Factual reference · Season 1, Episode 7

The Heron Has an Alibi

Recorded from 12:00 1 September 2026 to 11:59 2 September 2026

The real wildlife-monitoring record behind this episode. BirdNET proposals and observations are presented with their original uncertainty notes; character assignments remain fictional.

2026-09-01 · 12:59:19-12:59:19 BST

Common Magpie

Detections: 1   Confidence: 0.97-0.97

1 valid BirdNET proposal(s) in this local hour. Repeated proposals do not establish individual counts; false-positive and explicitly non-diagnostic records are excluded.

2026-09-01 · 13:00:02-13:26:49 BST

Common Magpie; European Robin

Detections: 1; 2   Confidence: 0.77-0.97

3 valid BirdNET proposal(s) in this local hour. Repeated proposals do not establish individual counts; false-positive and explicitly non-diagnostic records are excluded.

2026-09-01 · 14:09:31-14:50:00 BST

Eurasian Jackdaw; European Robin

Detections: 3; 4   Confidence: 0.63-0.95

7 valid BirdNET proposal(s) in this local hour. Repeated proposals do not establish individual counts; false-positive and explicitly non-diagnostic records are excluded.

2026-09-01 · 15:23:16-15:51:40 BST

Eurasian Jackdaw

Detections: 3   Confidence: 0.53-0.95

3 valid BirdNET proposal(s) in this local hour. Repeated proposals do not establish individual counts; false-positive and explicitly non-diagnostic records are excluded.

2026-09-01 · 16:13:49-16:38:43 BST

Eurasian Jackdaw; European Robin

Detections: 2; 3   Confidence: 0.40-0.96

5 valid BirdNET proposal(s) in this local hour. Repeated proposals do not establish individual counts; false-positive and explicitly non-diagnostic records are excluded.

2026-09-01 · 17:28:55-17:54:37 BST

Eurasian Jackdaw; European Robin

Detections: 13; 1   Confidence: 0.76-0.99

14 valid BirdNET proposal(s) in this local hour. Repeated proposals do not establish individual counts; false-positive and explicitly non-diagnostic records are excluded.

2026-09-01 · 18:04:22-18:58:58 BST

Eurasian Jackdaw; Common Magpie; Eastern Gray Squirrel

Detections: 4; 4; 1   Confidence: 0.44-0.98

9 valid BirdNET proposal(s) in this local hour. Repeated proposals do not establish individual counts; false-positive and explicitly non-diagnostic records are excluded.

2026-09-01 · 19:03:46-19:54:10 BST

Eurasian Jackdaw; Carrion Crow

Detections: 1; 5   Confidence: 0.44-0.99

6 valid BirdNET proposal(s) in this local hour. Repeated proposals do not establish individual counts; false-positive and explicitly non-diagnostic records are excluded.

2026-09-01 · 20:00:46-20:20:19 BST

European Robin; Eurasian Wren; Carrion Crow

Detections: 5; 1; 2   Confidence: 0.49-0.84

8 valid BirdNET proposal(s) in this local hour. Repeated proposals do not establish individual counts; false-positive and explicitly non-diagnostic records are excluded.

2026-09-01 · 22:40:49-22:40:49 BST

Tawny Owl

Detections: 1   Confidence: 0.99-0.99

1 valid BirdNET proposal(s) in this local hour. Repeated proposals do not establish individual counts; false-positive and explicitly non-diagnostic records are excluded.

2026-09-01 · 23:09:57-23:29:19 BST

Tawny Owl; Grey Heron

Detections: 11; 1   Confidence: 0.82-1.00

12 valid BirdNET proposal(s) in this local hour. Repeated proposals do not establish individual counts; false-positive and explicitly non-diagnostic records are excluded.

2026-09-02 · 03:24:06-03:24:06 BST

Tawny Owl

Detections: 1   Confidence: 0.74-0.74

1 valid BirdNET proposal(s) in this local hour. Repeated proposals do not establish individual counts; false-positive and explicitly non-diagnostic records are excluded.

2026-09-02 · 04:42:35-04:47:50 BST

Tawny Owl

Detections: 4   Confidence: 1.00-1.00

4 valid BirdNET proposal(s) in this local hour. Repeated proposals do not establish individual counts; false-positive and explicitly non-diagnostic records are excluded.

2026-09-02 · 05:47:59-05:59:20 BST

European Robin

Detections: 13   Confidence: 0.55-0.96

13 valid BirdNET proposal(s) in this local hour. Repeated proposals do not establish individual counts; false-positive and explicitly non-diagnostic records are excluded.

2026-09-02 · 06:00:14-06:56:27 BST

European Robin; Eurasian Blackbird; Common Magpie; Eurasian Jackdaw

Detections: 8; 2; 2; 3   Confidence: 0.52-0.99

15 valid BirdNET proposal(s) in this local hour. Repeated proposals do not establish individual counts; false-positive and explicitly non-diagnostic records are excluded.

2026-09-02 · 07:57:03-07:59:56 BST

Long-tailed Tit

Detections: 3   Confidence: 0.81-0.98

3 valid BirdNET proposal(s) in this local hour. Repeated proposals do not establish individual counts; false-positive and explicitly non-diagnostic records are excluded.

2026-09-02 · 08:00:26-08:51:14 BST

Long-tailed Tit; European Robin; Great Tit

Detections: 4; 1; 1   Confidence: 0.36-0.95

6 valid BirdNET proposal(s) in this local hour. Repeated proposals do not establish individual counts; false-positive and explicitly non-diagnostic records are excluded.

2026-09-02 · 09:17:54-09:38:42 BST

European Robin

Detections: 3   Confidence: 0.46-0.93

3 valid BirdNET proposal(s) in this local hour. Repeated proposals do not establish individual counts; false-positive and explicitly non-diagnostic records are excluded.

2026-09-02 · 10:06:26-10:57:02 BST

European Robin; Eurasian Jackdaw

Detections: 1; 10   Confidence: 0.64-0.98

11 valid BirdNET proposal(s) in this local hour. Repeated proposals do not establish individual counts; false-positive and explicitly non-diagnostic records are excluded.

2026-09-02 · 11:01:24-11:53:15 BST

Eurasian Jackdaw; Dunnock; Common Chiffchaff

Detections: 3; 1; 1   Confidence: 0.68-0.98

5 valid BirdNET proposal(s) in this local hour. Repeated proposals do not establish individual counts; false-positive and explicitly non-diagnostic records are excluded.

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