Where to see
Falco tinnunculus
Kiskunság National Park leads · 27 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Common Kestrel during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 2 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 3 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 4 | Hohe Tauern National Park | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 5 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 9 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 10 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 11 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 12 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 13 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 14 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 15 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 16 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 17 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 18 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 19 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 20 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 21 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 22 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 23 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 24 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 25 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Kiskunság National Park
In Kiskunság National Park, Hungary, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Common Kestrel sighting on a given day, the highest of the 27 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Hortobágy National Park and more
After Kiskunság National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Common Kestrel are in Hortobágy National Park (Hungary, about 70%), Fertő-Hanság National Park (Hungary, about 60%) and Hohe Tauern National Park (Austria, about 50%). Outside Europe, the best options are Eravikulam National Park in Asia (about 30%) and Bale Mountains National Park in Africa (about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are June to September in Kiskunság National Park (about 90%), September in Hortobágy National Park (about 90%) and May and December in Fertő-Hanság National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Common Kestrel on a given day. Each park's Common Kestrel page has the full month-by-month chart.
