Where to see
Mareca penelope
Oosterschelde National Park leads · 8 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Eurasian Wigeon during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oosterschelde National Park | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 2 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 5 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 6 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 8 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
Oosterschelde National Park
In Oosterschelde National Park, Netherlands, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Eurasian Wigeon sighting on a given day, the highest of the 8 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Kaziranga National Park and more
After Oosterschelde National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Eurasian Wigeon are in Kaziranga National Park (India, about 40%), Wadden Sea National Park (Germany, about 40%) and Hortobágy National Park (Hungary, about 40%). Outside Europe, the best option is Kaziranga National Park in Asia (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are February in Oosterschelde National Park (about 70%), December to March in Kaziranga National Park (about 50%) and February and October in Wadden Sea National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Eurasian Wigeon on a given day. Each park's Eurasian Wigeon page has the full month-by-month chart.
