Descrizione
Baía da Praia da Vitória comprises the marina, the main beach of this city and the bay of Praia da Vitória. It is the best place in Terceira for seagull watching and probably the largest dormitory for gulls in the Azores. Best time of the year is October to March. In this period of the year it is common to see Gabbiano comune, Gavina, Gabbiano corallino, Gavina americana, Zafferano, Sterna comune, Beccapesci, Berta maggiore and Strolaga maggiore. Less frequent are Gabbiano tridattilo, Gabbiano di Bonaparte, Gabbiano sghignazzante, Gabbiano reale nordico, Gabbiano islandico, Mugnaiaccio, Berta di Bulwer and Sula.
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Accesso
The bay, the beach and the marina are all easy accessible from the city. Best time of the day to see most gulls is the end of the day. Easy to combine a visit to the wetland of Paul da Praia da Vitória, which is directly to the north of the city (also described on Birdingplaces) and Pedreira Cabo da Praia which is directly south of the bay (also described on Birdingplaces).

