Snow Bunting

Closest Relatives at Cairngorms National Park

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Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	10–20%
2	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
3	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
4	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
5	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
6	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
7	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
8	Thingvellir National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	<5%
9	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
10	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	<5%
11	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
12	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	<5%
13	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
14	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
15	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
16	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
17	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
18	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
19	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
20	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
21	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
22	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
23	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	Insufficient data
24	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	Insufficient data
25	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	Insufficient data
26	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
27	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
28	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
29	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
30	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
31	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
32	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	Insufficient data
33	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
34	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
35	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	Insufficient data
36	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
37	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
38	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
39	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Snow Bunting in Cairngorms National Park?

About 4% of visitor-days record a Snow Bunting sighting in Cairngorms National Park, based on 113 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Snow Bunting in Cairngorms National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Snow Bunting in Cairngorms National Park in our monthly data.