European Golden Plover

Closest Relatives at Wadden Sea 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	Thingvellir National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	50–60%
2	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	40–50%
3	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	10–20%
4	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	0–10%
5	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	0–10%
6	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	0–10%
7	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
8	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
9	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
10	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
11	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
12	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	<5%
13	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
14	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a European Golden Plover in Wadden Sea National Park?

About 17% of visitor-days record a European Golden Plover sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 2067 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see European Golden Plover in Wadden Sea National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for European Golden Plover in Wadden Sea National Park in our monthly data.