Which is the best park to see an Eastern Osprey?
Cape Range
In Cape Range, Australia, about 50% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Osprey sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Where to see
Eastern Osprey
Pandion cristatus
Cape Range leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Parks Ranked
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an Eastern Osprey during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Range | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Rottnest Island | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
Before you go
Where else can you see an Eastern Osprey?
Ningaloo Marine Park and more
After Cape Range, the next-best odds of seeing an Eastern Osprey are in Ningaloo Marine Park (Australia, about 30%), Noosa National Park (Australia, about 30%) and Rottnest Island (Australia, about 30%). Outside Oceania, the best option is Raja Ampat in Southeast Asia (about 20%).
When is the best time to see an Eastern Osprey?
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are May in Cape Range (about 80%), November in Ningaloo Marine Park (about 60%) and June in Noosa National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an Eastern Osprey on a given day. Each park's Eastern Osprey page has the full month-by-month chart.
