Where to see
Recurvirostra avosetta
Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary leads · 13 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Pied Avocet during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 2 | Oosterschelde National Park | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 3 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 7 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 8 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 9 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | West Coast National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 12 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 13 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary |
Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary
In Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary, Senegal, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Pied Avocet sighting on a given day, the highest of the 13 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Oosterschelde National Park and more
After Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary, the next-best odds of seeing a Pied Avocet are in Oosterschelde National Park (Netherlands, about 40%), Lake Nakuru National Park (Kenya, about 40%) and Doñana National Park (Spain, about 40%). Outside Africa, the best option is Oosterschelde National Park in Europe (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January and February in Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary (about 60%), February, April and July in Oosterschelde National Park (about 60%) and December in Lake Nakuru National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Pied Avocet on a given day. Each park's Pied Avocet page has the full month-by-month chart.
