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

United States Magee Marsh A lakeshore boardwalk famous for close-up warblers every May.

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

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

New Zealand subantarctic islands

New Zealand New Zealand subantarctic islands Auckland and Campbell Islands: albatross nests among megaherbs.

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: Good
DDecember: Best

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

Patagonia: Torres del Paine

Chile Patagonia: Torres del Paine Wind-swept steppe and southern beech forest under granite towers.

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

Nepal Phulchoki Hill The highest hill around Kathmandu, with oak and rhododendron forest from Godavari to the 2,782 m summit.

JJanuary: Good
FFebruary: Good
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: Good

Pipeline Road (Soberanía National Park)

Panama Pipeline Road (Soberanía National Park) A forest track near Panama City with antbirds and motmots.

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: Good
NNovember: Good
DDecember: Good

Point Pelee National Park

Canada Point Pelee National Park The southern tip of mainland Canada: a spring migrant trap on Lake Erie.

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

Antarctica Ross Sea The most remote Antarctic cruise: Adélie colonies and historic huts.

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: Poor or no data
DDecember: Poor or no data

Rudong mudflats

China Rudong mudflats Vast Yellow Sea tidal flats: a critical stopover for the world's rarest shorebirds.

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

Sagarmatha National Park

Nepal Sagarmatha National Park The Everest region: high-altitude birding on the trek from Namche Bazaar towards the highest mountain on Earth.

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

Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park

Nepal Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park Forested hills on Kathmandu's northern rim: an easy day out for Nepal's only endemic, the Spiny Babbler.

JJanuary: Good
FFebruary: Good
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: Good

Shuklaphanta National Park

Nepal Shuklaphanta National Park Vast 'phanta' grasslands in the far west, one of South Asia's best sites for grassland specialities.

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

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

Sinharaja Forest Reserve

Sri Lanka Sinharaja Forest Reserve Rainforest home to most of Sri Lanka's endemic birds and famous mixed flocks.

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

Snow Hill Island

Antarctica Snow Hill Island An Emperor Penguin colony reached by icebreaker and helicopter.

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: Good

South Georgia South Georgia Beaches packed with King Penguins and breeding albatrosses.

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

Southeast Arizona

United States Southeast Arizona Sky islands where Mexican specialities reach the United States.

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

Stewart Island (Rakiura)

New Zealand Stewart Island (Rakiura) Forest, beaches and predator-free Ulva Island with confiding endemics.

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

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