Field Notes Journal

Seasonal Analysis and Species Classification

House Sparrow

Model Family : Resident detectability

House Sparrow (Passer domesticus), Abingdon, UK
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus), Abingdon, UK David Walker, Field Notes Journal ( CC BY 4.0 )
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus), Abingdon, UK
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus), Abingdon, UK David Walker, Field Notes Journal ( CC BY 4.0 )
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus), Abingdon, UK
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus), Abingdon, UK David Walker, Field Notes Journal ( CC BY 4.0 )
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus), Abingdon, UK
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus), Abingdon, UK David Walker, Field Notes Journal ( CC BY 4.0 )

Summary

House Sparrow

Resident with summer detectability collapse

House Sparrow is classified as resident with summer detectability collapse. The fitted resident detectability target peaks around May and reaches its lowest point around November. The model indicates strong baseline presence, strong spring carry-over, moderate pre-summer retention, moderate summer suppression, and strong summer decay acceleration.

Confidence
High
Fit score
0.188
Peak detectability
May
Lowest detectability
November

Seasonal wheel

Seasonal wheel for House Sparrow House Sparrow Peak: May

Calendar strip

Jan 0.79
Feb 0.79
Mar 0.85
Apr 1.03
May 1.18
Jun 0.98
Jul 0.59
Aug 0.47
Sep 0.47
Oct 0.36
Nov 0.35
Dec 0.59

Highlighted months indicate stronger modelled presence or detectability. A ring marks the fitted peak; a hollow mark indicates the trough where available.

Classification evidence

Target peak month
5
Target peak label
May
Target trough month
11
Target trough label
November
Target peak value
1.18
Target trough value
0.346
Target mean value
0.703
Target amplitude
0.834
Baseline to peak ratio
0.395
Autumn to winter weight ratio
0.071
Year end to winter weight ratio
0.48
Decay to growth ratio
1.138

Observed and Simulated Seasonal Patterns

Cite this dataset

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Walker, David. . Field Notes Journal. ID FN-WL-SEASONAL. Version 2026.05.21. https://fieldnotesjournal.uk/wildlife/seasonal/abingdon/house_sparrow.html

Dataset FN-WL-SEASONAL Author David Walker Publisher Field Notes Journal Version 2026.05.21

BibTeX
@dataset{fn_wl_seasonal,
  author = {Walker, David},
  title = {},
  year = {2026},
  publisher = {Field Notes Journal},
  version = {2026.05.21},
  url = {https://fieldnotesjournal.uk/wildlife/seasonal/abingdon/house_sparrow.html}
}