Question 1

What are the chances of seeing a Wood Warbler in Fertő-Hanság National Park?

Accepted Answer

Rare. Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Wood Warbler sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park on a given day, based on 35 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 153rd most-seen of the 207 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

Question 2

When is the best time to see a Wood Warbler in Fertő-Hanság National Park?

Accepted Answer

April–May and August–September. In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Wood Warbler in Fertő-Hanság National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June–July and October–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 Fertő-Hanság National Park the best place to see a Wood Warbler?

Accepted Answer

9th of 18. Of the 18 parks where we can rate Wood Warbler sightings, Fertő-Hanság National Park ranks 9th at under 5%. The best odds are in Białowieża National Park (Poland, about 40%), Biebrza National Park (Poland, about 20%) and Tatra National Park (Slovakia, about 10%).

Question 5

Which relatives of the Wood Warbler live in Fertő-Hanság National Park?

Accepted Answer

Same genus: Phylloscopus. The closest relatives of the Wood Warbler that you can see in Fertő-Hanság National Park (genus Phylloscopus, Leaf Warblers) are Common Chiffchaff (about 30%) 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 Fertő-Hanság National Park (35 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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 Fertő-Hanság National Park

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Closest Relatives at Fertő-Hanság National Park

Common Chiffchaff

Willow Warbler

European Starling

White Wagtail

Barn Swallow

Hooded Crow

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Eurasian Goldfinch

Red-backed Shrike

Blackcap

Great Reed-Warbler

Sedge Warbler

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