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Plitvice Lakes National Park leads · 18 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Eurasian Nuthatch during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plitvice Lakes National Park | 🇭🇷 Croatia | |
| 2 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 3 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 4 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 5 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 8 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 9 | Gauja National Park | 🇱🇻 Latvia | |
| 10 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 11 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 12 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 13 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 14 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 15 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 16 | Hohe Tauern National Park | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 17 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 18 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Plitvice Lakes National Park
In Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Eurasian Nuthatch sighting on a given day, the highest of the 18 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Białowieża National Park and more
After Plitvice Lakes National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Eurasian Nuthatch are in Białowieża National Park (Poland, about 50%), Nikko National Park (Japan, about 50%) and Triglav National Park (Slovenia, about 40%). Outside Europe, the best option is Nikko National Park in Asia (about 50%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are September to November in Plitvice Lakes National Park (about 80%), March in Białowieża National Park (about 80%) and October to December in Nikko National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Eurasian Nuthatch on a given day. Each park's Eurasian Nuthatch page has the full month-by-month chart.
