Plan

Where to go birding in June

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

26 destinations rated good or best in June

Białowieża Forest

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

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

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

Cairns and the Daintree

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

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

Galápagos Islands

Ecuador Galápagos Islands Fearless birds that inspired Darwin; best explored by boat.

JJanuary: Good
FFebruary: Good
MMarch: Good
AApril: Best
MMay: Best
JJune: Best
JJuly: Good
AAugust: Good
SSeptember: Good
OOctober: Good
NNovember: Good
DDecember: Good

Hawaiʻi Island forest reserves

United States Hawaiʻi Island forest reserves High-elevation forests sheltering Hawaii's surviving honeycreepers.

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

Hortobágy National Park

Hungary Hortobágy National Park Wide puszta grasslands and fishponds with bustards and huge autumn crane roosts.

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

Argentina Iguazú Falls Giant waterfalls with swifts nesting behind the spray.

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

New Zealand Kaikōura Deep water close to shore brings albatrosses within metres of boats.

JJanuary: Best
FFebruary: Best
MMarch: Best
AApril: Good
MMay: Good
JJune: Good
JJuly: Good
AAugust: Good
SSeptember: Good
OOctober: Good
NNovember: Best
DDecember: Best

Kakadu National Park

Australia Kakadu National Park Tropical floodplains and sandstone escarpments with northern specialities.

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: Good
NNovember: Poor or no data
DDecember: Poor or no data

Kakamega Forest

Kenya Kakamega Forest Kenya's only tropical rainforest: a western outlier of the Congo forests.

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: Good

Kruger National Park

South Africa Kruger National Park Classic safari birding with over 500 species and easy self-drive roads.

JJanuary: Best
FFebruary: Best
MMarch: Best
AApril: Good
MMay: Good
JJune: Good
JJuly: Good
AAugust: Good
SSeptember: Good
OOctober: Good
NNovember: Best
DDecember: Best

Lake Naivasha and the Rift Valley lakes

Kenya Lake Naivasha and the Rift Valley lakes Freshwater and soda lakes with fish eagles and, at times, flamingo flocks.

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: Best
OOctober: Good
NNovember: Poor or no data
DDecember: Good

Uganda Mabamba Swamp A papyrus swamp near Entebbe where Shoebills are searched for by canoe.

JJanuary: Best
FFebruary: Best
MMarch: Good
AApril: Good
MMay: Good
JJune: Best
JJuly: Best
AAugust: Best
SSeptember: Good
OOctober: Good
NNovember: Good
DDecember: Best

Peru Manu A single road from Andean grassland down to Amazon rainforest.

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

Mindo

Ecuador Mindo Choco cloud forest two hours from Quito: hummingbirds and antpittas.

JJanuary: Good
FFebruary: Good
MMarch: Good
AApril: Good
MMay: Good
JJune: Best
JJuly: Best
AAugust: Best
SSeptember: Best
OOctober: Good
NNovember: Good
DDecember: Good

Costa Rica Monteverde Cloud forest reserves with quetzals, bellbirds and hummingbird feeders.

JJanuary: Good
FFebruary: Good
MMarch: Best
AApril: Best
MMay: Best
JJune: Good
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: Poor or no data

Nome

United States Nome Three roads into the tundra with Siberian strays and Arctic breeders.

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: 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: Poor or no data

Botswana Okavango Delta An inland delta explored by boat and dugout for waterbirds and owls.

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

Pantanal

Brazil Pantanal The world's largest tropical wetland: macaws, storks and jaguars.

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

Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta

Colombia Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta An isolated coastal massif with more than 20 endemic birds.

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

Peru Tambopata Amazon lodges beside the world's biggest macaw clay licks.

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