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Hortobágy National Park leads · 13 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Greylag Goose during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 2 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 3 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 4 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 6 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 7 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 9 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 10 | Vatnajokull National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland | |
| 11 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 13 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland |
Hortobágy National Park
In Hortobágy National Park, Hungary, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Greylag Goose sighting on a given day, the highest of the 13 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Kiskunság National Park and more
After Hortobágy National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Greylag Goose are in Kiskunság National Park (Hungary, about 80%), Fertő-Hanság National Park (Hungary, about 70%) and Wadden Sea National Park (Germany, about 60%). Outside Europe, the best option is Keoladeo National Park in Asia (about 50%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are July to March in Hortobágy National Park (about 90%), January to March in Kiskunság National Park (about 90%) and March and April in Fertő-Hanság National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Greylag Goose on a given day. Each park's Greylag Goose page has the full month-by-month chart.
