Factual reference · Season 1, Episode 49

The Woman in Red Beakstick

Recorded from 12:00 13 October 2026 to 11:59 14 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.

18 hourly records · 204 included detections · 1 excluded false positives. Counts are detections, not individual animals.

2026-10-13 · 12:47:40–12:48:06 BST

European Robin (2)

Detections: 2   Confidence: 89%–94%

Retained species activity grouped by hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Non-owl named identities and exact positions are not established by species-level detections.

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Scientific names: European Robin: Erithacus rubecula

UTC: 2026-10-13 11:47:40 UTC–2026-10-13 11:48:06 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: Clear, clearsky_day, 15.4°C, wind 8.1 m/s, humidity 63%, moon Waxing Crescent 8.8%

2026-10-13 · 13:22:39–13:56:12 BST

Eurasian Jackdaw (3); Eurasian Wren (3)

Detections: 6   Confidence: 69%–98%

Retained species activity grouped by hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Non-owl named identities and exact positions are not established by species-level detections.

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Scientific names: Eurasian Jackdaw: Coloeus monedula; Eurasian Wren: Troglodytes troglodytes

UTC: 2026-10-13 12:22:39 UTC–2026-10-13 12:56:12 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: Clear, clearsky_day, 15.4°C, wind 8.1 m/s, humidity 63%, moon Waxing Crescent 8.8%

2026-10-13 · 14:11:24–14:48:06 BST

Eurasian Jackdaw (10); European Robin (1)

Detections: 11   Confidence: 66%–99%

Retained species activity grouped by hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Non-owl named identities and exact positions are not established by species-level detections.

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Scientific names: Eurasian Jackdaw: Coloeus monedula; European Robin: Erithacus rubecula

UTC: 2026-10-13 13:11:24 UTC–2026-10-13 13:48:06 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: Clear, fair_day, 15.6°C, wind 8.5 m/s, humidity 62%, moon Waxing Crescent 8.8%

2026-10-13 · 15:23:27–15:56:06 BST

Eurasian Jackdaw (3); European Robin (1)

Detections: 4   Confidence: 84%–98%

Retained species activity grouped by hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Non-owl named identities and exact positions are not established by species-level detections.

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Scientific names: Eurasian Jackdaw: Coloeus monedula; European Robin: Erithacus rubecula

UTC: 2026-10-13 14:23:27 UTC–2026-10-13 14:56:06 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: Clear, fair_day, 15°C, wind 8.5 m/s, humidity 64%, moon Waxing Crescent 8.8%

2026-10-13 · 16:13:02–16:43:29 BST

Eurasian Jackdaw (3); Rook (1)

Detections: 4   Confidence: 87%–96%

Retained species activity grouped by hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Non-owl named identities and exact positions are not established by species-level detections.

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Scientific names: Eurasian Jackdaw: Coloeus monedula; Rook: Corvus frugilegus

UTC: 2026-10-13 15:13:02 UTC–2026-10-13 15:43:29 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: Clear, fair_day, 14.6°C, wind 8 m/s, humidity 65%, moon Waxing Crescent 8.8%

2026-10-13 · 17:15:26–17:57:51 BST

Dunnock (1); Eurasian Jackdaw (4); Redwing (1)

Detections: 6   Confidence: 60%–96%

Retained species activity grouped by hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Non-owl named identities and exact positions are not established by species-level detections.

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Scientific names: Dunnock: Prunella modularis; Eurasian Jackdaw: Coloeus monedula; Redwing: Turdus iliacus

UTC: 2026-10-13 16:15:26 UTC–2026-10-13 16:57:51 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, 14°C, wind 6.9 m/s, humidity 68%, moon Waxing Crescent 8.8%

2026-10-13 · 18:00:00–18:07:26 BST

Eurasian Jackdaw (6)

Detections: 6   Confidence: 82%–99%

Retained species activity grouped by hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Non-owl named identities and exact positions are not established by species-level detections.

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Scientific names: Eurasian Jackdaw: Coloeus monedula

UTC: 2026-10-13 17:00:00 UTC–2026-10-13 17:07:26 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_night, 13°C, wind 6.3 m/s, humidity 71%, moon Waxing Crescent 8.8%

2026-10-13 · 19:59:47–19:59:47 BST

Tawny Owl (1)

Detections: 1   Confidence: 97%–97%

Retained species activity grouped by hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Non-owl named identities and exact positions are not established by species-level detections. Complete owl reviewer comments are preserved; Science constrains uncertainty and Narrative supplies cast.

Reviewer notes: 19:59:47 #26214: Science: F?. Single female-type caller; sustained squeaky-type call sequence begins. Narrative: Marlboro.

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Scientific names: Tawny Owl: Strix aluco

UTC: 2026-10-13 18:59:47 UTC–2026-10-13 18:59:47 UTC

Caller identity: Marlboro (reviewer narrative comments)

Likely individuals: Reviewed owl comments distinguish only the stated caller type(s); overlapping clips do not establish extra individuals

Overlapping windows: Overlapping recordings may represent the same animal(s)

Weather: Clear, fair_night, 11.7°C, wind 6 m/s, humidity 74%, moon Waxing Crescent 8.8%

2026-10-13 · 20:00:05–20:03:57 BST

Tawny Owl (9)

Detections: 9   Confidence: 84%–99%

Retained species activity grouped by hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Non-owl named identities and exact positions are not established by species-level detections. Complete owl reviewer comments are preserved; Science constrains uncertainty and Narrative supplies cast.

Reviewer notes: 20:00:05 #26215: Science: F?. Single female-type caller; coherent continuation of squeaky-type female bout. Narrative: Marlboro. | 20:00:42 #26216: Science: F?. Single female-type caller; coherent continuation of squeaky-type female bout. Narrative: Marlboro. | 20:01:15 #26217: Science: F?. Single female-type caller; coherent continuation of squeaky-type female bout. Narrative: Marlboro. | 20:01:30 #26218: Science: F?. Single female-type caller; coherent continuation of squeaky-type female bout. Narrative: Marlboro. | 20:02:02 #26219: Science: F?. Single female-type caller; coherent continuation of squeaky-type female bout. Narrative: Marlboro. | 20:02:20 #26220: Science: F?. Single female-type caller; coherent continuation of squeaky-type female bout. Narrative: Marlboro. | 20:02:53 #26221: Science: F?. Single female-type caller; coherent continuation of squeaky-type female bout. Narrative: Marlboro. | 20:03:35 #26222: Science: F?. Single female-type caller; coherent continuation of squeaky-type female bout. Narrative: Marlboro. | 20:03:57 #26223: Science: F?. Single female-type caller; end of sustained squeaky-type female bout. Narrative: Marlboro.

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Scientific names: Tawny Owl: Strix aluco

UTC: 2026-10-13 19:00:05 UTC–2026-10-13 19:03:57 UTC

Caller identity: Marlboro (reviewer narrative comments)

Likely individuals: Reviewed owl comments distinguish only the stated caller type(s); overlapping clips do not establish extra individuals

Overlapping windows: Overlapping recordings may represent the same animal(s)

Weather: Clear, fair_night, 11.7°C, wind 6 m/s, humidity 74%, moon Waxing Crescent 8.8%

2026-10-13 · 22:54:42–22:54:42 BST

Tawny Owl (1)

Detections: 1   Confidence: 97%–97%

Retained species activity grouped by hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Non-owl named identities and exact positions are not established by species-level detections. Complete owl reviewer comments are preserved; Science constrains uncertainty and Narrative supplies cast.

Reviewer notes: 22:54:42 #26224: Science: F?. Single female-type caller; later female activity, not securely attributable to the earlier squeaky stream. Narrative: Marjorie.

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Scientific names: Tawny Owl: Strix aluco

UTC: 2026-10-13 21:54:42 UTC–2026-10-13 21:54:42 UTC

Caller identity: Marjorie (reviewer narrative comments)

Likely individuals: Reviewed owl comments distinguish only the stated caller type(s); overlapping clips do not establish extra individuals

Overlapping windows: Overlapping recordings may represent the same animal(s)

Weather: Clouds, partlycloudy_night, 9.4°C, wind 2.5 m/s, humidity 87%, moon Waxing Crescent 8.8%

2026-10-13 · 23:03:39–23:04:14 BST

Tawny Owl (2)

Detections: 2   Confidence: 87%–97%   Excluded false positives: 1

Retained species activity grouped by hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Non-owl named identities and exact positions are not established by species-level detections. Complete owl reviewer comments are preserved; Science constrains uncertainty and Narrative supplies cast. Excluded #26227 Tawny Owl (reviewed false positive). Excluded items do not supply cast appearances.

Reviewer notes: 23:03:39 #26225: Science: F?. Single female-type caller. Narrative: Marjorie. | 23:04:14 #26226: Science: F?. Single female-type caller. Narrative: Marjorie. | 23:11:54 #26227 [excluded]: Science: False positive; no convincing Tawny Owl vocalisation identified. Narrative: —

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Scientific names: Tawny Owl: Strix aluco

UTC: 2026-10-13 22:03:39 UTC–2026-10-13 22:04:14 UTC

Caller identity: Marjorie (reviewer narrative comments)

Likely individuals: Reviewed owl comments distinguish only the stated caller type(s); overlapping clips do not establish extra individuals

Overlapping windows: Overlapping recordings may represent the same animal(s)

Weather: Clouds, partlycloudy_night, 9.4°C, wind 2.5 m/s, humidity 87%, moon Waxing Crescent 8.8%

2026-10-14 · 01:03:21–01:32:14 BST

Tawny Owl (18)

Detections: 18   Confidence: 80%–100%

Retained species activity grouped by hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Non-owl named identities and exact positions are not established by species-level detections. Complete owl reviewer comments are preserved; Science constrains uncertainty and Narrative supplies cast.

Reviewer notes: 01:03:21 #26228: Science: F? + M. Independent female- and male-type callers. Narrative: Marjorie + Harold. | 01:03:56 #26229: Science: F?. Single female-type caller. Narrative: Marjorie. | 01:04:36 #26230: Science: F?. Single female-type caller. Narrative: Marjorie. | 01:25:27 #26231: Science: F?. Single female-type caller; unusually long/high, strongly modulated call form. Narrative: Marjorie. | 01:25:53 #26232: Science: F?. Single female-type caller; call presentation changes from preceding recording. Narrative: Marjorie. | 01:27:17 #26233: Science: F?. Single female-type caller, weak/faint. Narrative: Marjorie. | 01:27:42 #26234: Science: F?. Single female-type caller; repeated shorter call form begins a coherent acoustic stream. Narrative: Marjorie. | 01:28:12 #26235: Science: F?. Single female-type caller; coherent continuation of established female stream. Narrative: Marjorie. | 01:28:38 #26236: Science: F?. Single female-type caller; coherent continuation of established female stream. Narrative: Marjorie. | 01:29:06 #26237: Science: F?. Single female-type caller; coherent continuation of established female stream. Narrative: Marjorie. | 01:29:17 #26238: Science: F?. Single female-type caller; coherent continuation of established female stream. Narrative: Marjorie. | 01:29:44 #26239: Science: F?. Single female-type caller; coherent continuation of established female stream. Narrative: Marjorie. | 01:30:11 #26240: Science: F?. Single female-type caller; coherent continuation of established female stream. Narrative: Marjorie. | 01:30:39 #26241: Science: F?. Single female-type caller; coherent continuation of established female stream. Narrative: Marjorie. | 01:31:05 #26242: Science: F?. Single female-type caller; established female stream continues immediately before second female appears. Narrative: Marjorie. | 01:31:35 #26243: Science: F1 + F2. Two female-type callers supported; one compatible with the preceding established stream. Neither shows the earlier squeaky-type presentation. Narrative: Marjorie + Jolene. | 01:31:56 #26244: Science: F1 + F2. Two female-type callers supported; established female stream continues with second non-squeaky female present. Narrative: Marjorie + Jolene. | 01:32:14 #26245: Science: F?. Single female-type caller following the two-female interaction; individual identity unresolved. Narrative: Marjorie.

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Scientific names: Tawny Owl: Strix aluco

UTC: 2026-10-14 00:03:21 UTC–2026-10-14 00:32:14 UTC

Caller identity: Marjorie + Harold; Marjorie; Marjorie + Jolene (reviewer narrative comments)

Likely individuals: Reviewed comment explicitly identifies multiple caller types in one clip; other clips may overlap and are not separate individual counts

Overlapping windows: Overlapping recordings may represent the same animal(s)

Weather: Clouds, partlycloudy_night, 8.4°C, wind 2.4 m/s, humidity 91%, moon Waxing Crescent 14.9%

2026-10-14 · 06:52:32–06:59:50 BST

European Robin (7)

Detections: 7   Confidence: 50%–97%

Retained species activity grouped by hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Non-owl named identities and exact positions are not established by species-level detections.

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Scientific names: European Robin: Erithacus rubecula

UTC: 2026-10-14 05:52:32 UTC–2026-10-14 05:59:50 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, partlycloudy_night, 8.5°C, wind 3.3 m/s, humidity 96%, moon Waxing Crescent 14.9%

2026-10-14 · 07:01:34–07:58:59 BST

Common Magpie (2); Dunnock (8); Eurasian Blackbird (8); Eurasian Jackdaw (9); Eurasian Wren (4); European Robin (12); Long-tailed Tit (7)

Detections: 50   Confidence: 58%–100%

Retained species activity grouped by hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Non-owl named identities and exact positions are not established by species-level detections.

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Scientific names: Common Magpie: Pica pica; Dunnock: Prunella modularis; Eurasian Blackbird: Turdus merula; Eurasian Jackdaw: Coloeus monedula; Eurasian Wren: Troglodytes troglodytes; European Robin: Erithacus rubecula; Long-tailed Tit: Aegithalos caudatus

UTC: 2026-10-14 06:01:34 UTC–2026-10-14 06:58:59 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, partlycloudy_night, 8.5°C, wind 3.3 m/s, humidity 96%, moon Waxing Crescent 14.9%

2026-10-14 · 08:04:32–08:59:55 BST

Common Magpie (2); Dunnock (11); Eurasian Jackdaw (6); European Robin (5)

Detections: 24   Confidence: 50%–99%

Retained species activity grouped by hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Non-owl named identities and exact positions are not established by species-level detections.

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Scientific names: Common Magpie: Pica pica; Dunnock: Prunella modularis; Eurasian Jackdaw: Coloeus monedula; European Robin: Erithacus rubecula

UTC: 2026-10-14 07:04:32 UTC–2026-10-14 07:59:55 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, 7.8°C, wind 3.1 m/s, humidity 97%, moon Waxing Crescent 14.9%

2026-10-14 · 09:06:29–09:59:28 BST

Coal Tit (2); Common Magpie (1); Dunnock (1); Eurasian Jackdaw (5); Eurasian Wren (1); European Robin (7); Goldcrest (1)

Detections: 18   Confidence: 56%–99%

Retained species activity grouped by hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Non-owl named identities and exact positions are not established by species-level detections.

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Scientific names: Coal Tit: Periparus ater; Common Magpie: Pica pica; Dunnock: Prunella modularis; Eurasian Jackdaw: Coloeus monedula; Eurasian Wren: Troglodytes troglodytes; European Robin: Erithacus rubecula; Goldcrest: Regulus regulus

UTC: 2026-10-14 08:06:29 UTC–2026-10-14 08:59:28 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: Clear, clearsky_day, 9.2°C, wind 3.8 m/s, humidity 95%, moon Waxing Crescent 14.9%

2026-10-14 · 10:00:13–10:53:32 BST

Common Magpie (1); Dunnock (4); Eurasian Jackdaw (11); Eurasian Wren (4); European Robin (5)

Detections: 25   Confidence: 42%–99%

Retained species activity grouped by hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Non-owl named identities and exact positions are not established by species-level detections.

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Scientific names: Common Magpie: Pica pica; Dunnock: Prunella modularis; Eurasian Jackdaw: Coloeus monedula; Eurasian Wren: Troglodytes troglodytes; European Robin: Erithacus rubecula

UTC: 2026-10-14 09:00:13 UTC–2026-10-14 09:53:32 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: Clear, fair_day, 10.9°C, wind 4 m/s, humidity 91%, moon Waxing Crescent 14.9%

2026-10-14 · 11:01:38–11:42:37 BST

Dunnock (1); Eurasian Jackdaw (7); European Robin (2)

Detections: 10   Confidence: 76%–100%

Retained species activity grouped by hour; counts are detections, not individuals. Non-owl named identities and exact positions are not established by species-level detections.

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Scientific names: Dunnock: Prunella modularis; Eurasian Jackdaw: Coloeus monedula; European Robin: Erithacus rubecula

UTC: 2026-10-14 10:01:38 UTC–2026-10-14 10:42:37 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, 12.7°C, wind 6.2 m/s, humidity 85%, moon Waxing Crescent 14.9%

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