Wetland

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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