Where to see
Calidris alpina
Wadden Sea National Park leads · 11 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Dunlin during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 4 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 5 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Padre Island National Seashore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 11 | Vatnajokull National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland |
Wadden Sea National Park
In Wadden Sea National Park, Germany, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Dunlin sighting on a given day, the highest of the 11 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Doñana National Park and more
After Wadden Sea National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Dunlin are in Doñana National Park (Spain, about 30%), Kiskunság National Park (Hungary, about 20%) and Hortobágy National Park (Hungary, about 20%). Outside Europe, the best option is Point Pelee National Park in North America (about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are August and October in Wadden Sea National Park (about 60%), May and August–September in Doñana National Park (about 40%) and October in Kiskunság National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Dunlin on a given day. Each park's Dunlin page has the full month-by-month chart.
