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Avocet - SwaffhamNew station species

Black-headed Gull enters the Avocet - Swaffham record — 20 August 2026

20 August 2026

215

Detections

27

Species

Avocet - Swaffham

Report scope

Listening report

Built from the recorded detection data for this reporting period.

Black-headed Gull joined the list of species previously classified at Avocet - Swaffham when the station logged it at 06:56 on 20 August 2026. The day also added Dunlin and Stock Dove to the station record.

The station recorded 215 bird detections across 27 species on 20 August 2026.

At the top of the station list was Common Wood-Pigeon: 47 detections across the reporting day. Other regularly classified voices included European Robin, Rock Pigeon, and Eurasian Collared-Dove.

The day's timeline shows that The first likely detection was Eurasian Magpie at 00:53, while the last was Rock Pigeon at 23:03; the busiest hour began at 07:00 and contained 31 detections.

Activity was quieter than the recent pattern: the preceding seven-day daily average was 224.6 detections.

These records are automated acoustic classifications and should be treated as likely detections rather than confirmed sightings or verified records.

A note about the data: automated acoustic detections are useful indicators, not guaranteed proof of species presence. Important or unusual records should be independently checked.