Wood Pigeon

Where to see

Wood Pigeon

Columba palumbus

Cairngorms National Park leads · 23 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

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

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1 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~80%
2 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~60%
3 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~60%
4 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~60%
5 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
~60%
6 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~60%
7 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
~60%
8 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~50%
9 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~50%
10 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~50%
11 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~50%
12 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
~50%
13 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~40%
14 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~40%
15 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~40%
16 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~30%
17 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~30%
18 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~30%
19 Plitvice Lakes National Park 🇭🇷 Croatia
~30%
20 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
~30%
21 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
~20%
22 Camargue 🇫🇷 France
~20%
23 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Wood Pigeon?

Cairngorms National Park

In Cairngorms National Park, United Kingdom, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Wood Pigeon sighting on a given day, the highest of the 23 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Wood Pigeon?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are August in Cairngorms National Park (about 90%), March and April in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (about 70%) and April and June–September in Kiskunság National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Wood Pigeon on a given day. Each park's Wood Pigeon page has the full month-by-month chart.