Plan

Where to go birding

Every destination is rated month by month, so you can travel when the birds are there. Pick a month, a continent or a habitat.

80 destinations

Antarctica Antarctic Peninsula Penguin colonies among glaciers and icebergs on an expedition cruise.

JJanuary: Best
FFebruary: Best
MMarch: Good
AApril: Poor or no data
MMay: Poor or no data
JJune: Poor or no data
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Poor or no data
SSeptember: Poor or no data
OOctober: Poor or no data
NNovember: Good
DDecember: Best

Brazil Atlantic Forest of Rio de Janeiro Coastal mountains rich in Atlantic Forest endemics.

JJanuary: Poor or no data
FFebruary: Poor or no data
MMarch: Poor or no data
AApril: Poor or no data
MMay: Poor or no data
JJune: Poor or no data
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Good
SSeptember: Best
OOctober: Best
NNovember: Best
DDecember: Good

Ethiopia Bale Mountains National Park Africa's largest Afro-alpine plateau with Ethiopian endemics and wolves.

JJanuary: Best
FFebruary: Best
MMarch: Best
AApril: Good
MMay: Poor or no data
JJune: Poor or no data
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Poor or no data
SSeptember: Poor or no data
OOctober: Best
NNovember: Best
DDecember: Best

Mauritania Banc d’Arguin National Park Desert meets ocean: one of the world's great wintering sites for shorebirds.

JJanuary: Best
FFebruary: Best
MMarch: Best
AApril: Good
MMay: Poor or no data
JJune: Poor or no data
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Poor or no data
SSeptember: Good
OOctober: Best
NNovember: Best
DDecember: Best

Nepal Bardia National Park Nepal's largest lowland park: quiet sal forest, grassland and the Karnali river in the far west.

JJanuary: Good
FFebruary: Best
MMarch: Best
AApril: Best
MMay: Poor or no data
JJune: Poor or no data
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Poor or no data
SSeptember: Poor or no data
OOctober: Good
NNovember: Good
DDecember: Good

Georgia Batumi A Black Sea bottleneck where a million raptors pass each autumn.

JJanuary: Poor or no data
FFebruary: Poor or no data
MMarch: Poor or no data
AApril: Poor or no data
MMay: Poor or no data
JJune: Poor or no data
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Good
SSeptember: Best
OOctober: Good
NNovember: Poor or no data
DDecember: Poor or no data

Argentina Beagle Channel and Ushuaia The gateway to Antarctica with Patagonian forest and island seabird colonies.

JJanuary: Best
FFebruary: Best
MMarch: Best
AApril: Good
MMay: Poor or no data
JJune: Poor or no data
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Poor or no data
SSeptember: Poor or no data
OOctober: Good
NNovember: Best
DDecember: Best

Bhutan Bhutan: the Lateral Road A cross-country route through pristine Himalayan forest from Paro to Trashigang.

JJanuary: Poor or no data
FFebruary: Poor or no data
MMarch: Good
AApril: Best
MMay: Best
JJune: Poor or no data
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Poor or no data
SSeptember: Poor or no data
OOctober: Good
NNovember: Good
DDecember: Poor or no data

Poland Białowieża Forest Europe's last great lowland primeval forest: woodpecker heaven.

JJanuary: Poor or no data
FFebruary: Poor or no data
MMarch: Good
AApril: Best
MMay: Best
JJune: Best
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Poor or no data
SSeptember: Good
OOctober: Poor or no data
NNovember: Poor or no data
DDecember: Poor or no data

Australia Broome and Roebuck Bay Tropical mudflats hosting shorebirds from Siberia and Alaska.

JJanuary: Good
FFebruary: Good
MMarch: Best
AApril: Best
MMay: Poor or no data
JJune: Poor or no data
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Poor or no data
SSeptember: Best
OOctober: Best
NNovember: Best
DDecember: Good

Uganda Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Steep montane rainforest rich in Albertine Rift endemics.

JJanuary: Best
FFebruary: Best
MMarch: Poor or no data
AApril: Poor or no data
MMay: Poor or no data
JJune: Best
JJuly: Best
AAugust: Best
SSeptember: Good
OOctober: Poor or no data
NNovember: Poor or no data
DDecember: Best

Australia Cairns and the Daintree Wet tropics rainforest and Great Barrier Reef coast in one trip.

JJanuary: Poor or no data
FFebruary: Poor or no data
MMarch: Poor or no data
AApril: Poor or no data
MMay: Good
JJune: Best
JJuly: Best
AAugust: Best
SSeptember: Best
OOctober: Best
NNovember: Best
DDecember: Good

France Camargue The Rhône delta: flamingos, herons and bee-eaters among lagoons and rice fields.

JJanuary: Good
FFebruary: Good
MMarch: Poor or no data
AApril: Best
MMay: Best
JJune: Best
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Poor or no data
SSeptember: Good
OOctober: Good
NNovember: Poor or no data
DDecember: Poor or no data

United States Cape May North America's most famous migration hotspot on a funnel-shaped peninsula.

JJanuary: Poor or no data
FFebruary: Poor or no data
MMarch: Poor or no data
AApril: Poor or no data
MMay: Good
JJune: Poor or no data
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Poor or no data
SSeptember: Best
OOctober: Best
NNovember: Good
DDecember: Poor or no data

Nepal Chitwan National Park Sal forest, tall grassland and braided rivers in the Terai: the richest lowland birding in Nepal.

JJanuary: Good
FFebruary: Best
MMarch: Best
AApril: Best
MMay: Poor or no data
JJune: Poor or no data
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Poor or no data
SSeptember: Poor or no data
OOctober: Good
NNovember: Good
DDecember: Good

Romania Danube Delta Europe's largest wetland: pelicans, cormorants and reedbed warblers by boat.

JJanuary: Poor or no data
FFebruary: Poor or no data
MMarch: Poor or no data
AApril: Good
MMay: Best
JJune: Best
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Good
SSeptember: Good
OOctober: Poor or no data
NNovember: Poor or no data
DDecember: Poor or no data

Malaysia Danum Valley Primary lowland rainforest in Sabah with Bornean specialities and big canopy towers.

JJanuary: Poor or no data
FFebruary: Poor or no data
MMarch: Good
AApril: Best
MMay: Best
JJune: Best
JJuly: Best
AAugust: Best
SSeptember: Good
OOctober: Poor or no data
NNovember: Poor or no data
DDecember: Poor or no data

India Doyang Reservoir The world's largest known roost of Amur Falcons on their way to Africa.

JJanuary: Poor or no data
FFebruary: Poor or no data
MMarch: Poor or no data
AApril: Poor or no data
MMay: Poor or no data
JJune: Poor or no data
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Poor or no data
SSeptember: Poor or no data
OOctober: Best
NNovember: Best
DDecember: Poor or no data

Antarctica Drake Passage pelagic Two days at sea with albatrosses and petrels following the ship.

JJanuary: Best
FFebruary: Best
MMarch: Good
AApril: Poor or no data
MMay: Poor or no data
JJune: Poor or no data
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Poor or no data
SSeptember: Poor or no data
OOctober: Poor or no data
NNovember: Good
DDecember: Best

India Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary Eastern Himalayan forests where the Bugun Liocichla was discovered.

JJanuary: Poor or no data
FFebruary: Poor or no data
MMarch: Good
AApril: Best
MMay: Best
JJune: Poor or no data
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Poor or no data
SSeptember: Poor or no data
OOctober: Good
NNovember: Good
DDecember: Poor or no data

Japan Eastern Hokkaido Snow-covered winter scenes with dancing cranes and giant sea eagles.

JJanuary: Best
FFebruary: Best
MMarch: Good
AApril: Poor or no data
MMay: Poor or no data
JJune: Poor or no data
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Poor or no data
SSeptember: Poor or no data
OOctober: Poor or no data
NNovember: Poor or no data
DDecember: Good

United States Everglades National Park Subtropical wetlands with wading birds and Florida specialities.

JJanuary: Best
FFebruary: Best
MMarch: Best
AApril: Best
MMay: Poor or no data
JJune: Poor or no data
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Poor or no data
SSeptember: Poor or no data
OOctober: Poor or no data
NNovember: Good
DDecember: Best

Spain Extremadura Open plains and cork-oak woods for bustards, vultures and eagles.

JJanuary: Poor or no data
FFebruary: Good
MMarch: Best
AApril: Best
MMay: Best
JJune: Poor or no data
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Poor or no data
SSeptember: Good
OOctober: Good
NNovember: Poor or no data
DDecember: Poor or no data

Falkland Islands Falkland Islands Accessible albatross and penguin colonies plus two endemic birds.

JJanuary: Best
FFebruary: Best
MMarch: Good
AApril: Poor or no data
MMay: Poor or no data
JJune: Poor or no data
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Poor or no data
SSeptember: Poor or no data
OOctober: Good
NNovember: Best
DDecember: Best