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Hortobágy National Park leads · 11 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Western Marsh-Harrier during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 2 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 3 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 4 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 5 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 8 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 9 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 10 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 11 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Hortobágy National Park
In Hortobágy National Park, Hungary, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Western Marsh-Harrier sighting on a given day, the highest of the 11 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Kiskunság National Park and more
After Hortobágy National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Western Marsh-Harrier are in Kiskunság National Park (Hungary, about 70%), Fertő-Hanság National Park (Hungary, about 70%) and Biebrza National Park (Poland, about 50%). Outside Europe, the best option is Keoladeo National Park in Asia (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are August and September in Hortobágy National Park (about 90%), April to September in Kiskunság National Park (about 80%) and April–May and September in Fertő-Hanság National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Western Marsh-Harrier on a given day. Each park's Western Marsh-Harrier page has the full month-by-month chart.
