The records held by the NBN Gateway reached over 40 million at the start of this month! The 40 millionth record belonged to a bird – the Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita), recorded in the Dartmoor National Park and was provided by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO). You can find out more about the Chiffchaff from the BTO website.
The NBN Gateway holds many records on the Chiffchaff, the majority of the UK-wide datasets have come from the BTO :
- First Atlas of Breeding Birds in Britain and Ireland: 1968-1972 (2906 observations)
- First Atlas of Wintering Birds in Britain and Ireland: 1981/82-1983/84 (664 observations)
- Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in Britain and Ireland: 1988-1991 (19769 observations)
You can explore the data more and find out who else has contributed data by clicking on the map
The RSPB have also contributed records on the Chiffchaff from its garden bird survey previously reported on in on the map news.
The RSPB also have a factsheet on the Chiffchaff where you can play a recording of its call and see a video.
50 millionth?
What do you think the 50 millionth record will be? For a bit of fun why not take a stab at what you think it might be. Feel free to guess as many times you like. When the 50 millionth record has been identified we will you know who we feel got the closest.
Good luck!
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