Where to see
Tachymarptis melba
Waterberg Plateau Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an Alpine Swift during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | Hohe Tauern National Park | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 3 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Golden Gate Highlands National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Waterberg Plateau Park
In Waterberg Plateau Park, Namibia, about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Alpine Swift sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Hohe Tauern National Park and more
After Waterberg Plateau Park, the next-best odds of seeing an Alpine Swift are in Hohe Tauern National Park (Austria, about 20%), Cévennes National Park (France, about 20%) and Golden Gate Highlands National Park (South Africa, about 20%). Outside Africa, the best option is Hohe Tauern National Park in Europe (about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January, August and November in Waterberg Plateau Park (about 50%), August and September in Hohe Tauern National Park (about 30%) and April and June–August in Cévennes National Park (about 20%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an Alpine Swift on a given day. Each park's Alpine Swift page has the full month-by-month chart.
