Common Chiffchaff

Where to see

Common Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus collybita

Tatra National Park leads · 26 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Common Chiffchaff during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
~70%
2 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
~70%
3 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
~60%
4 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~60%
5 Plitvice Lakes National Park 🇭🇷 Croatia
~60%
6 Hohe Tauern National Park 🇦🇹 Austria
~50%
7 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
~50%
8 Ecrins National Park 🇫🇷 France
~50%
9 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
~50%
10 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
~40%
11 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~40%
12 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~40%
13 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~40%
14 Vanoise National Park 🇫🇷 France
~40%
15 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
~30%
16 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~30%
17 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~30%
18 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~30%
19 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~30%
20 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~30%
21 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~30%
22 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~30%
23 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
24 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~20%
25 Camargue 🇫🇷 France
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Common Chiffchaff?

Tatra National Park

In Tatra National Park, Slovakia, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Common Chiffchaff sighting on a given day, the highest of the 26 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Common Chiffchaff?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are June and July in Tatra National Park (about 90%), April and May in Białowieża National Park (about 90%) and June and August in Triglav National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Common Chiffchaff on a given day. Each park's Common Chiffchaff page has the full month-by-month chart.