Where to see
Merops apiaster
uMkhuze Game Reserve leads · 20 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a European Bee-eater during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 3 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 5 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 6 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 9 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 11 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 12 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 13 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 15 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 16 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 17 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 18 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 19 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 20 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary |
uMkhuze Game Reserve
In uMkhuze Game Reserve, South Africa, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a European Bee-eater sighting on a given day, the highest of the 20 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Kiskunság National Park and more
After uMkhuze Game Reserve, the next-best odds of seeing a European Bee-eater are in Kiskunság National Park (Hungary, about 40%), Monfragüe National Park (Spain, about 30%) and Fertő-Hanság National Park (Hungary, about 30%). Outside Africa, the best option is Kiskunság National Park in Europe (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January, April and November in uMkhuze Game Reserve (about 60%), June and July in Kiskunság National Park (about 80%) and April and June in Monfragüe National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a European Bee-eater on a given day. Each park's European Bee-eater page has the full month-by-month chart.
