Question 1

What are the chances of seeing a Wood Warbler in Beirut?

Accepted Answer

Rare. Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Wood Warbler sighting in Beirut on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 104th most-seen of the 110 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

Question 2

When is the best time to see a Wood Warbler in Beirut?

Accepted Answer

September. In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Wood Warbler in Beirut on a given day, against under 5% in October to August, the lowest months. That is one of Beirut's driest months, with about 5 mm of rain against 120 mm in January.

Question 3

What time of day is best to see a Wood Warbler?

Accepted Answer

Between 9 am and noon. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Wood Warbler sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Question 4

Is Beirut the best place to see a Wood Warbler?

Accepted Answer

26th of 36. Of the 36 cities where we can rate Wood Warbler sightings, Beirut ranks 26th at under 5%. The best odds are in Nizhny Novgorod (Russia, about 20%), Moscow (Russia, about 20%) and Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso, about 10%).

Question 5

Which relatives of the Wood Warbler live in Beirut?

Accepted Answer

Same genus: Phylloscopus. The closest relatives of the Wood Warbler that you can see in Beirut (genus Phylloscopus, Leaf Warblers) are Common Chiffchaff (about 50%) and Willow Warbler (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Question 6

Where does the Wood Warbler sighting chance come from?

Accepted Answer

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the Wood Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Beirut (5 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	~40%
2	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	~20%
3	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	~10%
4	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	~10%
5	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~10%
6	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	~10%
7	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
8	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
9	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
10	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
11	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	<5%
12	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
13	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
14	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
15	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	<5%
16	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
17	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
18	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	~20%
2	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	~20%
3	Ouagadougou	🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	~10%
4	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	~10%
5	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	~10%
6	Sofia	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	~10%
7	Maiduguri	🇳🇬 Nigeria	~10%
8	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	~10%
9	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	~10%
10	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	~10%

Wood Warbler

Sounds

Recent sightings of Wood Warbler in Beirut

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Closest Relatives at Beirut

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