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Doñana National Park leads · 15 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Eurasian Coot during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 5 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 6 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 7 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 8 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 10 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 11 | Hattah-Kulkyne National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 13 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 14 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 15 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Doñana National Park
In Doñana National Park, Spain, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Eurasian Coot sighting on a given day, the highest of the 15 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Keoladeo National Park and more
After Doñana National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Eurasian Coot are in Keoladeo National Park (India, about 70%), Camargue (France, about 60%) and Hortobágy National Park (Hungary, about 50%). Outside Europe, the best options are Keoladeo National Park in Asia (about 70%) and Royal National Park in Oceania (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January to March in Doñana National Park (about 80%), January and February in Keoladeo National Park (about 80%) and June–July and September in Camargue (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Eurasian Coot on a given day. Each park's Eurasian Coot page has the full month-by-month chart.
