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Aigüestortes National Park leads · 16 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a European Comma during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 3 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Gauja National Park | 🇱🇻 Latvia | |
| 5 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 6 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 7 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 8 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 9 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 10 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 11 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 12 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 13 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 14 | Hohe Tauern National Park | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 15 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 16 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
Aigüestortes National Park
In Aigüestortes National Park, Spain, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a European Comma sighting on a given day, the highest of the 16 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Białowieża National Park and more
After Aigüestortes National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a European Comma are in Białowieża National Park (Poland, about 30%), Mercantour National Park (France, about 30%) and Gauja National Park (Latvia, about 30%). Outside Europe, the best option is Taroko National Park in Asia (about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are July in Aigüestortes National Park (about 50%), February–March, June and September–October in Białowieża National Park (about 40%) and June and July in Mercantour National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a European Comma on a given day. Each park's European Comma page has the full month-by-month chart.
