Where to see
Circus approximans
Egmont National Park leads · 5 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Swamp Harrier during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egmont National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 3 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 4 | Arthur's Pass National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 5 | Aoraki Mount Cook National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
Egmont National Park
In Egmont National Park, New Zealand, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Swamp Harrier sighting on a given day, the highest of the 5 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Fiordland National Park and more
After Egmont National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Swamp Harrier are in Fiordland National Park (New Zealand, about 30%), Abel Tasman National Park (New Zealand, about 30%) and Arthur's Pass National Park (New Zealand, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are March and May in Egmont National Park (about 60%), July in Fiordland National Park (about 50%) and October in Abel Tasman National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Swamp Harrier on a given day. Each park's Swamp Harrier page has the full month-by-month chart.
