All 5 in 3 days here: ~10%
Fertő-Hanság National Park
🇭🇺 Hungary
Eastern Europe, Hungary 528 spp. recorded
Fertő-Hanság National Park lies in north‑western Hungary, bordering Lake Fertő and a network of shallow wetlands framed by temperate forest and low, sandy dunes. Walking trails wind through reed‑filled marshes, mixed woodlands and open meadow patches, offering a varied mosaic of habitats.
47.656° N 17.150° E
🦜 Nature
307 Species sighted
45,309 Verified sightings From 2019 to 2026
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🌙 Most active after dark
+ 285 more species with insufficient data
Challenges you can complete here
All 3 in 3 days here: <5%
All 4 in 3 days here: <5%
All 7 in 3 days here: <5%
Recent sightings in Fertő-Hanság National Park
LIVEiNaturalistSounds of Fertő-Hanság National Park
Morning soundscape0:47
Austria · 2018
© brickegickel · XC412222 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Sighting Calendar
How many species you'd see in a day
35Jan
39Feb
46Mar
59Apr
66May
70Jun
55Jul
51Aug
60Sep
46Oct
35Nov
34Dec
Sighting Zones
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
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Warmblüterkoppel
Daily sight. prob.vs avg -
Lange Lacke
Daily sight. prob.vs avg -
Graurinderkoppel
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Waasen-Hanság
🏕️ Experience
Essentials
Entrance
—
Tourism
High
Typical stay
1–2
daysTrails
Easy
World Heritage
No
Climate
Temp °C Rain mm
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
0.0 Good
Wallace's Line Score
How good is this park for seeing wildlife? 🦜
Biodiversity
GoodHow rich is the wildlife?
3.5
Species by taxon
🦅 Birds 400
🐒 Mammals 92
🦎 Reptiles 18
🐸 Amphibians 18
528 Total Species
828 Global average across 316 parks
32 Threatened 52 Endemic
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Sighting
GoodHow likely to see animals?
2.9
🎯
Top-12 Avg Probability
61% 📊
Coverage (182 species at ≥5% of 528 in the inventory)
34% 🔀
Taxon variety in top 12 (12 bird)
0% 🔭
Species per 10 outings (distinct species a visitor would meet over 10 outings — effort held equal across parks)
133 🌟
Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)
4 ⭐
High-prob species (>40%)
30 🏕️
Experience
Very goodHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
3.6
Climate Mixed Medium
Entrance Not verified Low
Tourism High Low
Trails Easy High
World Heritage No —
What visitors say
We pass a flock of black-winged stilts protecting their young, breaking out in a fierce squawk, trying to divert us from their young. > According to Attila Pellinger, this year a record number of breeding has been observed, with fifty pairs of black-winged stilt breeding in Hungary and over 300 in Austria.
In this paper, we summarise the faunistical results of the three-day excursion of the Department of Zoology in the Fertő-Hanság National Park by listing 372 collected and/or observed animal species, of which four species are reported for the first time from Hungary.
During the processing of the source "Faunistic results of the 2024 excursion to Fertő-Hanság National Park", we expanded the Hungarian arthropod species list with 22 new species.
Before you go
What animals can you see in Fertő-Hanság National Park?
528 species
Fertő-Hanság National Park has 528 recorded vertebrate species. The ones wildlife watchers report most often on a given day are Western Marsh-Harrier (about 70%), Greylag Goose (about 70%), European Starling (about 60%), White Wagtail (about 60%) and Barn Swallow (about 60%). Among mammals, the most-seen is European Ground Squirrel (about 50%); among reptiles, grass snake (about 30%); among amphibians, European Tree Frog (about 40%).
When is the best time to visit Fertő-Hanság National Park for wildlife?
April and May
In those months the park's 12 most-seen species average about 70% on a given day, against about 40% in November to January.
Can you see a Black-winged Stilt in Fertő-Hanság National Park?
Yes
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Black-winged Stilt sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park on a given day, based on 497 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is April and June–July (about 50%).
Can you see a Great Egret in Fertő-Hanság National Park?
Yes
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Great Egret sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park on a given day, based on 851 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is April (about 70%).
Can you see a European Pond Turtle in Fertő-Hanság National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a European Pond Turtle sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park on a given day, based on 38 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is July (about 20%). Sightings take luck and time in the field.
Where in Fertő-Hanság National Park is wildlife easiest to see?
Around Warmblüterkoppel
The richest sighting zone is around Warmblüterkoppel, followed by Lange Lacke and Graurinderkoppel, ranked by how many of the park's headline animals visitors can expect to see in each. See the zones on the map.
Is Fertő-Hanság National Park good for wildlife watching?
3.1 out of 5
On the Wallace's Line Score, Fertő-Hanság National Park rates 3.1/5: 271st of 316 parks worldwide and 13th in Europe. 36 of its species are reported by about 40% or more of wildlife watchers on a given day.
