Where to see
Podiceps cristatus
De Hoop Nature Reserve leads · 10 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Great Crested Grebe during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | De Hoop Nature Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 3 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 5 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 7 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 8 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 9 | Hattah-Kulkyne National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
De Hoop Nature Reserve
In De Hoop Nature Reserve, South Africa, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Great Crested Grebe sighting on a given day, the highest of the 10 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Hortobágy National Park and more
After De Hoop Nature Reserve, the next-best odds of seeing a Great Crested Grebe are in Hortobágy National Park (Hungary, about 40%), Camargue (France, about 40%) and Kiskunság National Park (Hungary, about 40%). Outside Africa, the best options are Hortobágy National Park in Europe (about 40%) and Hattah-Kulkyne National Park in Oceania (about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are March, May and October in De Hoop Nature Reserve (about 60%), July and August in Hortobágy National Park (about 60%) and March–April and June–July in Camargue (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Great Crested Grebe on a given day. Each park's Great Crested Grebe page has the full month-by-month chart.
