Citizen Science: October Update
4th November, 2022
Who visits your garden? We’d love to know about your furry, feathered and scaly guests!
Incredible! Almost 3000 wildlife surveys, identifying 157 different animal species have been received from Citizen Scientist by the end of month 3 of the ‘Turning Gardeners into Conservationists’ project!
This data is contributing to understanding the benefits of wildlife friendly gardening, and there’s still time to join the team – simply contact [email protected]
PROJECT STATS
TOTAL NUMBER OF SURVEYS: 2986!
TOTAL SPECIES SEEN: 157
WILDLIFE USING EXISTING WILDLIFE FRIENDLY STRUCTURES
Bird Counts: 1187
Camera Traps: 22
Reptile Searches: 327
Frog Searches: 231
Spotlight Surveys: 213
Bird Bath Surveys: 688
Pond Surveys: 81
Structure Inspections: 237
Diversity
Mammal Diversity: 8
Bird Diversity: 109
Reptile Diversity: 30
Frog Diversity: 10
This month’s most sighted reptile: Fence Skink
Image © Photographer Ray Turnball