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Białowieża National Park leads · 13 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Yellowhammer during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 3 | Aoraki Mount Cook National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 4 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 7 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 8 | Arthur's Pass National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 9 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 10 | Egmont National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 11 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 12 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 13 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
Białowieża National Park
In Białowieża National Park, Poland, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Yellowhammer sighting on a given day, the highest of the 13 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Biebrza National Park and more
After Białowieża National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Yellowhammer are in Biebrza National Park (Poland, about 60%), Aoraki Mount Cook National Park (New Zealand, about 40%) and Mercantour National Park (France, about 40%). Outside Europe, the best option is Aoraki Mount Cook National Park in Oceania (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are May in Białowieża National Park (about 80%), May and October in Biebrza National Park (about 70%) and December to April in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Yellowhammer on a given day. Each park's Yellowhammer page has the full month-by-month chart.
