Where to see
Phalacrocorax carbo
Lake Nakuru National Park leads · 46 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Great Cormorant during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 5 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 7 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | De Hoop Nature Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 10 | West Coast National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 12 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 13 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 14 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 15 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 16 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 17 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 18 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 19 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 20 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 21 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 22 | Maria Island National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 23 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 24 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 25 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary |
Lake Nakuru National Park
In Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Great Cormorant sighting on a given day, the highest of the 46 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Wadden Sea National Park and more
After Lake Nakuru National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Great Cormorant are in Wadden Sea National Park (Germany, about 60%), Keoladeo National Park (India, about 60%) and Hortobágy National Park (Hungary, about 60%). Outside Africa, the best options are Wadden Sea National Park in Europe (about 60%), Keoladeo National Park in Asia (about 60%) and Maria Island National Park in Oceania (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April in Lake Nakuru National Park (about 80%), August to October in Wadden Sea National Park (about 70%) and November to February in Keoladeo National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Great Cormorant on a given day. Each park's Great Cormorant page has the full month-by-month chart.
