Where can you see the Green Sandpiper?
Some of the best places to see the Green Sandpiper in the wild include Kerkini Lake National Park (Greece), Samaria National Park (Greece) and Mount Parnitha National Park (Greece) — among 76 wildlife hotspots across 19 countries, including Spain, India, Russia and Italy. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.
Aspromonte National Park
Careri, Italy
+130 birds+20 mammals
Where granite massifs pierce the Calabrian sky and Mediterranean maquis gives way to beech forests, one of southern Italy’s most […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBaikal National Park
Ольхонский район, Russia
+124 birds+27 mammals
Where ancient mountains plunge into Earth’s deepest freshwater lake, a landscape of dramatic contrasts unfolds across the southern shores of […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBale Mountains National Park
Ethiopia
+126 birds+29 mammals
Where volcanic plateaus rise above 4,000 meters and alpine meadows give way to Afromontane forest, one of Africa’s most pristine […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBandhavgarh National Park
Garhpuri, India
+127 birds+26 mammals
Where granite ridges rise dramatically above sal and bamboo forests, one of India’s most pristine tiger reserves unfolds across the […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBelyy Kamen
Luzhsky District, Russia
+45 birds+2 mammals
Where crystalline granite outcrops pierce the boreal forest of western Russia, Белый камень unfolds across roughly 81 square kilometers of […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCamargue Regional Nature Park
Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, France
+122 birds+30 mammals
Where the Rhône Delta sprawls into the Mediterranean, a landscape of stark and haunting beauty emerges—vast salt marshes punctuated by […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKCap de Creus Nature Park
Roses, Spain
+148 birds+14 mammals
Where granite cliffs plunge into crystalline Mediterranean waters, the easternmost reaches of the Iberian Peninsula reveal a landscape sculpted by […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKCap de Ferrutx Nature Reserve
Artà, Spain
+137 birds+12 mammals
Where limestone cliffs plunge into crystalline Mediterranean waters, a mosaic of Mediterranean scrubland, pine forest, and rocky terrain defines one […]
VIEW NATURE RESERVECasentinesi Forests, Monte Falterona, Campigna National Park
Santa Sofia, Italy
+120 birds+30 mammals
Where granite ridges rise above 1,600 meters through the heart of Tuscany and Romagna, beech forests transition into alpine meadows […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCentral Balkan National Park
Zhidov dol, Bulgaria
+111 birds+21 mammals
Where granite peaks pierce the Bulgarian highlands, ancient beech and conifer forests blanket mountains that rise dramatically from the Balkan […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCévennes (Cœur) National Park
Vebron, France
+120 birds+32 mammals
Where granite ridges plunge into serpentine river valleys, a wilderness of schist and limestone unfolds across the Massif Central. Ancient […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCirceo National Park
Italy
+140 birds+10 mammals
Where the Tyrrhenian Sea collides with limestone ridges and Mediterranean scrub, an ancient landscape unfolds along Italy’s southern Lazio coast. […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCollserola Nature Park
Barcelona, Spain
+131 birds+20 mammals
Where Mediterranean scrubland rises abruptly from Barcelona’s urban edge, a remarkable patchwork of pine forests, cork woodlands, and rocky limestone […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKDanube Delta Biosphere Reserve
Tulcea, Romania
+123 birds+30 mammals
Where Europe’s mightiest river dissolves into the Black Sea, a labyrinth of reed beds, shallow lagoons, and floating islands creates […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKDell’Appennino Tosco-Emiliano National Park
Reggio nell'Emilia, Italy
+120 birds+30 mammals
Where the Apennine spine rises between Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna, beech forests give way to windswept alpine meadows and dramatic limestone […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKDirigida Laguna de Gallocanta Nature Reserve
Las Cuerlas, Spain
+136 birds+21 mammals
Where continental steppe meets the vast mirror of inland water, Spain’s largest natural lagoon reveals a landscape of haunting beauty. […]
VIEW NATURE RESERVEDoñana National Park
Hinojos, Spain
+146 birds+12 mammals
Where the Guadalquivir River spills into the Atlantic, Spain’s southwestern corner erupts into one of Europe’s most biodiverse wetlands. Vast […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKDuna-Ipoly National Park
Dömös, Hungary
+121 birds+30 mammals
Where the Danube carves its sinuous path through northern Hungary, limestone ridges rise abruptly from the river valley, their pale […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKEbro Delta Natural Park
Eucaliptus, Spain
+147 birds+6 mammals
Where the Ebro River surrenders to the Mediterranean, a vast mosaic of lagoons, reed beds, and salt marshes unfolds across […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKEspacio Natural Remolar-Filipinas
El Prat del Llobregat, Spain
+121 birds+28 mammals
Where the Llobregat River delta meets the Mediterranean, a patchwork of salt marshes, reed beds, and shallow lagoons creates one […]
VIEW NATURE RESERVEGangotri National Park
Bhatwari, India
+63 birds+8 mammals
Where granite peaks rake the sky above the Bhagirathi River’s jade-green torrents, one of the Indian Himalaya’s most dramatic wilderness […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKGir National Park
Asundrali, India
150+ birds+12 mammals
Where granite ridges rise above dense deciduous forest and seasonal rivers carve through sandstone cliffs, a remarkable refuge persists in […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKHemis National Park
Raigahar Dhar, India
+128 birds+20 mammals
Where granite gorges cleave through the Himalayas at dizzying altitudes, a vast wilderness of alpine desert unfolds across the rain […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKHustai National Park
Altanbulag, Mongolia
+47 birds+20 mammals
Where rolling steppe gives way to steep ravines and saxaul-dotted slopes, one of Mongolia’s most improbable conservation triumphs unfolds across […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKJavakheti National Park
Bozali, Georgia
+148 birds+6 mammals
Dawn breaks over a high-altitude plateau where volcanic peaks pierce the Caucasian sky, their slopes cloaked in alpine meadows that […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKKanha Tiger Reserve
Kanha Kisli F.V., India
+126 birds+29 mammals
Where sal forests give way to emerald meadows and crystalline streams carve through ancient valleys, one of India’s finest wilderness […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKKaziranga National Park
Kohora, India
+129 birds+30 mammals
Dawn breaks over the floodplains of the Brahmaputra, where tall grasslands stretch endlessly beneath monsoon-heavy skies. This sprawling wilderness of […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKKeoladeo National Park
Shreenagar Rural, India
+135 birds+19 mammals
Where shallow wetlands shimmer beneath vast Rajasthani skies, one of Asia’s finest bird sanctuaries pulses with extraordinary life. This former […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKKerkini Lake National Park
Serres, Greece
+132 birds+25 mammals
Where the Strymon River winds through northeastern Greece, a sprawling freshwater lake mirrors the dramatic Belasitsa Mountains, creating one of […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKKidepo Valley National Park
Uganda
+133 birds+29 mammals
Where granite peaks rise above sweeping savanna and acacia woodlands meet riverine forests, one of Africa’s most remote wilderness sanctuaries […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKL’Albufera Nature Park
València, Spain
+130 birds+22 mammals
Dawn breaks over a vast lagoon where freshwater meets saltmarsh, creating one of Spain’s most biodiverse wetland mosaics. This protected […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKL’Empordà Nature Park Marshes
Empuriabrava, Spain
+127 birds+26 mammals
Where the Pyrenean foothills flatten into the Mediterranean, freshwater marshes, reed beds, and lagoons create one of Spain’s most vital […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKLagunas de Archidona Nature Reserve
Archidona, Spain
+133 birds+25 mammals
Where shallow lagoons mirror the vast Spanish sky, a patchwork of reed beds and freshwater marshes creates one of Iberia’s […]
VIEW NATURE RESERVELahemaa National Park
Lääne-Viru County, Estonia
+111 birds+15 mammals
Where primordial forests meet crystalline coastlines, Estonia’s largest national park unfolds across 1,304 square kilometers of Nordic wilderness. Granite bedrock, […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKLake Mburo National Park
Uganda
+124 birds+30 mammals
Dawn breaks across a mosaic of acacia woodland, papyrus swamps, and open grassland where Uganda’s southwestern savanna meets the edge […]
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 PARKMarjal Pego-Oliva Nature Park
Molinell, Spain
+132 birds+19 mammals
Where freshwater marshes meet Mediterranean scrubland, one of Spain’s most vital wetland systems unfolds across the Valencian coast. Brackish lagoons […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKMontaña de Montserrat Nature Park
Marganell, Spain
+126 birds+30 mammals
Where granite monoliths erupt from the Mediterranean scrubland like cathedral spires, an otherworldly landscape unfolds across Catalonia’s most dramatic mountain […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKMontes de Málaga Nature Park
Málaga, Spain
+146 birds+12 mammals
Where pine forests descend into Mediterranean scrubland and limestone ridges puncture the Andalusian sky, a landscape of remarkable ecological complexity […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKMount Parnitha National Park
Municipal Unit of Acharnes, Greece
+135 birds+15 mammals
Where granite ridges rise dramatically above the Athenian sprawl, a remarkable wilderness unfolds across nearly 38,000 hectares of Mediterranean terrain. […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKNizhnyaya Kama National Park
Yelabuzhsky District, Russia
+118 birds+9 mammals
Where the middle Volga River carves through the ancient steppes of Tatarstan, a sprawling 1,100-square-kilometre sanctuary unfolds across meadows, wetlands, […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKOrang National Park
Rangagarapathar, India
+147 birds+15 mammals
Dawn breaks across the floodplains of Assam, where the Brahmaputra River sprawls into a mosaic of grasslands, riverine forests, and […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKPaanajärvi National Park
Panozero, Russia
+70 birds+6 mammals
Where granite peaks rise abruptly from boreal wilderness, pristine lakes mirror Nordic skies across one of Europe’s last genuinely wild […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKPanna National Park
Badgadi Kalan, India
+136 birds+27 mammals
Where granite gorges slice through central India’s Vindhyan plateau, a landscape of stark beauty unfolds across nearly six hundred square […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKParc del Garraf
Rat-Penat, Spain
+128 birds+11 mammals
Where Mediterranean limestone plateaus plunge toward the Catalan coast, sculpted cliffs and hidden ravines create a landscape of stark beauty […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKParcial C Marina de les Medes Nature Reserve
Torroella de Montgrí, Spain
+121 birds+11 mammals
Crystal waters lap against a constellation of seven limestone islands where the Costa Brava meets the Mediterranean, their rocky shores […]
VIEW NATURE RESERVEParque-Reserva Natural de las Quinientas
Berlanga, Spain
+134 birds+23 mammals
Where limestone cliffs rise dramatically above emerald valleys, a tapestry of Mediterranean ecosystems unfolds across one of Spain’s most biodiverse […]
VIEW NATURE RESERVEPatvinsuo National Park
Lieksa, Finland
+53 birds
Boardwalks wind through one of Finland’s most pristine wetland complexes, where sphagnum bogs dominate a sprawling 185-square-kilometre sanctuary in eastern […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKPembrokeshire Coast National Park
Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom
+123 birds+28 mammals
Where jagged sea cliffs rise dramatically from churning Atlantic waters, one of Britain’s finest coastal wildernesses unfolds across southwest Wales. […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKPenínsula de Llevant Nature Park
Betlem, Spain
+138 birds+12 mammals
Where Mediterranean limestone cliffs plunge toward turquoise shallows, the eastern peninsula of Mallorca reveals one of Spain’s most ecologically pristine […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKPilancones Nature Park
Las Tederas, Spain
+116 birds+4 mammals
Where granite peaks rise abruptly from ochre scrubland in Gran Canaria’s southwestern corner, one of Spain’s most dramatic landscapes unfolds. […]
VIEW NATURAL 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 […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKPuigventós Nature Reserve
Olesa de Montserrat, Spain
+123 birds+28 mammals
Where the limestone ridges of Catalonia fold into Mediterranean scrubland, a patchwork of cork oak forests and rocky outcrops creates […]
VIEW NATURE RESERVERanthambhore National Park
Sawai Madhopur, India
+126 birds+25 mammals
Where granite fortresses rise from the Aravalli Hills, a sprawling mosaic of dry deciduous forest, grassland, and ten interconnected lakes […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKRepovesi National Park
Kouvola, Finland
+58 birds+1 mammals
Where granite gorges slice through boreal forest, crystalline lakes nestle between weathered rock walls that rise dramatically from the surrounding […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKS’Albufera Nature Park
Platja de Muro, Spain
+133 birds+15 mammals
Dawn breaks across a mosaic of shallow lagoons and reed beds where the Mediterranean meets one of Europe’s most vital […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKSamaria National Park
Chania Regional Unit, Greece
+138 birds+12 mammals
Where granite gorges plunge nearly a kilometer into the Cretan landscape, a dramatic wilderness unfolds across 4,850 hectares of Crete’s […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSarakinikou National Park
Chania Regional Unit, Greece
+134 birds+4 mammals
Where limestone cliffs plunge toward turquoise waters and endemic Mediterranean scrub clings to rocky slopes, Greece’s most dramatic coastal wilderness […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSaxon Switzerland National Park
Sebnitz, Germany
+120 birds+30 mammals
Where sandstone cliffs soar vertically above the Elbe River, a landscape of extraordinary geological drama unfolds across the German-Czech borderlands. […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSerra D’Irta Nature Park
Alcossebre, Spain
+129 birds+22 mammals
Where limestone cliffs plunge into the crystalline Mediterranean, a ribbon of protected coastline unfolds along Spain’s eastern seaboard. The Serra […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKSierra de Andújar Nature Park
Our Lady of Cabeza, Spain
+105 birds+20 mammals
Where granite gorges slice through Mediterranean scrubland and cork forests cascade down Andalusian hillsides, one of Spain’s most pristine wilderness […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKSierra de Gredos Regional Park
Candeleda, Spain
+130 birds+10 mammals
Where granite peaks claw at 2,592 metres and alpine meadows give way to cork oak scrubland, Spain’s central highlands reveal […]
VIEW NATURE RESERVESierra de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama Nature Park
Frigiliana, Spain
+127 birds+24 mammals
Where limestone peaks thrust skyward between the Costa del Sol and the Axarquia plain, dramatic gorges and cascading waterfalls carve […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKSila National Park
San Giovanni in Fiore, Italy
+133 birds+17 mammals
Where ancient beech forests rise above a high Calabrian plateau, Italy’s wilderness core reveals itself in dramatic relief. At elevations […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSöderåsens National Park
Skåne län, Sweden
+130 birds+26 mammals
Dramatic limestone gorges slice through beech and oak forest where the Helge River carves its way southward across Skåne’s rolling […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSyöte National Park
Taivalkoski, Finland
+54 birds+2 mammals
Where boreal forests meet rolling fells and ancient gorges carve through weathered bedrock, Finland’s largest national park unfolds across nearly […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKTablas de Daimiel National Park
Daimiel, Spain
+137 birds+14 mammals
Where two rivers converge across a vast, flat plain in central Spain, shallow wetlands stretch toward an endless horizon—a landscape […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKTadoba National Park
Palasgaon Singru, India
+133 birds+25 mammals
Where sal forests meet open grasslands and rocky outcrops rise from red laterite soil, central India’s landscape unfolds in raw, […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKTbilisi National Park
Tezami, Georgia
150+ birds
Where the Caucasus foothills descend toward Georgia’s capital, pristine river valleys and limestone cliffs create a remarkable patchwork of habitats […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKTimanfaya National Park
Tinajo, Spain
+132 birds+5 mammals
Where volcanic stone dominates the horizon in shades of rust and charcoal, Lanzarote’s most dramatic wilderness unfolds across 13,600 hectares […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKTrialeti Planned National Park
Tbisi, Georgia
+130 birds+21 mammals
Where limestone plateaus rise above the Caucasian foothills, a mosaic of oak forests, alpine meadows, and beech woodlands creates one […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKTsentralno-Lesnoy Gosudarstvennyy Prirodnyy Biosfernyy Nature Reserve
Nelidovsky District, Russia
+82 birds+8 mammals
Ancient spruce and fir forests stretch across undulating terrain in western Russia, where primordial taiga landscape remains largely untouched by […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKUrdaibai Biosphere Reserve
Txatxarramendi, Spain
+113 birds+11 mammals
Where the Pyrenean foothills surrender to the Bay of Biscay, tidal estuaries carve through Basque limestone, creating one of Europe’s […]
VIEW BIOSPHERE RESERVEValdaysky National Park
Валдайский муниципальный округ, Russia
+122 birds+13 mammals
Where glacial lakes pierce a landscape of boreal forest and ancient hills, Russia’s Valdai region unfolds as one of Eastern […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKValmiki National Park
Ramnagar, India
+128 birds+30 mammals
Where the Himalayan foothills soften into the Ganges plains, dense sal forests rise above meandering rivers and grassland mosaics that […]
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