[Length 13.5 in. Wingspan 33 in.]

This first winter Sabine's Gull was photographed at the breakwater at Fred Stone County Park, Port Mansfield, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: November 26, 2024)

[Length 13.5 in. Wingspan 33 in.]

This first winter Sabine's Gull was photographed at the breakwater at Fred Stone County Park, Port Mansfield, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: November 26, 2024)

[Length 13.5 in. Wingspan 33 in.]

This first winter Sabine's Gull was photographed at the breakwater at Fred Stone County Park, Port Mansfield, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: November 26, 2024)

[Length 13.5 in. Wingspan 33 in.]

This Sabine's Gull was photographed at Nome, AK, USA. Photo taken with a Celestron C90 900mm f10.0 lens on Ektachrome 800 film. (Date: June 1989)

[Length 13.5 in. Wingspan 33 in.]

This Sabine's Gull was photographed at Sandy Hook (Gateway National Recreation Area), Highlands, New Jersey. Photo equipment unknown. (Date: Unknown)

[Length 12.75 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This Saunders's Gull was photographed at one of the many fish ponds, Dongtai, Jiangsu, China. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC20E III 2.0x Teleconverter on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: May 09, 2017)

[Length 12.75 in. Wingspan xx in.]

The Saunder's Gull is one of the rarest gulls in the world. There are only about 4,000 of these birds, all of which breed in central China. They winter along the coasts of China and Japan at a few well-known locations. This Saunder's Gull was photographed on the island of Okinawa, Japan. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film pushed to 800. (Date: January 1996)

[Length 12.75 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This Saunder's Gull in flight was photographed on the island of Okinawa, Japan. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film pushed to 800. (Date: January 1996)

[Length 12.75 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This Saunders's Gull was photographed at one of the many fish ponds, Dongtai, Jiangsu, China. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC17E II 1.7x Teleconverter on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: May 09, 2017)