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The best places in April

120 places where April is among the months with the most species.

391spp.92bird observatoryAqaba Bird ObservatoryJordanJordan14 threatened species · Best month425spp.92Ramsar wetlandKoshi Tappu Wildlife ReserveNepalNepal10 threatened species · Best month404spp.91Ramsar wetlandBishazari TalNepalNepal12 threatened species · Best month476spp.91Ramsar wetlandCaño Negro Wildlife RefugeCosta RicaCosta Rica9 threatened species · Best month349spp.90Ramsar wetlandDungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye BayUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom17 threatened species · Best month340spp.90Ramsar wetlandDelta de l'Ebre Natural ParkSpainSpain19 threatened species · Best month265spp.90Ramsar wetlandMarismas del OdielSpainSpain11 threatened species · Best month337spp.90Ramsar wetlandAiguamolls de l'Empordà Natural ParkSpainSpain18 threatened species · Best month330spp.90Ramsar wetlandGöksu DeltaTurkeyTurkey10 threatened species · Best month326spp.90Ramsar wetlandLa Albufera Natural ParkSpainSpain19 threatened species · Best month317spp.89Ramsar wetlandZwinBelgiumBelgium13 threatened species · Best month314spp.89Ramsar wetlandSihcao WetlandsTaiwanTaiwan15 threatened species · Best month354spp.89bird sanctuaryMontrose Point Bird SanctuaryUnited StatesUnited States14 threatened species · Best month302spp.89Ramsar wetlandPoda Protected AreaBulgariaBulgaria14 threatened species · Best month305spp.89Ramsar wetlandPelican Island National Wildlife RefugeUnited StatesUnited States12 threatened species · Best month302spp.89Ramsar wetlandEmiquon National Wildlife RefugeUnited StatesUnited States13 threatened species · Best month301spp.89Ramsar wetlandExe EstuaryUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom17 threatened species · Best month298spp.89Ramsar wetlandKızılırmak DeltaTurkeyTurkey11 threatened species · Best month295spp.89Ramsar wetlandQuivira National Wildlife RefugeUnited StatesUnited States15 threatened species · Best month295spp.89Ramsar wetlandCheyenne BottomsUnited StatesUnited States15 threatened species · Best month229spp.89Ramsar wetlandColne EstuaryUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom10 threatened species · Best month290spp.89Ramsar wetlandRia FormosaPortugalPortugal12 threatened species · Best month282spp.88Ramsar wetlandLake TechirghiolRomaniaRomania12 threatened species · Best month282spp.88Ramsar wetlandEstuário do TejoPortugalPortugal10 threatened species · Best month278spp.88Ramsar wetlandEl Fondo Natural ParkSpainSpain11 threatened species · Best month280spp.88Ramsar wetlandLe FanelSwitzerlandSwitzerland15 threatened species · Best month269spp.88Ramsar wetlandRutland WaterUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom13 threatened species · Best month265spp.88Ramsar wetlandSečovlje SaltworksSloveniaSlovenia12 threatened species · Best month266spp.88Ramsar wetlandSalinas del Cabo de GataSpainSpain13 threatened species · Best month261spp.88Ramsar wetlandAbberton ReservoirUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom14 threatened species · Best month298spp.88Special Protection Area for birdsPlaya de AguileraSpainSpain15 threatened species · Best month257spp.88Ramsar wetlandDe Zoom - Kalmthoutse HeideBelgiumBelgium11 threatened species · Best month255spp.88Ramsar wetlandKlingnauer StauseeSwitzerlandSwitzerland11 threatened species · Best month290spp.88Special Protection Area for birdsEl Estrecho Natural ParkSpainSpain12 threatened species · Best month253spp.88Ramsar wetlandLago di MassaciuccoliItalyItaly12 threatened species · Best month251spp.88Ramsar wetlandLaguna de la NavaSpainSpain11 threatened species · Best month249spp.87Ramsar wetlandNemunas DeltaLithuaniaLithuania13 threatened species · Best month250spp.87Ramsar wetlandBreydon WaterUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom11 threatened species · Best month249spp.87Ramsar wetlandLagoa e Areal de ValdoviñoSpainSpain11 threatened species · Best month250spp.87Ramsar wetlandLednické rybníkyCzechiaCzechia11 threatened species · Best month247spp.87Ramsar wetlandLaguna de GallocantaSpainSpain10 threatened species · Best month243spp.87Ramsar wetlandMarjal i estanys d'AlmenaraSpainSpain10 threatened species · Best month273spp.87Special Protection Area for birdsSapais de Castro Marim (Special Protection Area)PortugalPortugal10 threatened species · Best month238spp.87Ramsar wetlandNeusiedl LakeHungaryHungary11 threatened species · Best month269spp.87Special Protection Area for birdsEuropaschutzgebiet Soren, Gleggen–Köblern, Schweizer Ried und Birken–Schwarzes ZeugAustriaAustria11 threatened species · Best month301spp.87Ramsar wetlandHula ValleyIsraelIsrael9 threatened species · Best month233spp.87Ramsar wetlandValle Cavanata Nature ReserveItalyItaly13 threatened species · Best month298spp.87Ramsar wetlandHula Nature ReserveIsraelIsrael9 threatened species · Best month262spp.87Special Protection Area for birdsAltmühltal mit Brunst-Schwaigau und AltmühlseeGermanyGermany12 threatened species · Best month230spp.87Ramsar wetlandMès marshFranceFrance10 threatened species · Best month291spp.87Ramsar wetlandRia de AlvorPortugalPortugal9 threatened species · Best month227spp.87Ramsar wetlandLake FehérHungaryHungary11 threatened species · Best month227spp.87Ramsar wetlandOuse WashesUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom12 threatened species · Best month292spp.87Ramsar wetlandSwan BayAustraliaAustralia13 threatened species · Best month254spp.87Special Protection Area for birdsParaje Natural de las marismas del Río PalmonesSpainSpain10 threatened species · Best month221spp.86Ramsar wetlandLago dei MonaciItalyItaly12 threatened species · Best month220spp.86Ramsar wetlandGiske Wetlands SystemNorwayNorway14 threatened species · Best month218spp.86Ramsar wetlandKasai Marine ParkJapanJapan10 threatened species · Best month215spp.86Ramsar wetlandPevensey LevelsUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom10 threatened species · Best month212spp.86Ramsar wetlandLake ÖregHungaryHungary10 threatened species · Best month210spp.86Ramsar wetlandLake FoglianoItalyItaly11 threatened species · Best month233spp.86Special Protection Area for birdsUntersee des BodenseesGermanyGermany10 threatened species · Best month235spp.86Special Protection Area for birdsEschefelder TeicheGermanyGermany11 threatened species · Best month207spp.86Ramsar wetlandGanghwa Maehwamarum HabitatSouth KoreaSouth Korea12 threatened species · Best month203spp.86Ramsar wetlandBaldoyle BayIrelandIreland10 threatened species · Best month261spp.86Ramsar wetlandBolle di MagadinoSwitzerlandSwitzerland9 threatened species · Best month204spp.86Ramsar wetlandRoaldsand Wildlife SanctuaryNorwayNorway10 threatened species · Best month229spp.86Special Protection Area for birdsLa Breña and Marismas del Barbate Natural ParkSpainSpain12 threatened species · Best month202spp.86Ramsar wetlandRørvikvågen Wildlife SanctuaryNorwayNorway10 threatened species · Best month256spp.86Ramsar wetlandDoñana National ParkSpainSpain8 threatened species · Best month221spp.86bird sanctuaryFort WoolUnited StatesUnited States10 threatened species · Best month250spp.85Ramsar wetlandSalinas de Santa Pola Natural ParkSpainSpain9 threatened species · Best month193spp.85Ramsar wetlandYatsu-higataJapanJapan11 threatened species · Best month214spp.85Special Protection Area for birdsIsla La Deva y el Playón de BayasSpainSpain10 threatened species · Best month233spp.85Ramsar wetlandLagunas de Palos y Las MadresSpainSpain9 threatened species · Best month261spp.85Special Protection Area for birdsÉcozone du ForezFranceFrance9 threatened species · Best month225spp.85Ramsar wetlandChiemseeGermanyGermany9 threatened species · Best month251spp.84Special Protection Area for birdsLeixão da GaivotaPortugalPortugal9 threatened species · Best month220spp.84Ramsar wetlandSomerset LevelsUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom9 threatened species · Best month212spp.84Ramsar wetlandLaguna di OrbetelloItalyItaly9 threatened species · Best month237spp.84Special Protection Area for birdsEriskircher RiedGermanyGermany9 threatened species · Best month175spp.84Ramsar wetlandHigashiyoka-higataJapanJapan10 threatened species · Best month248spp.83Ramsar wetlandRiver GöksuTurkeyTurkey8 threatened species · Best month244spp.83Ramsar wetlandLarnaca Salt LakeCyprusCyprus8 threatened species · Best month243spp.83Ramsar wetlandEin Afek Nature ReserveIsraelIsrael8 threatened species · Best month242spp.83Ramsar wetlandSultan Reedy National ParkTurkeyTurkey8 threatened species · Best month213spp.83Special Protection Area for birdsSalinas y Arenales de San Pedro del PinatarSpainSpain9 threatened species · Best month241spp.83Ramsar wetlandUlcinj SaltworksMontenegroMontenegro8 threatened species · Best month225spp.83Special Protection Area for birdsMarismas de Isla CristinaSpainSpain9 threatened species · Best month376spp.83Ramsar wetlandCrooked Tree Wildlife SanctuaryBelizeBelize6 threatened species · Best month223spp.82Ramsar wetlandSimar Nature ReserveMaltaMalta8 threatened species · Best month223spp.82Ramsar wetlandWicken FenUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom8 threatened species · Best month222spp.82Important Bird AreaRdum Tal-Madonna Important Bird AreaMaltaMalta8 threatened species · Best month209spp.82Ramsar wetlandLabudovo oknoSerbiaSerbia8 threatened species · Best month269spp.82Ramsar wetlandAsh Meadows National Wildlife RefugeUnited StatesUnited States7 threatened species · Best month254spp.82Ramsar wetlandLes GrangettesSwitzerlandSwitzerland7 threatened species · Best month225spp.82Special Protection Area for birdsMindelseeGermanyGermany8 threatened species · Best month253spp.82Ramsar wetlandGediz DeltaTurkeyTurkey7 threatened species · Best month249spp.81Ramsar wetlandAzraq Wetland ReserveJordanJordan7 threatened species · Best month220spp.81Special Protection Area for birdsŠkocjanski zatokSloveniaSlovenia8 threatened species · Best month245spp.81Ramsar wetlandFuente de Piedra LagoonSpainSpain6 threatened species · Best month217spp.81Special Protection Area for birdsParaje natural del estuario del río GuadiaroSpainSpain8 threatened species · Best month186spp.81Ramsar wetlandNeretvaBosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina8 threatened species · Best month237spp.81Ramsar wetlandBrazo del esteSpainSpain6 threatened species · Best month235spp.81Ramsar wetlandUjście Warty National ParkPolandPoland7 threatened species · Best month233spp.81Ramsar wetlandBahía de Cádiz Natural ParkSpainSpain7 threatened species · Best month234spp.81Ramsar wetlandSalburuaSpainSpain7 threatened species · Best month228spp.81Ramsar wetlandDümmerGermanyGermany7 threatened species · Best month223spp.80Ramsar wetlandLake KuşTurkeyTurkey7 threatened species · Best month178spp.80Ramsar wetlandBiharugra FishpondsHungaryHungary8 threatened species · Best month280spp.80Ramsar wetlandSouss-Massa National ParkMoroccoMorocco6 threatened species · Best month245spp.80Special Protection Area for birdsÉtang de CapestangFranceFrance7 threatened species · Best month211spp.80Ramsar wetlandPunta Entinas-SabinarSpainSpain7 threatened species · Best month211spp.80Ramsar wetlandUpper Kiskunság alkaline steppesHungaryHungary7 threatened species · Best month210spp.80Ramsar wetlandComplejo endorreico de ChiclanaSpainSpain6 threatened species · Best month193spp.80Ramsar wetlandBlackwater EstuaryUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom9 threatened species · Best month233spp.80Special Protection Area for birdsCastro VerdePortugalPortugal7 threatened species · Best month203spp.80Ramsar wetlandLittle BalatonHungaryHungary7 threatened species · Best month231spp.80Special Protection Area for birdsMittlerer RammertGermanyGermany7 threatened species · Best month231spp.80Special Protection Area for birdsSchweinfurter Becken und nördliches SteigerwaldvorlandGermanyGermany7 threatened species · Best month

Best months by the number of species recorded. Migration peaks in spring and autumn in most places.

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Do you prefer beaches, lakes, mountains, waterfalls, islands, rivers, canyons, caves, dark skies, viewpoints, birdwatching or forests?

Same idea, other landscapes: field atlases built on open data, in seven languages.

beachesCoastyaFind your beach: sea temperature, sun and swimming month by month.Visit lakesLakeyasEvery lake on Earth: water temperature, ice, depth and the shore.Visit mountainsPeakyasEvery summit in 3D: summit weather, the 0 °C line, huts and trails.Visit waterfallsCascadyasEvery waterfall: height, flow month by month and when it roars.Visit islandsIslandyasEvery island from the sea up: size, sea temperature, ferries and 3D.Visit riversRiveryasEvery river from source to sea: the journey, the flow and the basin in numbers.Visit canyonsCanyonyasEvery canyon cut to scale: depth to the floor, rim and floor temperatures, trails and viewpoints.Visit cavesCavernyasEvery cave with its real depth and length: the rock above, the temperature inside all year, and how to visit.Visit dark skiesDarkskyasWhere the night is still dark: the sky of every place, the Milky Way month by month, the Moon, eclipses and auroras.Visit
viewpointsViewyasEvery viewpoint with its real 360° panorama: the peaks you can name, how far you see and where the sun sets.Coming soonVisit
birdwatchingBirdyasEvery bird sanctuary and wetland with the species recorded month by month: who is resident, who comes for the summer, who only passes through.You are here
forestsForestyaEvery forest with its land-cover rings, what grows and lives in it, and the best months to walk it.Coming soonVisit