Where can you see the Kentish Plover?
Some of the best places to see the Kentish Plover in the wild include Butrint National Park (Albania), Orang National Park (India) and Bako National Park (Malaysia) — among 63 wildlife hotspots across 21 countries, including Spain, India, the United Kingdom and China. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.
Abijata-Shalla Lakes National Park
Ethiopia
+438 birds+7 mammals
Two crater lakes of contrasting chemistry define this remote corner of Ethiopia's Rift Valley, where soda lakes and freshwater basins create a mosaic of distinct aquatic…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKAltai Tavan Bogd National Park
Tsengel, Mongolia
+146 birds+3 mammals
Where the Altai Mountains rise in jagged defiance along Mongolia's western frontier, the terrain transforms into a realm of alpine tundra, rocky plateaus, and glacier-carved valleys…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKAltun Mountain National Nature Reserve
Jiuquan, China
+32 birds
Where the Altun Mountains rise across the high desert basin of northwestern China, one encounters a landscape shaped by extremes—cold, aridity, and relentless altitude. Spanning over…
VIEW NATURE RESERVEAsinara National Park
Porto Torres, Italy
+103 birds+5 mammals
Rocky limestone cliffs plunge toward the Tyrrhenian Sea where Dell'Asinara National Park guards a slender island sanctuary off Sardinia's northwestern coast. The park's terrain is a…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBako National Park
Kuching, Malaysia
+210 birds+17 mammals
Weathered sandstone cliffs rise dramatically from the South China Sea, their ochre faces sculpted by millennia of wind and tide into a landscape of extraordinary geological…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBandhavgarh National Park
Garhpuri, India
+285 birds+17 mammals
Where granite ridges rise dramatically above sal and bamboo forests, one of India's most pristine tiger reserves unfolds across the Vindhyan plateau. Ancient rock formations tower…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBandipur National Park
Hirehalli, India
+302 birds+19 mammals
Where the Western Ghats descend into the Deccan plateau, ancient deciduous forests blanket a landscape carved by the Nugu River. Bandipur unfolds across 880 square kilometres…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKButrint National Park
Vagalat, Albania
+140 birds+3 mammals
Where the Ionian coast meets ancient alluvial plains, Butrint National Park spans a landscape of extraordinary ecological complexity that has shaped human settlement for three millennia.…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park
San José, Spain
+274 birds+11 mammals
Where volcanic ridges plunge toward the Mediterranean, Cabo de Gata-Níjar Nature Park unfolds across one of Europe's most arid coastlines, a landscape sculpted by tectonic violence…
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