Pied Avocet

Recurvirostra avosetta

The pied avocet is a species of wader in the Recurvirostridae family, the only member of the avocet genus Recurvirostra found in Europe, Africa, and Asia. Source

Where it is now

In the last 8 weeks this bird was recorded 1,099 times across 26 areas (each area is a 5 degree square).

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Movement and weather

Each season it is first heard regularly where daytime highs are around 13°C (typically 8 to 15°C, from 5 areas).

Over the weeks it was present in the past year, its centre in Europe ranged from 43°N in December to 58°N in May, about 1,700 km apart.

Arrival dates

The week it was first heard regularly in each region, after at least six weeks away. Dates differ from south to north, so a region has a range.

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Figures are effort corrected and come from automatic sound identification, which makes mistakes. How this is measured and how it compares with human observers.