Field Notes Journal

Seasonal Analysis and Species Classification

Redwing

Model Family : Winter presence

Summary

Redwing

Winter visitor with autumn arrival component

Redwing is classified as winter visitor with autumn arrival component. The fitted winter component peaks around February, with a moderate autumn component centred around December. The model has low baseline presence and moderate summer suppression centred around July. The fitted response dynamics suggest slow arrival fast departure.

Confidence
Medium
Fit score
0.109
Winter peak
February
Lowest detectability
May

Seasonal wheel

Seasonal wheel for Redwing Redwing Peak: January

Calendar strip

Jan 1.09
Feb 0.99
Mar 0.62
Apr 0.21
May 0.0
Jun 0.0
Jul 0.0
Aug 0.0
Sep 0.0
Oct 0.15
Nov 0.46
Dec 0.85

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

Classification evidence

Winter peak month
1.53
Winter peak label
February
Autumn peak month
11.67
Autumn peak label
December
Summer low month
6.55
Summer low label
July
Autumn to winter weight ratio
0.266
Decay to growth ratio
3.723
Target peak month
1
Target peak label
January
Target trough month
5
Target trough label
May

Observed and Simulated Seasonal Patterns

Redwing Observed Presence, Abingdon
Redwing Observed Presence, Abingdon
Redwing Observed Totals, Abingdon
Redwing Observed Totals, Abingdon
Redwing Simulated Presence, Abingdon
Redwing Simulated Presence, Abingdon

Cite this dataset

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Walker, David. Redwing. Field Notes Journal. ID FN-WL-SEASONAL. Version 2026.05.21. https://fieldnotesjournal.uk/wildlife/seasonal/abingdon/redwing.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 = {Redwing},
  year = {2026},
  publisher = {Field Notes Journal},
  version = {2026.05.21},
  url = {https://fieldnotesjournal.uk/wildlife/seasonal/abingdon/redwing.html}
}