The rise and rise of Little Egret

15 Jun 2012 Little Egret reporting rate

With 8 years worth of data in BirdTrack - covering all species - many interesting patterns are emerging. The weekly reporting rate for Little Egret, for example, reveals a marked increase in the proportion of complete lists recording this species since 2005. This year's rate has been the highest ever in all but 4 weeks. Interestingly there was a sharp dip in week 6, corresponding with the extremely cold weather in the second week of February. The next month should see the reporting rate rise, as young egrets fledge and disperse.



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