Where to see
Aythya ferina
Doñana National Park leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Common Pochard during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 3 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 4 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 5 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Doñana National Park
In Doñana National Park, Spain, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Common Pochard sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Hortobágy National Park and more
After Doñana National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Common Pochard are in Hortobágy National Park (Hungary, about 40%), Kiskunság National Park (Hungary, about 30%) and Fertő-Hanság National Park (Hungary, about 20%). Outside Europe, the best option is Keoladeo National Park in Asia (about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are May in Doñana National Park (about 70%), February, May–June and August–September in Hortobágy National Park (about 50%) and April in Kiskunság National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Common Pochard on a given day. Each park's Common Pochard page has the full month-by-month chart.
