Andrena cineraria
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The ashy mining bee (Andrena cineraria), also known as the Danubian miner or grey mining bee, is a species of sand bee found in Europe. Its distinctive black, grey and white colouring makes it one of the most easily recognized of the genus. They are generally considered safe around children and pets because they are relatively docile, and their stingers are not long enough to penetrate human skin. They are generalists, they mostly pollinate fruit trees, daisies, buttercups, mustard plants and brambles.
The females are black, with two broad grey hair bands across the thorax. The male is also black although the thorax is entirely covered with grey hairs. The male has a tuft of white hairs on the lower face and white hairs on all femora while the female has white hairs only on the front femora. The females have twelve segments to their antennae and the males have thirteen.
The ashy mining bee is common and widespread throughout Europe, ranging from Ireland across central Europe and into Scandinavia. They are common throughout the United Kingdom although less frequent in northern Scotland. They prefer to nest in tended... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 4 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Hamburg | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 6 | Leeds | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 7 | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 8 | Essen | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 9 | Paris | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 10 | Prague | 🇨🇿 Czechia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Ashy Mining Bee sighting in Berlin on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 593rd most-seen of the 1065 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ashy Mining Bee in Berlin on a given day, against under 5% in May to March, the lowest months. That is one of Berlin's driest months, with about 30 mm of rain against 80 mm in July.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ashy Mining Bee sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
16th of 16
Of the 16 cities where we can rate Ashy Mining Bee sightings, Berlin ranks 16th at under 5%. The best odds are in Birmingham (United Kingdom, about 20%), Liverpool (United Kingdom, about 20%) and Manchester (United Kingdom, about 10%).
Same genus: Andrena
The closest relatives of the Ashy Mining Bee that you can see in Berlin (genus Andrena, Mining Bees) are Tawny Mining Bee (about 10%), Early Mining Bee (about 10%) and Grey-Backed Mining Bee (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ashy Mining Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Berlin (11 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
