Garden Warbler
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Garden Warbler

Sylvia borin

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Cairngorms National Park
42 Verified records at Cairngorms National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The garden warbler (Sylvia borin) is a common and widespread small bird that breeds in most of Europe and in the Palearctic to western Siberia. It is a plain, long-winged and long-tailed warbler with brown upperparts and dull white underparts; the sexes are similar and juveniles resemble the adults. Its two subspecies differ only slightly and interbreed where their ranges overlap. Due to its lack of distinguishing features, this species can be confused with a number of other unstreaked warblers. The garden warbler's rich melodic song is similar to that of the blackcap, its closest relative, which competes with it for territory when nesting in the same woodland. The preferred breeding habitat in Eurasia is open woodland with dense low cover for nesting; despite its name, gardens are rarely occupied by this small passerine bird. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Garden Warbler sighting in Cairngorms National Park, based on 42 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Cairngorms National Park

Blackcap
LC

Blackcap

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvia atricapilla

10–20% · With luck
Whitethroat

Whitethroat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvia communis

<5% · Rare
Chaffinch
LC

Chaffinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fringilla coelebs

80–90% · Very likely
European Robin
LC

European Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Erithacus rubecula

70–80% · Likely
Coal Tit
LC Endemic

Coal Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Periparus ater

60–70% · Likely
Blue Tit
LC

Blue Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanistes caeruleus

60–70% · Likely
Great Tit
LC Endemic

Great Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Parus major

60–70% · Likely
Eurasian Siskin
LC

Eurasian Siskin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Spinus spinus

50–60% · Likely
Eurasian Wren
LC Endemic

Eurasian Wren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Troglodytes troglodytes

50–60% · Likely
Eurasian Blackbird
LC Endemic

Eurasian Blackbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus merula

50–60% · Likely
Willow Warbler
LC

Willow Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phylloscopus trochilus

40–50% · Likely
Carrion Crow
LC

Carrion Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus corone

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
20–30%
2 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
10–20%
3 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
5–10%
4 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
5 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
6 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
5–10%
7 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
5–10%
8 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
5–10%
9 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
10 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
11 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
12 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
13 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
14 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
15 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
16 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
<5%
17 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
18 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
19 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
20 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
21 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
22 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
23 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
24 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
<5%
25 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
26 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
27 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
28 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
29 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
30 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
31 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
32 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
33 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
34 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
35 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
36 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
37 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
38 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
39 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
40 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
41 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
42 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
Insufficient data
43 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
44 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
45 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
46 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
47 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
48 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
49 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
50 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
51 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
52 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Insufficient data
53 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Garden Warbler in Cairngorms National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Garden Warbler sighting in Cairngorms National Park, based on 42 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Garden Warbler in Cairngorms National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Garden Warbler in Cairngorms National Park in our monthly data.

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