Where to see
Motacilla cinerea
Horton Plains National Park leads · 40 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Grey Wagtail during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Plitvice Lakes National Park | 🇭🇷 Croatia | |
| 3 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 5 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 6 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 9 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 10 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 11 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 12 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 14 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 15 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 16 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 17 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 18 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 19 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 20 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 21 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 22 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 23 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 24 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 25 | Hohe Tauern National Park | 🇦🇹 Austria |
Horton Plains National Park
In Horton Plains National Park, Sri Lanka, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Grey Wagtail sighting on a given day, the highest of the 40 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Plitvice Lakes National Park and more
After Horton Plains National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Grey Wagtail are in Plitvice Lakes National Park (Croatia, about 60%), Aigüestortes National Park (Spain, about 40%) and Tatra National Park (Slovakia, about 40%). Outside Asia, the best options are Plitvice Lakes National Park in Europe (about 60%) and Kaeng Krachan National Park in Southeast Asia (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are October to March in Horton Plains National Park (about 70%), March, June–July and October–November in Plitvice Lakes National Park (about 60%) and June in Aigüestortes National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Grey Wagtail on a given day. Each park's Grey Wagtail page has the full month-by-month chart.
