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Ecrins National Park leads · 32 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Eurasian Goldfinch during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 3 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 4 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 7 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 9 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 10 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 11 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 12 | Hohe Tauern National Park | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 13 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 14 | Egmont National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 15 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 16 | Plitvice Lakes National Park | 🇭🇷 Croatia | |
| 17 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 18 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 19 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 20 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 21 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 22 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 23 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 24 | Arthur's Pass National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 25 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Ecrins National Park
In Ecrins National Park, France, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Eurasian Goldfinch sighting on a given day, the highest of the 32 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Hortobágy National Park and more
After Ecrins National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Eurasian Goldfinch are in Hortobágy National Park (Hungary, about 60%), Triglav National Park (Slovenia, about 60%) and Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain, about 60%). Outside Europe, the best option is Egmont National Park in Oceania (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are August in Ecrins National Park (about 80%), July in Hortobágy National Park (about 80%) and April–May and July in Triglav National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Eurasian Goldfinch on a given day. Each park's Eurasian Goldfinch page has the full month-by-month chart.
