A first summer Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla), fourth for Italy if accepted, was found today by G. Lagrua, L. Maniscalco, A. Corso, G. Testolino, F. Gnoni et al. at Portopalo di Capo Passero, near Siracusa, Sicily. Portopalo is the southernmost Sicilian locality, more to the south of Tunis. If accepted, this record would be the second for Sicily, the first being a first winter observed on December 12, 1996 at Marina di Modica near Ragusa. Picture, courtesy of Mauro Brunetti, features the second Laughing Gull for Italy, found in Sanremo, NW Italy, during last winters.