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Doñana National Park leads · 12 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a White Stork during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 3 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 5 | Gauja National Park | 🇱🇻 Latvia | |
| 6 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 7 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 8 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 9 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 10 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 12 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Doñana National Park
In Doñana National Park, Spain, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a White Stork sighting on a given day, the highest of the 12 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Biebrza National Park and more
After Doñana National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a White Stork are in Biebrza National Park (Poland, about 50%), Monfragüe National Park (Spain, about 50%) and Hortobágy National Park (Hungary, about 40%). Outside Europe, the best option is Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Africa (about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are February–March and May in Doñana National Park (about 70%), April to June in Biebrza National Park (about 70%) and January, March and May–June in Monfragüe National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a White Stork on a given day. Each park's White Stork page has the full month-by-month chart.
