Common Shelduck

Where to see

Common Shelduck

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Wadden Sea National Park leads · 7 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Common Shelduck during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

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1 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~60%
2 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~40%
3 Camargue 🇫🇷 France
~30%
4 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~30%
5 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~30%
6 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~20%
7 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Common Shelduck?

Wadden Sea National Park

In Wadden Sea National Park, Germany, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Common Shelduck sighting on a given day, the highest of the 7 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

Where else can you see a Common Shelduck?

Snowdonia National Park and more

After Wadden Sea National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Common Shelduck are in Snowdonia National Park (United Kingdom, about 40%), Camargue (France, about 30%) and Kiskunság National Park (Hungary, about 30%).

When is the best time to see a Common Shelduck?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are February and April–June in Wadden Sea National Park (about 70%), March in Snowdonia National Park (about 60%) and March in Camargue (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Common Shelduck on a given day. Each park's Common Shelduck page has the full month-by-month chart.