Where to see
Saxicola rubetra
Mercantour National Park leads · 8 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Whinchat during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 5 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 7 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 8 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Mercantour National Park
In Mercantour National Park, France, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Whinchat sighting on a given day, the highest of the 8 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Vanoise National Park and more
After Mercantour National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Whinchat are in Vanoise National Park (France, about 40%), Kidepo Valley National Park (Uganda, about 30%) and Biebrza National Park (Poland, about 30%). Outside Europe, the best option is Kidepo Valley National Park in Africa (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are June in Mercantour National Park (about 60%), June in Vanoise National Park (about 60%) and December in Kidepo Valley National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Whinchat on a given day. Each park's Whinchat page has the full month-by-month chart.
