European Stonechat

Where to see

European Stonechat

Saxicola rubicola

Kiskunság National Park leads · 10 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

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

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~60%
2 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~60%
3 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~40%
4 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~40%
5 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~30%
6 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~30%
7 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~30%
8 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~30%
9 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
10 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a European Stonechat?

Kiskunság National Park

In Kiskunság National Park, Hungary, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a European Stonechat sighting on a given day, the highest of the 10 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a European Stonechat?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are March and June in Kiskunság National Park (about 80%), December and January in Doñana National Park (about 80%) and October to December in Monfragüe National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a European Stonechat on a given day. Each park's European Stonechat page has the full month-by-month chart.