Where to see
Aythya fuligula
Oosterschelde National Park leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Tufted Duck during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oosterschelde National Park | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 2 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 5 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 6 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Oosterschelde National Park
In Oosterschelde National Park, Netherlands, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Tufted Duck sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Wadden Sea National Park and more
After Oosterschelde National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Tufted Duck are in Wadden Sea National Park (Germany, about 30%), Snowdonia National Park (United Kingdom, about 20%) and Hortobágy National Park (Hungary, about 20%). Outside Europe, the best option is Nikko National Park in Asia (about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are February and April in Oosterschelde National Park (about 60%), April–May and December–February in Wadden Sea National Park (about 40%) and February–March and October in Snowdonia National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Tufted Duck on a given day. Each park's Tufted Duck page has the full month-by-month chart.
