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Biebrza National Park leads · 10 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Common Snipe during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Vatnajokull National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland | |
| 3 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 4 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 5 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 8 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 9 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 10 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France |
Biebrza National Park
In Biebrza National Park, Poland, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Common Snipe sighting on a given day, the highest of the 10 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Vatnajokull National Park and more
After Biebrza National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Common Snipe are in Vatnajokull National Park (Iceland, about 50%), Hortobágy National Park (Hungary, about 30%) and Białowieża National Park (Poland, about 30%). Outside Europe, the best option is Kaziranga National Park in Asia (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are May in Biebrza National Park (about 70%), May and October in Vatnajokull National Park (about 60%) and September in Hortobágy National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Common Snipe on a given day. Each park's Common Snipe page has the full month-by-month chart.
