Where to see
Riparia paludicola
Arusha National Park leads · 8 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Plain Martin during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 6 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 8 | De Hoop Nature Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Arusha National Park
In Arusha National Park, Tanzania, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Plain Martin sighting on a given day, the highest of the 8 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Nairobi National Park and more
After Arusha National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Plain Martin are in Nairobi National Park (Kenya, about 30%), Aberdare National Park (Kenya, about 30%) and Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are February, June–August and December in Arusha National Park (about 50%), August and October–December in Nairobi National Park (about 40%) and February–March, July, October and December in Aberdare National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Plain Martin on a given day. Each park's Plain Martin page has the full month-by-month chart.
