Wood warbler migration Phylloscopus sibilatrix
▶ Follow the wood warbler across the big globe
Press ▶ to play the year. Line: a simplified typical route, joining the main cluster of GBIF records in each month (adjusted for observer effort).
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| Scientific name | Phylloscopus sibilatrix |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 22 cm |
| Adult weight | 10 g (adult) |
| IUCN status | Least concern |
| Records mapped | 382,229 (GBIF) |
| GPS / geolocator tracks | none with an open licence yet |
Facts from Wikidata Q27075477 (CC0).
When does the wood warbler arrive in the UK?
Only 8,940 UK records in the GBIF data used here, too few to say when it arrives.
Migration in the data
382,229 GBIF records (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 licences only) are mapped here, in 1.41° grid cells, month by month.
In Europe and Africa, the centre of the records (adjusted for observer effort) is furthest north in June (about 56°N) and furthest south in January (about 7°N).
Month by month: centre of records in Europe and Africa
| Month | Centre (latitude) | South of the Equator |
|---|---|---|
| January | 7°N | 1% |
| February | 11°N | 3% |
| March | 27°N | 3% |
| April | 44°N | 0% |
| May | 52°N | 0% |
| June | 56°N | 0% |
| July | 56°N | 0% |
| August | 49°N | 0% |
| September | 42°N | 0% |
| October | 30°N | 1% |
| November | 11°N | 0% |
| December | 8°N | 0% |
Tracked birds
No openly licensed (CC0 / CC BY) tracking data package for this species was found in the Movebank Data Repository yet, so only records are shown.
About the wood warbler
The wood warbler is a common and widespread leaf warbler which breeds throughout northern and temperate Europe, and just into the extreme west of Asian Russia in the southern Ural Mountains. It is strongly migratory and the entire population winters in tropical Africa.
From the Wikipedia article “Wood warbler” (revision 1315227310), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sources
GBIF occurrence records, licence CC0 1.0 or CC BY 4.0 only, observations only (no specimens), filtered with: taxonKey=8128385&license=CC0_1_0&license=CC_BY_4_0&occurrenceStatus=PRESENT&hasGeospatialIssue=false&basisOfRecord=HUMAN_OBSERVATION&basisOfRecord=MACHINE_OBSERVATION&basisOfRecord=OBSERVATION. Monthly queries: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec. GBIF.org (23 October 2026) occurrence data accessed via the GBIF API; a GBIF download DOI is still to be added. Contributing datasets.