Wildlife · seabird
Northern gannet
Morus bassanus
Reported near 34 of our drives. Most reports fall in Jul.
When people see them
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Jan 0%, Feb 0%, Mar 0%, Apr 3%, May 8%, Jun 24%, Jul 29%, Aug 19%, Sep 10%, Oct 5%, Nov 1%, Dec 0%
From St. John's
- Portugal Cove ferry terminalReports cluster in July, May, April11 km
- Cape SpearReports cluster in July, June, August24 km
- Witless BayReports cluster in July, June, August46 km
- BrigusReports cluster in May, July, October75 km
- FerrylandReports cluster in July, August, September86 km
- Harbour GraceReports cluster in May, August, July108 km
- PlacentiaReports cluster in May, July, June132 km
- Mistaken PointReports cluster in July, August, June144 km
- TrepasseyReports cluster in July, August, June156 km
- Cape St. Mary's Ecological ReserveReports cluster in July, June, August177 km
From Port aux Basques
From Deer Lake
- Corner BrookReports cluster in August, September, July57 km
- Woody PointReports cluster in July, August, May67 km
- Gros Morne (Rocky Harbour)Reports cluster in July, August, June72 km
- Cow HeadReports cluster in August, July, June119 km
- Cape St. GeorgeReports cluster in July, September, August188 km
- Port au ChoixReports cluster in July, August, September236 km
- Port aux BasquesReports cluster in July, August, June271 km
- St. Barbe ferryReports cluster in August, July, September299 km
- L'Anse aux MeadowsReports cluster in July, August, June436 km
From Argentia
From Gander
- Change IslandsReports cluster in June, May, September86 km
- Musgrave HarbourReports cluster in June, August, July93 km
- TwillingateReports cluster in June, July, October114 km
- New-Wes-ValleyReports cluster in July, August, September119 km
- GreenspondReports cluster in July, August, September124 km
- Trinity (Trinity Bay)Reports cluster in August, July, June200 km
- Cape BonavistaReports cluster in July, June, August248 km
- FortuneReports cluster in August, July, October379 km
Scenic drives
What this is not
Not how many there are, and not a promise you will see one. A report means somebody looked, saw and wrote it down; a busy harbour with tour boats reports more than an empty coast with the same animals in it.
Source: GBIF, the international record of wildlife sightings, queried 2026-10-07, within 10 km of each place.
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