Aeshna affinis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Aeshna affinis, the southern migrant hawker or blue-eyed hawker, is a dragonfly found in southern Europe and Asia. It is in the family Aeshnidae and is very similar in appearance to A. mixta. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Migrant Hawker sighting in Budapest on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 306th most-seen of the 404 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Migrant Hawker in Budapest on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Southern Migrant Hawker sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Southern Migrant Hawker sightings, Budapest ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Rostov-on-Don (Russia, about 10%).
Same genus: Aeshna
The closest relatives of the Southern Migrant Hawker that you can see in Budapest (genus Aeshna, Hawkers and Typical Darners) are Southern Hawker (about 10%) and Migrant Hawker (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Southern Migrant Hawker is recorded against all the insects logged in Budapest (6 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
