Where to see
Arenaria interpres
Padre Island National Seashore leads · 12 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Ruddy Turnstone during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Padre Island National Seashore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Rottnest Island | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 6 | Isla del Coco National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | West Coast National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 11 | Las Baulas Marine National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago |
Padre Island National Seashore
In Padre Island National Seashore, United States, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Ruddy Turnstone sighting on a given day, the highest of the 12 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve and more
After Padre Island National Seashore, the next-best odds of seeing a Ruddy Turnstone are in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 60%), Rottnest Island (Australia, about 50%) and Galápagos Islands (Ecuador, about 40%). Outside North America, the best options are Rottnest Island in Oceania (about 50%), Galápagos Islands in South America (about 40%) and Wadden Sea National Park in Europe (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April and August–October in Padre Island National Seashore (about 90%), January, August and October in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (about 70%) and January and February in Rottnest Island (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Ruddy Turnstone on a given day. Each park's Ruddy Turnstone page has the full month-by-month chart.
