All 5 in 3 days here: ~30%
City
Saint Petersburg
🇷🇺 Russia
Europe, Russia 262 spp. recorded
Saint Petersburg is the fourth-most populous city in Europe, the most populous city on the Baltic Sea. As the former capital of the Russian Empire, and a historically strategic Baltic port, it is governed as a federal city. Wikipedia
59.929° N 30.319° E
🦜 Nature
262 Species sighted
40,351 Verified sightings From 2019 to 2026
Jun Best month
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
LC
Adder
Vipera berus
LC
grass snake
Natrix natrix
Eastern Slow-worm
Anguis colchica
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
🌙 Most active after dark
Challenges you can complete here
All 6 in 3 days here: ~20%
Recent sightings in Saint Petersburg
LIVEiNaturalistWhere to look
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
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Alexander Garden
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Academy of Forestry park
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Sludge sites of treatment facilities
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Yuzhno-Primorsky Park
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Kanonerskiy Island
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Park of 300th anniversary os St. Petersburg
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Moskovsky Park Pobedy
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Pulkovskiy Park
Sighting Calendar
How many species you'd see in a day
15Jan
15Feb
17Mar
25Apr
34May
41Jun
38Jul
35Aug
30Sep
22Oct
16Nov
15Dec
🏙️ City
Essentials
Green cover
Medium
Protected land
0.1%
Protected sea
0.2%
Protected areas
2
areasWildlife spots
12
spotsZoos & centres
3
placesClimate
Continental
Climate
Temp °C Rain mm
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
0.0 Good
Wallace's Line Score
How good is this city for seeing wildlife? 🦜
Biodiversity
GoodHow rich is the wildlife?
3.0
Species by taxon
🦅 Birds 298
🐒 Mammals 70
🦎 Reptiles 8
🐸 Amphibians 8
384 Total Species
679 Global average across 380 cities
20 Threatened 0 Endemic
🔭
Sighting
GoodHow likely to see animals?
3.5
🎯
Top-12 Avg Probability
64% 📊
Coverage (75 species at ≥5% of 384 in the inventory)
20% 🔀
Taxon variety in top 12 (12 bird)
0% 🌟
Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)
0 ⭐
High-prob species (>40%)
16 🏕️
Experience
GoodHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
3.3
Climate Harsh Low
Green cover Medium Medium
Protected land & sea 0.1% land · 0.2% sea Low
Protected areas 2 Medium
Wildlife spots 12 High
Zoos & centres 3 High
What visitors say
Before you go
What animals can you see in Saint Petersburg?
262 species
Saint Petersburg's urban area has 262 recorded vertebrate species. The ones wildlife watchers report most often on a given day are Hooded Crow (about 90%), Great Tit (about 90%), Rock Pigeon (about 80%), Blue Tit (about 70%) and Mallard (about 70%). Among mammals, the most-seen is Eurasian Red Squirrel (about 40%); among amphibians, European Common Frog (about 10%).
When is the best time to see wildlife in Saint Petersburg?
April to June
In those months the city's 12 most-seen species average about 70% on a given day, against about 60% in July to March.
Can you see a Hooded Crow in Saint Petersburg?
Yes
About 90% of wildlife watchers report a Hooded Crow sighting in Saint Petersburg on a given day, based on 2,976 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is March and October–November (over 90%).
Can you see a Blue Tit in Saint Petersburg?
Yes
About 70% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Tit sighting in Saint Petersburg on a given day, based on 1,584 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is December to March (about 90%).
Can you see a Great Tit in Saint Petersburg?
Yes
About 90% of wildlife watchers report a Great Tit sighting in Saint Petersburg on a given day, based on 2,340 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is November to March (over 90%).
Where in Saint Petersburg is wildlife easiest to see?
Yelagin Island
The spot where most wildlife watchers record their sightings is Yelagin Island (92 bird species recorded), followed by Alexander Garden and Academy of Forestry park. See them on the map.
Is Saint Petersburg good for wildlife watching?
3.4 out of 5
On the Wallace's Line Score, which rates each city against other cities, Saint Petersburg gets 3.4/5: 335th of 380 cities worldwide and 43rd in Europe. 17 of its species are reported by about 40% or more of wildlife watchers on a given day.
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Sources: urban area GHSL Urban Centre Database R2024A, European Commission JRC (CC BY 4.0) · protected land WDPA, UNEP-WCMC & IUCN (via GHSL) · climate NASA POWER · wildlife GBIF.org citizen-science data