Where to see
Hirundo rustica
Point Pelee National Park leads · 100 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Barn Swallow during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Udawalawe National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 4 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 5 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 7 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 8 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 10 | Badlands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 12 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 13 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 14 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 16 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 17 | Plitvice Lakes National Park | 🇭🇷 Croatia | |
| 18 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 19 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 20 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 21 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 22 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 23 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 24 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 25 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Point Pelee National Park
In Point Pelee National Park, Canada, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Barn Swallow sighting on a given day, the highest of the 100 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Udawalawe National Park and more
After Point Pelee National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Barn Swallow are in Udawalawe National Park (Sri Lanka, about 60%), Fertő-Hanság National Park (Hungary, about 60%) and Biebrza National Park (Poland, about 60%). Outside North America, the best options are Udawalawe National Park in Asia (about 60%), Fertő-Hanság National Park in Europe (about 60%) and Meru National Park in Africa (about 50%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are May to August in Point Pelee National Park (about 80%), February and October–December in Udawalawe National Park (about 80%) and May and July–August in Fertő-Hanság National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Barn Swallow on a given day. Each park's Barn Swallow page has the full month-by-month chart.
