Factual reference · Season 1, Episode 28

The Other Side of the Hedge

Recorded from 12:00 22 September 2026 to 11:59 23 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.

2026-09-22 · 12:00:25–12:59:40 BST

Common Magpie (25); Eurasian Jackdaw (64)

Detections: 89   Confidence: 43%–100%

Species activity is retained by active hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Narrative casting and exact positions are not established by species-level detections.

2026-09-22 · 13:00:03–13:59:27 BST

Eurasian Jackdaw (43); European Robin (6); Common Chiffchaff (6)

Detections: 55   Confidence: 46%–100%

Species activity is retained by active hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Narrative casting and exact positions are not established by species-level detections.

2026-09-22 · 14:01:06–14:54:48 BST

Eurasian Jackdaw (35)

Detections: 35   Confidence: 53%–99%

Species activity is retained by active hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Narrative casting and exact positions are not established by species-level detections. Nigel fly-by is from separate user visual report, not the detection total.

2026-09-22 · 15:02:30–15:58:54 BST

Eurasian Jackdaw (37)

Detections: 37   Confidence: 72%–99%

Species activity is retained by active hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Narrative casting and exact positions are not established by species-level detections.

2026-09-22 · 16:11:28–16:59:58 BST

Eurasian Jackdaw (3); European Robin (4); Common Magpie (4); Eastern Gray Squirrel (18)

Detections: 29   Confidence: 38%–99%

Species activity is retained by active hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Narrative casting and exact positions are not established by species-level detections.

2026-09-22 · 17:02:15–17:56:55 BST

Coal Tit (1); Eurasian Jackdaw (40); Long-tailed Tit (1); Common Chiffchaff (1); Common Magpie (1); Eastern Gray Squirrel (9); European Robin (1)

Detections: 54   Confidence: 45%–100%

Species activity is retained by active hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Narrative casting and exact positions are not established by species-level detections.

2026-09-22 · 18:05:27–18:57:04 BST

Eurasian Jackdaw (33); Common Chiffchaff (7); European Robin (1)

Detections: 41   Confidence: 71%–100%

Species activity is retained by active hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Narrative casting and exact positions are not established by species-level detections.

2026-09-22 · 19:06:06–19:54:36 BST

Eastern Gray Squirrel (5); European Robin (17); Eurasian Wren (1); Eurasian Blackbird (9); Tawny Owl (4)

Detections: 36   Confidence: 39%–99%

Species activity is retained by active hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Narrative casting and exact positions are not established by species-level detections.

2026-09-22 · 21:39:53–21:51:24 BST

Tawny Owl (4)

Detections: 4   Confidence: 76%–100%

Species activity is retained by active hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Narrative casting and exact positions are not established by species-level detections.

2026-09-22 · 22:09:59–22:09:59 BST

Tawny Owl (1)

Detections: 1   Confidence: 99%–99%

Species activity is retained by active hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Narrative casting and exact positions are not established by species-level detections.

2026-09-22 · 23:46:32–23:52:45 BST

Tawny Owl (12)

Detections: 12   Confidence: 83%–100%

Species activity is retained by active hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Narrative casting and exact positions are not established by species-level detections. Explicit false-positive Little Owl record excluded from species and count.

2026-09-23 · 00:18:45–00:59:18 BST

Tawny Owl (20)

Detections: 20   Confidence: 76%–100%

Species activity is retained by active hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Narrative casting and exact positions are not established by species-level detections. Explicit false-positive Little Owl record excluded from species and count.

2026-09-23 · 01:13:45–01:14:51 BST

Tawny Owl (2)

Detections: 2   Confidence: 83%–90%

Species activity is retained by active hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Narrative casting and exact positions are not established by species-level detections.

2026-09-23 · 02:08:17–02:53:41 BST

Tawny Owl (4)

Detections: 4   Confidence: 90%–98%

Species activity is retained by active hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Narrative casting and exact positions are not established by species-level detections.

2026-09-23 · 03:09:21–03:39:32 BST

Tawny Owl (17)

Detections: 17   Confidence: 50%–100%

Species activity is retained by active hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Narrative casting and exact positions are not established by species-level detections.

2026-09-23 · 05:42:35–05:55:41 BST

Tawny Owl (1); European Robin (1)

Detections: 2   Confidence: 41%–100%

Species activity is retained by active hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Narrative casting and exact positions are not established by species-level detections.

2026-09-23 · 06:01:51–06:58:09 BST

European Robin (29); Eurasian Blackbird (25); Eurasian Wren (14); Eurasian Jackdaw (2)

Detections: 70   Confidence: 36%–100%

Species activity is retained by active hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Narrative casting and exact positions are not established by species-level detections.

2026-09-23 · 07:01:12–07:58:11 BST

Eurasian Wren (1); European Robin (23); Eurasian Jackdaw (8); Eurasian Blackbird (5); Goldcrest (1)

Detections: 38   Confidence: 40%–99%

Species activity is retained by active hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Narrative casting and exact positions are not established by species-level detections.

2026-09-23 · 08:02:10–08:58:23 BST

Eurasian Jackdaw (35); European Robin (1); Goldcrest (3)

Detections: 39   Confidence: 47%–99%

Species activity is retained by active hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Narrative casting and exact positions are not established by species-level detections.

2026-09-23 · 09:00:37–09:59:01 BST

Eurasian Jackdaw (15); European Robin (4); Common Magpie (1); Rook (2); Eurasian Wren (1)

Detections: 23   Confidence: 63%–100%

Species activity is retained by active hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Narrative casting and exact positions are not established by species-level detections.

2026-09-23 · 10:08:37–10:58:44 BST

Eurasian Jackdaw (17); Eurasian Wren (2); Eastern Gray Squirrel (9)

Detections: 28   Confidence: 77%–100%

Species activity is retained by active hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Narrative casting and exact positions are not established by species-level detections.

2026-09-23 · 11:00:23–11:19:28 BST

Eurasian Jackdaw (10); Rook (1)

Detections: 11   Confidence: 61%–99%

Species activity is retained by active hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Narrative casting and exact positions are not established by species-level detections.

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