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Hortobágy National Park leads · 10 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Mute Swan during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 2 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 4 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 5 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 6 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 7 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 8 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 9 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 10 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland |
Hortobágy National Park
In Hortobágy National Park, Hungary, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Mute Swan sighting on a given day, the highest of the 10 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Camargue and more
After Hortobágy National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Mute Swan are in Camargue (France, about 60%), Fertő-Hanság National Park (Hungary, about 50%) and Biebrza National Park (Poland, about 50%). Outside Europe, the best option is Point Pelee National Park in North America (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January and July–October in Hortobágy National Park (about 70%), December in Camargue (about 70%) and February–May and November in Fertő-Hanság National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Mute Swan on a given day. Each park's Mute Swan page has the full month-by-month chart.
