological complexity […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKMontseny Nature Park
Viladrau, Spain
+105 birds+22 mammals
The Montseny Natural Park is one of Catalonia’s most remarkable protected areas, offering an extraordinary blend of biodiversity, scenic landscapes, […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKMount Ainos National Park
Sami Municipal Unit, Greece
+77 birds+6 mammals
Where the Ionian Sea meets the limestone heights of Cephalonia, a windswept wilderness of scree slopes and ancient Calabrian pines […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKMount Parnitha National Park
Municipal Unit of Acharnes, Greece
+135 birds+15 mammals
Where granite ridges rise dramatically above the Athenian sprawl, a remarkable wilderness unfolds across nearly 38,000 hectares of Mediterranean terrain. […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKNational Park Djerdap
Mehedinți, Romania
+47 birds+14 mammals
Where the Danube River carves through the Iron Gates gorge, one of Europe’s most dramatic landscape mosaics unfolds across 2,400 […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKOlympos National Park
Pieria Regional Unit, Greece
+133 birds+17 mammals
Where the Thessalian plains meet the Mediterranean, granite peaks thrust skyward in defiant majesty, their slopes cloaked in a mosaic […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKOrdesa y Monte Perdido National Park
Sobrarbe, Spain
+121 birds+29 mammals
Where limestone cliffs rise nearly a thousand metres in sheer vertical walls, the Pyrenees reveal their most dramatic visage. Ordesa […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKParc del Foix
Castellet i la Gornal, Spain
+111 birds+13 mammals
Where limestone cliffs plunge toward the Foix River, a ribbon of Mediterranean riparian woodland winds through steep-sided gorges in Catalonia’s […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKParc del Garraf
Rat-Penat, Spain
+128 birds+11 mammals
Where Mediterranean limestone plateaus plunge toward the Catalan coast, sculpted cliffs and hidden ravines create a landscape of stark beauty […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKParc del Montnegre i el Corredor
Font-Montnegre, Spain
+110 birds+24 mammals
Where the Mediterranean scrublands rise into pine-clad ridges, a mosaic of ancient forests and rocky outcrops defines one of Catalonia’s […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKParcial C Marina de les Medes Nature Reserve
Torroella de Montgrí, Spain
+121 birds+11 mammals
Crystal waters lap against a constellation of seven limestone islands where the Costa Brava meets the Mediterranean, their rocky shores […]
VIEW NATURE RESERVEPembrokeshire Coast National Park
Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom
+123 birds+28 mammals
Where jagged sea cliffs rise dramatically from churning Atlantic waters, one of Britain’s finest coastal wildernesses unfolds across southwest Wales. […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKPenínsula de Llevant Nature Park
Betlem, Spain
+138 birds+12 mammals
Where Mediterranean limestone cliffs plunge toward turquoise shallows, the eastern peninsula of Mallorca reveals one of Spain’s most ecologically pristine […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKPicos de Europa National Park
Posada de Valdeón, Spain
+120 birds+17 mammals
Where limestone peaks pierce the Asturian sky at nearly 2,700 metres, three colossal massifs create a fortress of vertical rock […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKPilancones Nature Park
Las Tederas, Spain
+116 birds+4 mammals
Where granite peaks rise abruptly from ochre scrubland in Gran Canaria’s southwestern corner, one of Spain’s most dramatic landscapes unfolds. […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKPindos National Park
Ioannina Regional Unit, Greece
+128 birds+22 mammals
Where granite peaks pierce the clouds above Greece’s spine, the Pindos Mountains harbour one of southern Europe’s wildest and most […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKPollino National Park
Viggianello, Italy
+102 birds+23 mammals
Where the southern Apennines rise toward the sky in jagged limestone peaks, forests of Bosnian pine cling to precipitous slopes […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKPosets–maladeta Natural Park
Benasque, Spain
+121 birds+29 mammals
Where granite peaks pierce the Pyrenean sky at over 3,300 metres, the Posets–Maladeta massif commands one of Spain’s most dramatic […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKPuigventós Nature Reserve
Olesa de Montserrat, Spain
+123 birds+28 mammals
Where the limestone ridges of Catalonia fold into Mediterranean scrubland, a patchwork of cork oak forests and rocky outcrops creates […]
VIEW NATURE RESERVERegional Park of the Catalan Pyrenees
Olette, France
+120 birds+30 mammals
Where granite peaks thrust skyward above cloud-laden valleys, a wild tapestry of Mediterranean and alpine ecosystems interweaves across the Franco-Spanish […]
VIEW NATURE RESERVERila National Park
Mala tsarkva, Bulgaria
+131 birds+20 mammals
Where granite peaks pierce the Balkan skyline, pristine conifer forests blanket steep mountain slopes in an ecological tapestry that has […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKS’Albufera Nature Park
Platja de Muro, Spain
+133 birds+15 mammals
Dawn breaks across a mosaic of shallow lagoons and reed beds where the Mediterranean meets one of Europe’s most vital […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKSamaria National Park
Chania Regional Unit, Greece
+138 birds+12 mammals
Where granite gorges plunge nearly a kilometer into the Cretan landscape, a dramatic wilderness unfolds across 4,850 hectares of Crete’s […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSarakinikou National Park
Chania Regional Unit, Greece
+134 birds+4 mammals
Where limestone cliffs plunge toward turquoise waters and endemic Mediterranean scrub clings to rocky slopes, Greece’s most dramatic coastal wilderness […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSerra D’Irta Nature Park
Alcossebre, Spain
+129 birds+22 mammals
Where limestone cliffs plunge into the crystalline Mediterranean, a ribbon of protected coastline unfolds along Spain’s eastern seaboard. The Serra […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKSerra de Montsant Nature Park
La Morera de Montsant, Spain
+129 birds+27 mammals
Where limestone ridges thrust skyward above rolling Mediterranean scrubland, a landscape of dramatic contrasts rewards the discerning traveler. Montsant’s jagged […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKSibillini Mountains National Park
Ussita, Italy
+123 birds+27 mammals
Where limestone ridges claw toward 2,476 metres, ancient beech forests surrender to alpine meadows and windswept crags that define the […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSierra de Boumort
Segan, Spain
+125 birds+29 mammals
Where granite gorges slice through the Catalan Pyrenees, ancient limestone cliffs rise in dramatic ramparts above dense Mediterranean forests. This […]
VIEW MOUNTAIN & ALPINESierra de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama Nature Park
Frigiliana, Spain
+127 birds+24 mammals
Where limestone peaks thrust skyward between the Costa del Sol and the Axarquia plain, dramatic gorges and cascading waterfalls carve […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKSila National Park
San Giovanni in Fiore, Italy
+133 birds+17 mammals
Where ancient beech forests rise above a high Calabrian plateau, Italy’s wilderness core reveals itself in dramatic relief. At elevations […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSomiedo Natural Park
Pola de Somiedo, Spain
+120 birds+30 mammals
Where granite gorges cleave through the Cantabrian Mountains of northern Spain, alpine meadows roll toward beech and oak forests in […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKSounio National Park
Municipal Unit of Ayios Konstantinos, Greece
+135 birds+15 mammals
Where the Athenian coast fractures into dramatic rocky promontories, ancient marble cliffs plunge toward the Aegean in a landscape that […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKStelvio National Park
Valfurva, Italy
+120 birds+30 mammals
Where granite peaks pierce the Alpine sky above 3,000 metres, three valleys converge in a realm of stark beauty and […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKStenshuvuds National Park
Skåne län, Sweden
+136 birds+18 mammals
Where windswept cliffs plunge toward the Baltic and ancient beech forests cling to limestone slopes, southern Sweden reveals one of […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKStrandzha Nature Park
Kondolovo, Bulgaria
+132 birds+23 mammals
Where the Rhodope Mountains descend toward the Black Sea coast, ancient forests rise above limestone plateaus in a tapestry of […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKŠumava National Park
Germany
+120 birds+29 mammals
Where ancient spruce forests rise and peat bogs stretch beneath mist-laden skies, the Bavarian borderlands hold one of Central Europe’s […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKTeide National Park
La Orotava, Spain
+62 birds+4 mammals
Where volcanic peaks pierce the clouds at 3,718 metres, Spain’s highest mountain dominates a landscape of raw, otherworldly drama. The […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKTeide Natural Monument
La Orotava, Spain
+126 birds+9 mammals
Where the Atlantic swells meet volcanic stone, Spain’s highest peak rises 3,718 metres into crystalline air, its slopes a masterclass […]
VIEW NATURE RESERVETimanfaya National Park
Tinajo, Spain
+132 birds+5 mammals
Where volcanic stone dominates the horizon in shades of rust and charcoal, Lanzarote’s most dramatic wilderness unfolds across 13,600 hectares […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKTúria Nature Park
València, Spain
+103 birds+11 mammals
Where limestone cliffs rise dramatically above the sinuous Túria River, one of Spain’s most compelling natural laboratories unfolds across nearly […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKUrdaibai Biosphere Reserve
Txatxarramendi, Spain
+113 birds+11 mammals
Where the Pyrenean foothills surrender to the Bay of Biscay, tidal estuaries carve through Basque limestone, creating one of Europe’s […]
VIEW BIOSPHERE RESERVEValley of Ghosts
Ялтинський район, Russia
+19 birds
Where sandstone pillars rise like weathered sentinels across a compact Siberian landscape, nature has carved one of Russia’s most visually […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKVikos–Aoos National Park
Ioannina Regional Unit, Greece
+126 birds+24 mammals
Where granite gorges plunge nearly 1,000 metres through the Pindus Mountains, one of Europe’s most dramatic wilderness areas unfolds. The […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKVitosha Nature Park
Chuypetlovo, Bulgaria
+103 birds+12 mammals
Where ancient granite peaks rise above the Bulgarian capital, a wild sanctuary unfolds across nearly 27,000 hectares of pristine montane […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKVratsa Balkan
Zgorigrad, Bulgaria
+137 birds+19 mammals
Where limestone cliffs plunge into deep river canyons and beech forests give way to rocky karst plateaus, one of Bulgaria’s […]
VIEW NATURE RESERVE