Where to see
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Białowieża National Park leads · 19 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Eurasian Jay during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 3 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Plitvice Lakes National Park | 🇭🇷 Croatia | |
| 5 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 6 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 7 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 9 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 10 | Gauja National Park | 🇱🇻 Latvia | |
| 11 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 12 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 13 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 14 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 15 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 16 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 17 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 18 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 19 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Białowieża National Park
In Białowieża National Park, Poland, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Eurasian Jay sighting on a given day, the highest of the 19 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Nikko National Park and more
After Białowieża National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Eurasian Jay are in Nikko National Park (Japan, about 50%), Aigüestortes National Park (Spain, about 50%) and Plitvice Lakes National Park (Croatia, about 50%). Outside Europe, the best option is Nikko National Park in Asia (about 50%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January in Białowieża National Park (about 80%), April in Nikko National Park (about 70%) and September to November in Aigüestortes National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Eurasian Jay on a given day. Each park's Eurasian Jay page has the full month-by-month chart.
