Project S.W.A.N.
Reports from the listening network

Field Notes from the living soundscape.

Daily stories built from real station data: the species heard, the rhythm of activity and the changes appearing across Project S.W.A.N.

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30

AUG

2026

Activity increase
Avocet - Swaffham/30 August 2026

A busier soundscape at Avocet - Swaffham — 30 August 2026

Activity rose above the recent pattern at Avocet - Swaffham on 30 August 2026. The station recorded 271 bird detections across 24 species on 30 August 2026.

European Robin · 95Common House-Martin · 67Eurasian Blue Tit · 17
271 detections24 species
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25

AUG

2026

Activity reduction
Avocet - Swaffham/25 August 2026

A quieter pattern emerges at Avocet - Swaffham — 25 August 2026

A lower level of activity stood out in the Avocet - Swaffham soundscape on 25 August 2026. The station recorded 148 bird detections across 25 species on 25 August 2026.

Rock Pigeon · 31Common House-Martin · 29European Robin · 19
148 detections25 species
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23

AUG

2026

Activity increase
Avocet - Swaffham/23 August 2026

Bird activity rises at Avocet - Swaffham — 23 August 2026

The Avocet - Swaffham soundscape was notably busier than its recent baseline on 23 August 2026. The station recorded 294 bird detections across 27 species on 23 August 2026.

European Robin · 114Common House-Martin · 55Eurasian Blue Tit · 25
294 detections27 species
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22

AUG

2026

New station species
Avocet - Swaffham/22 August 2026

A new voice at Avocet - Swaffham: Northern Wheatear — 22 August 2026

Northern Wheatear joined the list of species previously classified at Avocet - Swaffham when the station logged it at 10:30 on 22 August 2026. The day also added Coal Tit to the station record.

European Robin · 132Rock Pigeon · 25Common House-Martin · 23
267 detections23 species
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