In this note, the occurrence of an immature Sabine’s Gull in summer in The Netherlands is reported. In an attempt to find out how unusual a record of a first summer Sabine’s Gull is, in Europe and particularly within the Netherlands, a variety of published and unpublished sources were used. This bird constitutes the second record of a first summer Sabine’s Gull in the Netherlands. Furthermore it is the first documented record of suspended moult in this species.

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R. van der Vliet. (2008). Eerste zomerkleed Vorkstaartmeeuw Larus sabini te Scheveningen op 22 en 23 juli 2008. Sula, 21(2), 62–65.