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

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

Ghorepani and Poon Hill (Annapurna)

Nepal Ghorepani and Poon Hill (Annapurna) Rhododendron forest in the Annapurna foothills, with pheasants and Himalayan forest birds on a short trek from Pokhara.

JJanuary: Poor or no data
FFebruary: Poor or no data
MMarch: Best
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

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

High Island

United States High Island Coastal woods where exhausted spring migrants land after crossing the Gulf.

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

Iwokrama and the Guiana Shield

Guyana Iwokrama and the Guiana Shield Untouched forest and savanna with harpies and cock-of-the-rock.

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

Jagdishpur Reservoir

Nepal Jagdishpur Reservoir A Ramsar-listed reservoir in the western Terai with large winter flocks of ducks and Sarus Cranes nearby.

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

Kaeng Krachan National Park

Thailand Kaeng Krachan National Park Thailand's largest park: hornbills and pittas within a few hours of Bangkok.

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: Good

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

Kakum National Park

Ghana Kakum National Park Upper Guinea rainforest with a famous canopy walkway.

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: Poor or no data
NNovember: Best
DDecember: Best

Keoladeo National Park (Bharatpur)

India Keoladeo National Park (Bharatpur) A small wetland park famous for wintering cranes, storks and waterfowl.

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

Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve

Nepal Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve Floodplain grassland and the Koshi barrage: Nepal's best wetland birding and a Ramsar site.

JJanuary: Best
FFebruary: Best
MMarch: Good
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

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

Lamington National Park

Australia Lamington National Park Subtropical rainforest with lyrebirds and bowerbirds at the lodges.

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

Greece Lesvos An Aegean island where eastern Mediterranean specialities meet spring migrants.

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

Lord Howe Island

Australia Lord Howe Island A World Heritage island with a rescued endemic rail and 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

Lumbini Crane Sanctuary

Nepal Lumbini Crane Sanctuary Farmland and wetlands around the Buddha's birthplace, a stronghold of Nepal's Sarus Cranes.

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

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

Macquarie Island

Australia Macquarie Island A windswept ridge in the Southern Ocean with millions of penguins.

JJanuary: Best
FFebruary: Best
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: Poor or no data
NNovember: Best
DDecember: Best

Madagascar: Ranomafana and the spiny forest

Madagascar Madagascar: Ranomafana and the spiny forest Ground rollers and mesites found nowhere else on Earth.

JJanuary: Good
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: Best