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Fertő-Hanság National Park leads · 13 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Western Yellow Wagtail during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 2 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 3 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 4 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 6 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 7 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 8 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 10 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 11 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Fertő-Hanság National Park
In Fertő-Hanság National Park, Hungary, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Western Yellow Wagtail sighting on a given day, the highest of the 13 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Kiskunság National Park and more
After Fertő-Hanság National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Western Yellow Wagtail are in Kiskunság National Park (Hungary, about 40%), Biebrza National Park (Poland, about 40%) and Camargue (France, about 40%). Outside Europe, the best options are Awash National Park in Africa (about 30%) and Keoladeo National Park in Asia (about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April and May in Fertő-Hanság National Park (about 50%), April in Kiskunság National Park (about 70%) and May in Biebrza National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Western Yellow Wagtail on a given day. Each park's Western Yellow Wagtail page has the full month-by-month chart.
