Grey Heron

Where to see

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Hortobágy National Park leads · 67 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Grey Heron during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~80%
2 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
~80%
3 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~70%
4 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~70%
5 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~70%
6 Camargue 🇫🇷 France
~70%
7 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
~60%
8 West Coast National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~60%
9 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~60%
10 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~60%
11 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~60%
12 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~60%
13 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
~60%
14 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~60%
15 Udawalawe National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~50%
16 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~50%
17 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~50%
18 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
~50%
19 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~50%
20 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
~50%
21 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~50%
22 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~50%
23 De Hoop Nature Reserve 🇿🇦 South Africa
~40%
24 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~40%
25 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~40%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Grey Heron?

Hortobágy National Park

In Hortobágy National Park, Hungary, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Grey Heron sighting on a given day, the highest of the 67 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Grey Heron?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are July and August in Hortobágy National Park (about 90%), April and May in Keoladeo National Park (about 90%) and May, July and November in Lake Nakuru National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Grey Heron on a given day. Each park's Grey Heron page has the full month-by-month chart.