Costa Rica is popular with birdwatchers as a place to see winged beasts. This place is home to more than 850 resident species and migrant birds. Visitors can find green macaws in Tortuguero National Park, jabiru storks in the Cano Negro Wildlife Refuge, and quetzals and hummingbirds in the Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve. They can even go rafting on the Corobicí and Bebedero rivers or hike in any of the country’s lush cloud forests to widen the bird-spotting chances. In addition to these protected areas, Costa Rica provides numerous eco-lodges and birdwatching tours that make it easy for visitors to access prime birding locations and learn from knowledgeable local guides.

2. The Galapagos Islands

 

The Galapagos Island is located 563 miles off the coast of Ecuador. It is popular for inspiring Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. His theory was based on the incredible endemism of the archipelago’s wildlife, much of which is found nowhere else on Earth. This can also be the major reason for birding destinations. There are 57 resident species, 25 are unique to the Galapagos. It includes the Galapagos flightless cormorant, the Galapagos hawk, the Galapagos short-eared owl, and the endangered Galapagos penguin. Visitors can even find a variety of seabirds.

3. Acadia National Park, Maine

 

Acadia National Park is an American national park located along the mid-section of the Maine coast, southwest of Bar Harbor. This place has an incredibly diverse landscape, ranging from wild, water-swept coastline to verdant forest and barren, rocky mountaintop. Acadia National Park has more than 300 species of birds on nearly 50,000 acres. It has 20-plus species of warblers that nest in spring and summer on Mount Desert Island however, the park is a birder’s paradise in all seasons. Famous annual avian events include the early summer Acadia Birding Festival and the Cadillac Mountain Hawk Watch in autumn.

Point Reyes National Seashore is a 71,028-acre park preserve that is located on the Point Reyes Peninsula in Marin County, California. As per the research, this national seashore park was awarded as the greatest avian diversity of any national park. It had been observed nearly 490 species, or over half of all North American bird species there. During the winter months, this place offers great flocks of waterbirds thousands strong. Visitors can head to Limantour Estero or Bolinas Lagoon to catch grebes, cormorants, pelicans, kingfishers, ducks, and more. Abbotts Lagoon is home to coots, black-shouldered kites, Caspian terns, a variety of raptors, and nests of the threatened western snowy plover. Point Reyes National Seashore hosts several annual ornithological events, such as spring’s Point Reyes Birding and Nature Festival, and the Point Reyes Christmas Bird Count.

5. Rio Grande Valley, Texas

 

Rio Grande Valley is also known as Lower Rio Grande Valley. It is a region spanning the border of Texas and Mexico located in a floodplain of the Rio Grande near its mouth. Over 500 species have been documented in subtropical areas. It unwinds across 4,200 square miles and four counties in the southernmost tip of the Lone State State. This place has birds that one won’t find anywhere, including showstoppers like the great kiskadee, the green jay, and the buff-bellied hummingbird. The birds vary by site from plain chachalacas sighted at Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley to endangered brown pelicans and piping plovers spotted at the South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center.

6. Isle of Mull

 

The Isle of Mull is the second-largest of the Inner Hebrides islands on Scotland’s majestic west coast. This destination is considered a haven for U.K.-based birders. It has 300 miles of coastline, tidal and freshwater lochs, and a mountainous interior. The famous is the island’s golden and white-tailed sea eagles. Visitors can see wading birds moorland raptors and pelagic seabirds. This island is also known for its corncrake sightings. Mull also offers a sanctuary for many other wildlife species, from red deer to otters.

7. Farne Islands

 

The Farne Islands are a group of islands off the coast of Northumberland, England. This island group consists of 28 remote islands. This place is uninhabited but can be visited on a day trip or boat-based birdwatching tour. The island’s major attraction is the seabird, with over 100,000 of them calling the Farnes home during the breeding season. Visitors can find guillemots, Arctic terns, eider ducks, and the charismatic puffin. Farne Islands are also well known for their grey seal colonies.