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Tatra National Park leads · 13 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Goldcrest during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 2 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 4 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 6 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 7 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 8 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 9 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 10 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 11 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 12 | Hohe Tauern National Park | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 13 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland |
Tatra National Park
In Tatra National Park, Slovakia, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Goldcrest sighting on a given day, the highest of the 13 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Cairngorms National Park and more
After Tatra National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Goldcrest are in Cairngorms National Park (United Kingdom, about 40%), Białowieża National Park (Poland, about 40%) and Aigüestortes National Park (Spain, about 40%). Outside Europe, the best option is Jiuzhaigou National Park in Asia (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January in Tatra National Park (about 80%), September in Cairngorms National Park (about 60%) and December in Białowieża National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Goldcrest on a given day. Each park's Goldcrest page has the full month-by-month chart.
