Where to see
Pica pica
Hemis National Park leads · 21 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Eurasian Magpie during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hemis National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Gauja National Park | 🇱🇻 Latvia | |
| 3 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 4 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 6 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 7 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 8 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 9 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 10 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 11 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 12 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 13 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 14 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 15 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 16 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 17 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 18 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 19 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 20 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 21 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Hemis National Park
In Hemis National Park, India, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Eurasian Magpie sighting on a given day, the highest of the 21 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Gauja National Park and more
After Hemis National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Eurasian Magpie are in Gauja National Park (Latvia, about 70%), Kiskunság National Park (Hungary, about 60%) and Snowdonia National Park (United Kingdom, about 60%). Outside Asia, the best option is Gauja National Park in Europe (about 70%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are February in Hemis National Park (over 90%), January–March and November in Gauja National Park (about 90%) and October and December–March in Kiskunság National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Eurasian Magpie on a given day. Each park's Eurasian Magpie page has the full month-by-month chart.
