Where to see
Turdus philomelos
Białowieża National Park leads · 23 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Song Thrush during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Arthur's Pass National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 3 | Plitvice Lakes National Park | 🇭🇷 Croatia | |
| 4 | Aoraki Mount Cook National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 5 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 6 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 7 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 8 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 9 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 10 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 11 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 12 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 13 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 14 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 15 | Egmont National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 16 | Hohe Tauern National Park | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 17 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 18 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 19 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 20 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 21 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 22 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 23 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Białowieża National Park
In Białowieża National Park, Poland, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Song Thrush sighting on a given day, the highest of the 23 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Arthur's Pass National Park and more
After Białowieża National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Song Thrush are in Arthur's Pass National Park (New Zealand, about 60%), Plitvice Lakes National Park (Croatia, about 60%) and Aoraki Mount Cook National Park (New Zealand, about 50%). Outside Europe, the best option is Arthur's Pass National Park in Oceania (about 60%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April and May in Białowieża National Park (about 80%), August and October in Arthur's Pass National Park (about 80%) and April in Plitvice Lakes National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Song Thrush on a given day. Each park's Song Thrush page has the full month-by-month chart.
