8thAugust 2015
Staff: APN, MMJ, LDC, , HHT
Weather: sunny and windy quiet
Projects: Ringing, Cranes, maintenance
Standardised ringing
Ringing took place at Vallen. I am pleased to announce a record for this low season with a total of 83 birds. A noticeable increased in the captures of bearded tit today and the presence now the GRW in our number also helped. However, we still have breeding females with brood patch. Detailed list bellow:
Robin (E.rubecula ) 1
Sedge Warbler(A.schoenobaenus) 16
Reed Warbler (A.scirpaceus) 24 +4rec
Great Reed Warbler (A.arundinaceus) 2 +1rec
Whitethroat (S.communis) 3 +3rec
Garden Warbler (S.borin) 1 +1rec
Willow Warbler (Ph.trochillus) 2
Bearded tit (P.biarmicus) 13 +1rec
Great Tit (P.major) 1 +3rec
Reed Bunting (E. schoeniclus ) 5
Thrush Nightingale (L.luscinia) 2rec
Total: 83 birds; 68 new birds (63 were juveniles 10) and 15 recaptures.
Cranes
A not than amusing number of crane were “counted” today at Husön. None individual of the species was found in the counting place.
Maintenance
The string of the elevator net got fixed today. We have now the ringing arena at Ässön ready for tomorrow!
MMJ