We Did It! (Here are some stats for you to enjoy)

I can't imagine that there are many birders that don't like a statistic or two.  

We tick, we research, we list, we update our lists, we compete, we correct, we study, we make new lists. So enjoying a good bit of data collection and analysis kind of comes with the territory.

Now the Warwick 100 team have hit (and exceeded) our target for 2022, I thought I'd do a bit of research into previous years to compare and contrast.

We started recording sightings as a team in Warwick in 2017.  Although we kept personal lists then, we didn't publish a Warwick total for the year.  We did spot some pretty special birds, however, including a ring ousel, several redstarts, wheatears and chats.

So here's some data from when our official records began...

   

Year	Total bird species recorded	date we hit the 100	best birds
2018	107	30th June	pied flycatcher, osprey
2019	113	5th June	Bewick's swan, whimbrel
2020	115	19th April	cuckoo, manx shearwater
2021	116	9th April	hoopoe, jack snipe, pintail
2022	102 so far	7th May	nothing of any note...yet!

It has taken longer to get to the 100 this year - sadly, our most prolific birder hasn't been able to put so many hours in.  This also means the heady heights of double figures past the hundred is probably out of reach for 2022.  We missed a fair few of the early Spring migrants we would normally have ticked (hopefully we can pick them up later in the year) and we really haven't seen anything out of the ordinary to get excited about yet.

What we are doing though, is adding more statistics toward the Warwick 100's historical records.  Adding more data that can be poured over but, more importantly, having fun as a team while doing it.  

We have a social get together planned to celebrate hitting the 100 and to put a few names to faces for those who haven't met yet.  And, you never know, something amazing might fly over the pub garden to add to the list...we'll keep you informed!

Lizzy

We are looking forward to celebrating hitting the hundred!