Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Possible. About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Wood Warbler sighting in Moscow on a given day, based on 673 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 33rd most-seen of the 171 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

May. In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Wood Warbler in Moscow on a given day, against under 5% in August to March, the lowest months.

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 Moscow the best place to see a Wood Warbler?

Accepted Answer

Among the best. Of the 36 cities where we can rate Wood Warbler sightings, Moscow ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Nizhny Novgorod (Russia, about 20%).

Question 5

Which relatives of the Wood Warbler live in Moscow?

Accepted Answer

Same genus: Phylloscopus. The closest relatives of the Wood Warbler that you can see in Moscow (genus Phylloscopus, Leaf Warblers) are Common Chiffchaff (about 30%) and Willow Warbler (about 20%), 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 Moscow (673 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 Moscow

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Closest Relatives at Moscow

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