Where to see
Calidris minuta
West Coast National Park leads · 7 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Little Stint during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Coast National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
West Coast National Park
In West Coast National Park, South Africa, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Little Stint sighting on a given day, the highest of the 7 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Ngorongoro Conservation Area and more
After West Coast National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Little Stint are in Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Tanzania, about 30%), Amboseli National Park (Kenya, about 30%) and Lake Nakuru National Park (Kenya, about 30%). Outside Africa, the best option is Yala National Park in Asia (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are March in West Coast National Park (about 80%), April in Ngorongoro Conservation Area (about 60%) and January and March–April in Amboseli National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Little Stint on a given day. Each park's Little Stint page has the full month-by-month chart.
