13th July 2015
Staff: JMY, MBR, APN, MMJ, CBS, PBN, TMJ
Weather: Light rain in the morning then cloudy
Projects:Standardised ringing, Great Reed Warblers and Skylarks
Skylarks
JMY completed her wetland survey report and skylark report in the morning. She then went to Värsta to search for feeding Skylark chicks and also for nests but doesn´t succeed. After she went to Söröslätten and found fledgling Ortolan Bunting feed by adults.
Great reeds
12th July 2015
Staff: JMY, MBR, APN, MMJ, CBS, PBN, TMJ
Weather: Sunny and settled
Projects:Standardised ringing, Great Reed Warblers and Skylarks
Skylarks
JMY looked in vein for Skylarks feeding around the area. An ice cream from Störa mellosa in the afternoon lifted her spirits.
Great reeds
TMJ went to Slottsviken and caught two females, one with a logger. MBR ringed one brood of chicks and checked two others on hatching day, all was well.
Standardised ringing
9th July 2015
Staff: JMY, MBR, APN, MMJ, CBS, MLA, PBN, TMJ
Weather: Clear at first light turning to showers mid morning. Cloudy all day.
Projects:Standardised ringing, Great Reed Warblers and Skylarks
Skylarks
JMY and MPN surveyed an area in search of nests and marked some areas where there has been feeding activity.
Great reeds
8th July 2015
Staff: JMY, MBR, APN, MMJ, CBS, MLA, PBN
Weather: Torrential rain until about 15.30! Then a little bit of sunshine
Projects:Greylag ringing & skylarks.
Skylarks
JMY went for an evening stroll once the rain finally cleared, to check out the skylark action. A late night attempt to flush fledgling skylarks into nets along the track last night failed, so we are still hoping to get out and find some more nests, in order to take blood samples from the chicks. Weather hampered any efforts for most of the day.
7th July 2015
Staff: JMY, MBR, APN, MMJ, CBS, MLA, PBN
Weather: Far too windy for action
Projects: Skylarks and strawberry picking.
Skylarks
JMY and MPN surveyed 3 skylark plots each, feeding behaviours were observed in the plots but numbers were well down, this is thought to be because of the near gale force winds. A team will go out this evening to try to catch fledgling skylarks and take blood samples.
Strawberry picking
6th July 2015
Staff: JMY, MBR, APN, MMJ, TMJ, CBS, MLA
Weather:Rainy in the morning and windy in the afternoon
Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Standardised Ringing, Ortolan Buntings, Ma
Great Reed Warbler
MBR and MLA went to Sörbysjön in the afternoon to ringed GRW´s chicks and tried to catch the female. They have´nt been able to catch her. Otherwise the 5 chicks have been ringed.
TMJ also ringed the chicks from a GRW´s nest in Rysjön. She also found a solitary male in a new area but haven´t be identified.
5th July 2015
Staff: JMY, MBR, APN, MMJ, TMJ, CBS, MLA
Weather:Hot day from very early morning
Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Standardised Ringing, Skylarks, Ortolan Buntings, Marsh Harrier
Great Reed Warbler
MBR and MLA find one GRW nest at Fågelsjön. The other male at the lake, whose nest got predated, is singing long song, and then he’s looking for another female.
4th July 2015
Staff: JMY, MBR, APN, MMJ, TMJ, CBS, MLA
Weather:Hot day reaching 30°C. Gentle breeze throughout much of day.
Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Standardised Ringing, Skylarks
Great Reed Warbler
MBR went to Sörbyjön in the morning to catch a female for a blood sample. He was successful , and also caught 2 male birds as a bonus, with blood samples taken from all of them.
3rd July 2015
Staff: JMY, MBR, APN, MMJ, TMJ, CBS, MLA
Weather:Another scorching day, hitting 30°C. Nice cooling westerly breeze
Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Standardised Ringing, Skylarks
Great Reed Warbler
MBR & TMJ ringed the chicks found in a single nest at Sörbysjön, and they also caught three adults, one of which had a light logger attached. A new logger was fitted to this, plus two further adult birds also had loggers attached.
Standardised Ringing
2nd July 2015
Staff: JMY, MBR, APN, MMJ, TMJ, CBS, MLA
Weather: Clear and scorchingly hot all day; reaching near 30°C. Westerly 2m/s.
Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Standardised Ringing, Skylarks
Great Reed Warbler