What are the chances of seeing an Early Mining Bee in Manchester?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Early Mining Bee sighting in Manchester on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 223rd most-seen of the 458 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see an Early Mining Bee in Manchester?
April and May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Early Mining Bee in Manchester on a given day, against under 5% in June to March, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see an Early Mining Bee?
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Early Mining Bee sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Is Manchester the best place to see an Early Mining Bee?
9th of 24
Of the 24 cities where we can rate Early Mining Bee sightings, Manchester ranks 9th at about 10%. The best odds are in Liverpool (United Kingdom, about 20%), Helsinki (Finland, about 10%) and Warsaw (Poland, about 10%).
Which relatives of the Early Mining Bee live in Manchester?
Same genus: Andrena
The closest relatives of the Early Mining Bee that you can see in Manchester (genus Andrena, Mining Bees) are Tawny Mining Bee (about 20%), Ashy Mining Bee (about 10%) and Clark's Mining Bee (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Early Mining Bee sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Early Mining Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Manchester (14 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.