Where can you see the Eurasian Bittern?
Some of the best places to see the Eurasian Bittern in the wild include Losiny Ostrov National Park (Russia), Dell’Arcipelago Toscano National Park (Italy) and Delle Incisioni Rupestri di Naquane National Park (Italy) — among 9 wildlife hotspots across Italy, Poland, Russia, Hungary and Georgia. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.
Biebrza National Park
Goniądz, Poland
+130 birds+25 mammals
Where wetland and water merge across northeastern Poland’s vast floodplain, one of Europe’s most pristine riverine ecosystems unfolds across nearly […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKDell’Arcipelago Toscano National Park
Italy
+128 birds+22 mammals
Azure waters lap against wind-sculpted granite islands where Mediterranean macchia clings to rocky slopes and pine forests crown the hilltops. […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKDelle Incisioni Rupestri di Naquane National Park
Capo di Ponte, Italy
+120 birds+30 mammals
Where Alpine valleys descend into the Lombardy foothills, glacier-carved granite formations rise in dramatic tiers above the Oglio River valley. […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKGargano National Park
Cagnano Varano, Italy
+133 birds+12 mammals
Where limestone plateaus rise abruptly from the Adriatic coast, a spur of land juts into southern Italy bearing one of […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKHortobágy National Park
Hortobágy, Hungary
+132 birds+19 mammals
Where the Great Hungarian Plain stretches endlessly toward the horizon, vast wetlands and grasslands create one of Europe’s most dynamic […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKKampinos National Park
Gurba, Poland
+123 birds+30 mammals
Vast wetlands and ancient pine forests sprawl across the sandy plains just northwest of Warsaw, where Poland’s largest national park […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKLosiny Ostrov National Park
Balashikhinsky District, Russia
+120 birds+30 mammals
Ancient pine and birch forests sweep across undulating terrain where the Moskva River winds through Moscow’s northeastern reaches, creating a […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKMachakhela Planned National Park
Skurdidi, Georgia
+138 birds+12 mammals
Where the Lesser Caucasus mountains plunge toward the lowlands of southern Georgia, a landscape of dramatic contrasts unfolds. Steep limestone […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKPolesie National Park
Michałów, Poland
+96 birds+10 mammals
Where the Narew River winds through Poland’s eastern borderlands, pristine wetlands and ancient forests converge in one of Europe’s most […]
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