What factors affect the ‘flocking’ of birdwatchers during bird rarity observations?
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| dc.abstract.en | 1. Detecting rare bird species is an essential aspect of ornithological culture. The pursuit of observing rare bird species is not only a key facet of birdwatching tourism but also a fascinating intersection between ornithology and sociology. However, patterns in birdwatcher gatherings around rare birds and the factors affecting these patterns in situ are largely unexplored. 2. We directly asked 50 birdwatchers and analysed available photos to obtain details on birdwatcher gatherings at the occasion of 103 observations of 71 rare species recorded in 1996–2022 in Poland. 3. Our analysis revealed that the number of people participating in rare bird observations was influenced by the rarity status of the species (rarer species attracted larger groups), the year (with an increase in recent years) and the interaction between these factors (there was an increasing trend for birdwatchers to ‘twitch’, that is participate in sightings of very rare bird species, in recent years). Furthermore, distance to urban centres significantly negatively affected the size of birdwatcher groups. In addition, we found that the proportion of observers who successfully saw a birding rarity at each site decreased in recent years but increased during the weekend. 4. We also found that the proportion of women in these crowds has grown in recent years and that female birdwatchers were more willing to participate in observations of more common rarities than male birdwatchers. 5. Our results indicate that birdwatching gatherings around bird rarities can be impacted by several factors, including the general rarity of species, year and distance to cities. A dynamic increase in the proportion of females participating in birdwatching in Poland resembles trends reported in other countries. Increased female engagement in observations of more common rarities may be potentially influenced by distinct motivations. | |
| dc.abstract.pl | Wykrywanie i obserwacje rzadkich gatunków ptaków to istotne aspekty kultury ornitologicznej. Dążenie do obejrzenia rzadkich gatunków awifauny (dalej - rzadkości) jest nie tylko kluczowym aspektem turystyki obserwacyjnej, ale także fascynującym połączeniem ornitologii i socjologii. Jednak wzorce przyjazdu do miejsca występowania i gromadzenia się obserwatorów ptaków wokół rzadkich gatunków i czynniki wpływające na te wzorce in situ są w dużej mierze niezbadane. Do analizy wykorzystano dane z 50 wywiadów z obserwatorami oraz poddano analizie zdjęcia zgrupowań ludzi podczas obserwacji rzadkości. Łącznie analizie poddano 103 obserwacje dotyczące 71 rzadkich gatunków odnotowanych w Polsce w latach 1996–2022. Wykazaliśmy, że na liczbę osób uczestniczących w obserwacjach rzadkości wpływał status gatunku (rzadsze taksony przyciągały większe grupy osób), rok (wzrost w ostatnich latach) oraz interakcja między tymi czynnikami (w ostatnich latach więcej osób uczestniczy w obserwacjach bardzo rzadkich gatunków ptaków). Co więcej, odległość od ośrodków miejskich znacząco negatywnie wpłynęła na wielkość grup obserwatorów ptaków. Ponadto stwierdziliśmy, że odsetek obserwatorów, którzy z powodzeniem zaobserwowali rzadkie gatunki ptaków w każdym miejscu, zmniejszył się w ostatnich latach, ale wzrósł w weekendy. Stwierdziliśmy również, że odsetek kobiet w grupach obserwatorów wzrósł w ostatnich latach. Ponadto, „obserwatorki” ptaków częściej uczestniczyły w obserwacjach bardziej powszechnych rzadkości niż mężczyźni. Uzyskane przez nas wyniki wskazują, że na liczbę obserwatorów przyjeżdżających w miejsce wykrycia rzadkich gatunków ptaków mogą wpływać różne czynniki, w tym rzadkość gatunków, rok i odległość od miast. Dynamiczny wzrost udziału kobiet w obserwacjach ptaków w Polsce przypomina trendy odnotowane w innych krajach, a na zwiększone ich zaangażowanie w obserwacje częstszych rzadkości mogą potencjalnie wpływać odmienne motywacje. | |
| dc.affiliation | Wydział Medycyny Weterynaryjnej i Nauk o Zwierzętach | |
| dc.affiliation.institute | Katedra Zoologii | |
| dc.contributor.author | Tryjanowski, Piotr | |
| dc.contributor.author | Jankowiak, Łukasz | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mikula, Peter | |
| dc.contributor.author | Czechowski, Paweł | |
| dc.contributor.author | Menzel, Annette | |
| dc.contributor.author | Polakowski, Michał | |
| dc.date.access | 2025-03-14 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-03-14T11:10:08Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-03-14T11:10:08Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2024-10-23 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
| dc.description.abstract | <jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p> <jats:list> <jats:list-item><jats:p>Detecting rare bird species is an essential aspect of ornithological culture. The pursuit of observing rare bird species is not only a key facet of birdwatching tourism but also a fascinating intersection between ornithology and sociology. However, patterns in birdwatcher gatherings around rare birds and the factors affecting these patterns in situ are largely unexplored.</jats:p></jats:list-item> <jats:list-item><jats:p>We directly asked 50 birdwatchers and analysed available photos to obtain details on birdwatcher gatherings at the occasion of 103 observations of 71 rare species recorded in 1996–2022 in Poland.</jats:p></jats:list-item> <jats:list-item><jats:p>Our analysis revealed that the number of people participating in rare bird observations was influenced by the rarity status of the species (rarer species attracted larger groups), the year (with an increase in recent years) and the interaction between these factors (there was an increasing trend for birdwatchers to ‘twitch’, that is participate in sightings of very rare bird species, in recent years). Furthermore, distance to urban centres significantly negatively affected the size of birdwatcher groups. In addition, we found that the proportion of observers who successfully saw a birding rarity at each site decreased in recent years but increased during the weekend.</jats:p></jats:list-item> <jats:list-item><jats:p>We also found that the proportion of women in these crowds has grown in recent years and that female birdwatchers were more willing to participate in observations of more common rarities than male birdwatchers.</jats:p></jats:list-item> <jats:list-item><jats:p>Our results indicate that birdwatching gatherings around bird rarities can be impacted by several factors, including the general rarity of species, year and distance to cities. A dynamic increase in the proportion of females participating in birdwatching in Poland resembles trends reported in other countries. Increased female engagement in observations of more common rarities may be potentially influenced by distinct motivations.</jats:p></jats:list-item> </jats:list> </jats:p><jats:p>Read the free <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="https://relationalthinkingblog.com/?p=8755">Plain Language Summary</jats:ext-link> for this article on the Journal blog.</jats:p> | |
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| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1002/pan3.10732 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2575-8314 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://sciencerep.up.poznan.pl/handle/item/2575 | |
| dc.identifier.weblink | https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pan3.10732 | |
| dc.language | en | |
| dc.pbn.affiliation | biological sciences | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | People and Nature | |
| dc.relation.pages | 2390-2398 | |
| dc.rights | CC-BY-NC-ND | |
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| dc.share.type | OPEN_JOURNAL | |
| dc.subject.en | avian rarities | |
| dc.subject.en | detectability | |
| dc.subject.en | holidays | |
| dc.subject.en | migration | |
| dc.subject.en | social aspects of birdwatching | |
| dc.subject.en | social effect | |
| dc.title | What factors affect the ‘flocking’ of birdwatchers during bird rarity observations? | |
| dc.type | JournalArticle | |
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