Factual reference · Season 1, Episode 40
The Question
Recorded from 12:00 4 October 2026 to 11:59 5 October 2026
The real wildlife-monitoring record behind this episode. BirdNET proposals and observations are presented with their original uncertainty notes; character assignments remain fictional.
16 hourly records · 488 included detections · 0 excluded false positives. Counts are detections, not individual animals.
2026-10-04 · 12:04:10–12:58:05 BST
Eurasian Jackdaw (36); Coal Tit (1); Eurasian Wren (2); Common Magpie (1); European Robin (16)
Detections: 56 Confidence: 44%–100%
Species activity retained by active hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Non-owl named identities and exact positions are not established by species-level detections.
Reviewer notes: No BirdNET reviewer comment supplied
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Scientific names: Eurasian Jackdaw: Coloeus monedula; Coal Tit: Periparus ater; Eurasian Wren: Troglodytes troglodytes; Common Magpie: Pica pica; European Robin: Erithacus rubecula
UTC: 2026-10-04 11:04:10 UTC–2026-10-04 11:58:05 UTC
Caller identity: Species-level only; named cast identity not established by detection
Likely individuals: Individual count unresolved unless separately reviewed
Overlapping windows: Overlapping recordings may represent the same animal(s)
Weather: Clouds, partlycloudy_day, 12.9°C, wind 3.3 m/s, humidity 69%, moon Last Quarter 39.2%
2026-10-04 · 13:01:05–13:57:59 BST
Eurasian Nuthatch (5); Goldcrest (4); Eurasian Jay (2); European Robin (4); Common Magpie (1); Eurasian Jackdaw (50)
Detections: 66 Confidence: 34%–99%
Species activity retained by active hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Non-owl named identities and exact positions are not established by species-level detections.
Reviewer notes: No BirdNET reviewer comment supplied
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Scientific names: Eurasian Nuthatch: Sitta europaea; Goldcrest: Regulus regulus; Eurasian Jay: Garrulus glandarius; European Robin: Erithacus rubecula; Common Magpie: Pica pica; Eurasian Jackdaw: Coloeus monedula
UTC: 2026-10-04 12:01:05 UTC–2026-10-04 12:57:59 UTC
Caller identity: Species-level only; named cast identity not established by detection
Likely individuals: Individual count unresolved unless separately reviewed
Overlapping windows: Overlapping recordings may represent the same animal(s)
Weather: Clouds, cloudy, 14.2°C, wind 3.6 m/s, humidity 69%, moon Last Quarter 39.2%
2026-10-04 · 14:00:04–14:59:50 BST
Eurasian Jackdaw (55); Common Magpie (2); European Robin (4)
Detections: 61 Confidence: 58%–100%
Species activity retained by active hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Non-owl named identities and exact positions are not established by species-level detections.
Reviewer notes: No BirdNET reviewer comment supplied
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Scientific names: Eurasian Jackdaw: Coloeus monedula; Common Magpie: Pica pica; European Robin: Erithacus rubecula
UTC: 2026-10-04 13:00:04 UTC–2026-10-04 13:59:50 UTC
Caller identity: Species-level only; named cast identity not established by detection
Likely individuals: Individual count unresolved unless separately reviewed
Overlapping windows: Overlapping recordings may represent the same animal(s)
Weather: Clouds, cloudy, 15.3°C, wind 4 m/s, humidity 73%, moon Last Quarter 39.2%
2026-10-04 · 15:00:02–15:46:41 BST
Eurasian Jackdaw (37); European Robin (1); Long-tailed Tit (1)
Detections: 39 Confidence: 70%–99%
Species activity retained by active hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Non-owl named identities and exact positions are not established by species-level detections.
Reviewer notes: No BirdNET reviewer comment supplied
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Scientific names: Eurasian Jackdaw: Coloeus monedula; European Robin: Erithacus rubecula; Long-tailed Tit: Aegithalos caudatus
UTC: 2026-10-04 14:00:02 UTC–2026-10-04 14:46:41 UTC
Caller identity: Species-level only; named cast identity not established by detection
Likely individuals: Individual count unresolved unless separately reviewed
Overlapping windows: Overlapping recordings may represent the same animal(s)
Weather: Clouds, cloudy, 16°C, wind 3.9 m/s, humidity 75%, moon Last Quarter 39.2%
2026-10-04 · 16:07:13–16:58:53 BST
Eurasian Jackdaw (8); European Robin (3)
Detections: 11 Confidence: 62%–97%
Species activity retained by active hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Non-owl named identities and exact positions are not established by species-level detections.
Reviewer notes: No BirdNET reviewer comment supplied
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Scientific names: Eurasian Jackdaw: Coloeus monedula; European Robin: Erithacus rubecula
UTC: 2026-10-04 15:07:13 UTC–2026-10-04 15:58:53 UTC
Caller identity: Species-level only; named cast identity not established by detection
Likely individuals: Individual count unresolved unless separately reviewed
Overlapping windows: Overlapping recordings may represent the same animal(s)
Weather: Clouds, cloudy, 16.1°C, wind 4.3 m/s, humidity 77%, moon Last Quarter 39.2%
2026-10-04 · 17:00:20–17:59:41 BST
European Robin (19); Eurasian Jackdaw (10); European Goldfinch (1)
Detections: 30 Confidence: 38%–99%
Species activity retained by active hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Non-owl named identities and exact positions are not established by species-level detections.
Reviewer notes: No BirdNET reviewer comment supplied
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Scientific names: European Robin: Erithacus rubecula; Eurasian Jackdaw: Coloeus monedula; European Goldfinch: Carduelis carduelis
UTC: 2026-10-04 16:00:20 UTC–2026-10-04 16:59:41 UTC
Caller identity: Species-level only; named cast identity not established by detection
Likely individuals: Individual count unresolved unless separately reviewed
Overlapping windows: Overlapping recordings may represent the same animal(s)
Weather: Clouds, cloudy, 16°C, wind 4.7 m/s, humidity 82%, moon Last Quarter 39.2%
2026-10-04 · 18:00:35–18:57:31 BST
Eurasian Jackdaw (11); Common Magpie (1); European Robin (37); Goldcrest (4); Eurasian Blackbird (6); Eurasian Wren (1)
Detections: 60 Confidence: 47%–99%
Species activity retained by active hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Non-owl named identities and exact positions are not established by species-level detections.
Reviewer notes: No BirdNET reviewer comment supplied
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Scientific names: Eurasian Jackdaw: Coloeus monedula; Common Magpie: Pica pica; European Robin: Erithacus rubecula; Goldcrest: Regulus regulus; Eurasian Blackbird: Turdus merula; Eurasian Wren: Troglodytes troglodytes
UTC: 2026-10-04 17:00:35 UTC–2026-10-04 17:57:31 UTC
Caller identity: Species-level only; named cast identity not established by detection
Likely individuals: Individual count unresolved unless separately reviewed
Overlapping windows: Overlapping recordings may represent the same animal(s)
Weather: Clouds, cloudy, 15.3°C, wind 4 m/s, humidity 88%, moon Last Quarter 39.2%
2026-10-04 · 19:02:26–19:14:31 BST
European Robin (6)
Detections: 6 Confidence: 35%–96%
Species activity retained by active hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Non-owl named identities and exact positions are not established by species-level detections.
Reviewer notes: No BirdNET reviewer comment supplied
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Scientific names: European Robin: Erithacus rubecula
UTC: 2026-10-04 18:02:26 UTC–2026-10-04 18:14:31 UTC
Caller identity: Species-level only; named cast identity not established by detection
Likely individuals: Individual count unresolved unless separately reviewed
Overlapping windows: Overlapping recordings may represent the same animal(s)
Weather: Clouds, cloudy, 15°C, wind 3.7 m/s, humidity 91%, moon Last Quarter 39.2%
2026-10-05 · 00:00:09–00:14:58 BST
Tawny Owl (11)
Detections: 11 Confidence: 75%–100%
Species activity retained by active hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Non-owl named identities and exact positions are not established by species-level detections. Raw Little Owl classifications reidentified as Tawny Owl per user instruction: 22861, 22865, 22866.
Reviewer notes: No BirdNET reviewer comment supplied | User instruction for S01E40: all owl records in this window are one female; narrative identity Marjorie. Raw Little Owl labels are Tawny Owls.
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Scientific names: Tawny Owl: Strix aluco
UTC: 2026-10-04 23:00:09 UTC–2026-10-04 23:14:58 UTC
Caller identity: Marjorie (user-provided narrative identity)
Likely individuals: One female owl per user correction; other species individual counts unresolved
Overlapping windows: Overlapping recordings may represent the same animal(s)
Weather: Clouds, cloudy, 13.8°C, wind 4.4 m/s, humidity 95%, moon Last Quarter 39.2%
2026-10-05 · 03:35:04–03:42:46 BST
Tawny Owl (11)
Detections: 11 Confidence: 70%–100%
Species activity retained by active hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Non-owl named identities and exact positions are not established by species-level detections. Raw Little Owl classifications reidentified as Tawny Owl per user instruction: 22876, 22879.
Reviewer notes: No BirdNET reviewer comment supplied | User instruction for S01E40: all owl records in this window are one female; narrative identity Marjorie. Raw Little Owl labels are Tawny Owls.
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Scientific names: Tawny Owl: Strix aluco
UTC: 2026-10-05 02:35:04 UTC–2026-10-05 02:42:46 UTC
Caller identity: Marjorie (user-provided narrative identity)
Likely individuals: One female owl per user correction; other species individual counts unresolved
Overlapping windows: Overlapping recordings may represent the same animal(s)
Weather: Clouds, cloudy, 13.3°C, wind 4.8 m/s, humidity 95%, moon Waning Crescent 28.5%
2026-10-05 · 06:35:06–06:59:48 BST
European Robin (17); Eurasian Blackbird (7); Eurasian Wren (5)
Detections: 29 Confidence: 45%–98%
Species activity retained by active hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Non-owl named identities and exact positions are not established by species-level detections.
Reviewer notes: No BirdNET reviewer comment supplied
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Scientific names: European Robin: Erithacus rubecula; Eurasian Blackbird: Turdus merula; Eurasian Wren: Troglodytes troglodytes
UTC: 2026-10-05 05:35:06 UTC–2026-10-05 05:59:48 UTC
Caller identity: Species-level only; named cast identity not established by detection
Likely individuals: Individual count unresolved unless separately reviewed
Overlapping windows: Overlapping recordings may represent the same animal(s)
Weather: Clouds, partlycloudy_day, 13.3°C, wind 5.2 m/s, humidity 95%, moon Waning Crescent 28.5%
2026-10-05 · 07:00:19–07:55:55 BST
European Robin (12); Eurasian Blackbird (1); Dunnock (4); Eurasian Jackdaw (3); Eastern Gray Squirrel (7); Eurasian Jay (1); Common Buzzard (1)
Detections: 29 Confidence: 49%–100%
Species activity retained by active hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Non-owl named identities and exact positions are not established by species-level detections.
Reviewer notes: No BirdNET reviewer comment supplied
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Scientific names: European Robin: Erithacus rubecula; Eurasian Blackbird: Turdus merula; Dunnock: Prunella modularis; Eurasian Jackdaw: Coloeus monedula; Eastern Gray Squirrel: Sciurus carolinensis; Eurasian Jay: Garrulus glandarius; Common Buzzard: Buteo buteo
UTC: 2026-10-05 06:00:19 UTC–2026-10-05 06:55:55 UTC
Caller identity: Species-level only; named cast identity not established by detection
Likely individuals: Individual count unresolved unless separately reviewed
Overlapping windows: Overlapping recordings may represent the same animal(s)
Weather: Clouds, partlycloudy_day, 13.3°C, wind 5.2 m/s, humidity 95%, moon Waning Crescent 28.5%
2026-10-05 · 08:00:52–08:52:46 BST
European Robin (15); Eastern Gray Squirrel (2); Common Magpie (2); Eurasian Jackdaw (16)
Detections: 35 Confidence: 56%–100%
Species activity retained by active hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Non-owl named identities and exact positions are not established by species-level detections.
Reviewer notes: No BirdNET reviewer comment supplied
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Scientific names: European Robin: Erithacus rubecula; Eastern Gray Squirrel: Sciurus carolinensis; Common Magpie: Pica pica; Eurasian Jackdaw: Coloeus monedula
UTC: 2026-10-05 07:00:52 UTC–2026-10-05 07:52:46 UTC
Caller identity: Species-level only; named cast identity not established by detection
Likely individuals: Individual count unresolved unless separately reviewed
Overlapping windows: Overlapping recordings may represent the same animal(s)
Weather: Clouds, cloudy, 13.7°C, wind 5.4 m/s, humidity 94%, moon Waning Crescent 28.5%
2026-10-05 · 09:01:10–09:48:20 BST
Eurasian Jackdaw (22); European Robin (2)
Detections: 24 Confidence: 62%–100%
Species activity retained by active hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Non-owl named identities and exact positions are not established by species-level detections.
Reviewer notes: No BirdNET reviewer comment supplied
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Scientific names: Eurasian Jackdaw: Coloeus monedula; European Robin: Erithacus rubecula
UTC: 2026-10-05 08:01:10 UTC–2026-10-05 08:48:20 UTC
Caller identity: Species-level only; named cast identity not established by detection
Likely individuals: Individual count unresolved unless separately reviewed
Overlapping windows: Overlapping recordings may represent the same animal(s)
Weather: Clouds, cloudy, 14.7°C, wind 6.3 m/s, humidity 91%, moon Waning Crescent 28.5%
2026-10-05 · 10:05:29–10:53:56 BST
Eurasian Jackdaw (10); Eurasian Wren (1)
Detections: 11 Confidence: 53%–99%
Species activity retained by active hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Non-owl named identities and exact positions are not established by species-level detections.
Reviewer notes: No BirdNET reviewer comment supplied
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Scientific names: Eurasian Jackdaw: Coloeus monedula; Eurasian Wren: Troglodytes troglodytes
UTC: 2026-10-05 09:05:29 UTC–2026-10-05 09:53:56 UTC
Caller identity: Species-level only; named cast identity not established by detection
Likely individuals: Individual count unresolved unless separately reviewed
Overlapping windows: Overlapping recordings may represent the same animal(s)
Weather: Clouds, cloudy, 15.5°C, wind 5.6 m/s, humidity 89%, moon Waning Crescent 28.5%
2026-10-05 · 11:04:42–11:43:14 BST
Eurasian Jackdaw (8); European Robin (1)
Detections: 9 Confidence: 56%–97%
Species activity retained by active hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Non-owl named identities and exact positions are not established by species-level detections.
Reviewer notes: No BirdNET reviewer comment supplied
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Scientific names: Eurasian Jackdaw: Coloeus monedula; European Robin: Erithacus rubecula
UTC: 2026-10-05 10:04:42 UTC–2026-10-05 10:43:14 UTC
Caller identity: Species-level only; named cast identity not established by detection
Likely individuals: Individual count unresolved unless separately reviewed
Overlapping windows: Overlapping recordings may represent the same animal(s)
Weather: Clouds, cloudy, 16.1°C, wind 6.7 m/s, humidity 86%, moon Waning Crescent 28.5%