11th April 2017
Staff: Daniel Wade (DWE)
Weather: Windy and cold
Projects: Wetland Census
A drier day on the whole, but an increase in the wind speed led to a rather chilly wetlands census.
Killingemaden
Wigeon: 1
Teal: 8
Lapwing: 6
Hammarbotten
10th April 2017
Staff: Daniel Wade (DWE)
Weather: Windy and wet
Projects: Wetland Census, Marsh Harrier
And they are off! The 2017 season opened this morning, starting off with the wetlands census. Unfortunately the weather wasn’t onside so much today but was pleasant enough before 10am.
29th September 2016
Staff: FGA, IKE, LST
Weather: Rainy and strong wind
Projects: none
Today was our last day working at Kvismare Fågelstation. We spent most of the time cleaning up the station and pack up equipments. Since May, we managed to ring a total of 7342 birds – a record high in recent years. We are very pleased with this result.
23rd September 2016
Staff: FGA, IKE, LST
Weather: Rainy and cloudy
Projects: Standardised Ringing
It was drizzling all morning today. We decided to only open 20 nets for less than 2 hours before all nets got really wet. As a result, we only managed to ring 21 birds.
Ringing summary:
Winter Wren 1
Dunnock 2
European Robin 3
European Reed Warbler 5
Blackcap 2
Blue Tit 5
Great Tit 2
LST
22th September 2016
Staff: FGA, IKE, LST
Weather: sunny and calm
Projects: Standardised Ringing
It was a good morning ringing at Vallen today. We have finally reached 7000 birds for the 2016 season with a female Reed Bunting being the lucky one to have the 7000th ring! We also managed to colour ring another young Savi’s Warbler.
Ringing summary:
20th September 2016
Staff: FGA, IKE, LST
Weather: overcast and breeze
Projects: Standardized Ringing
We had a slow morning in Ässön with only 44 new birds ringed.
Ringing summary:
Wren 2
Dunnock 1
Robin 4
Blackbird 1
Reed Warbler 2
Blackcap 2
Common Chiffchaff 5
Goldcrest 3
Blue Tit 2
Great Tit 6
Nuthatch 2
Treecreeper 1
Siskin 16
Redpoll 2
FGA
19th September 2016
Staff: FGA, IKE
Weather: Sunny and calm
Projects: Standardized Ringing
It was a misty morning, but afterwards the sun gave us the warmth. We have caught the first Meadow pipit of the season. Another exiting event was Bearded reedlings in the flocks flying above the reeds in Vallen. We think that in total it might have been around hundred of them. A total of 76 birds consisting of 13 species were ringed.
Ringing summary:
20th September 2016
Staff: FGA, IKE, LST
Weather: overcast and mild wind
Projects: Standardized Ringing
We had one of the best mornings at Banvallen today. A total of 149 birds consisting of 22 species were ringed – the highest ringing record in September and for Banvallen. We had a large flock of long-tailed tits and Eurasian siskins flying low and most of them were caught in the nets.
Ringing summary:
18th September 2016
Staff: FGA, IKE, DAT, JKE
Weather: Sunny and calm
Projects: Standardized Ringing
Nice morning in Ässön with some interesting species and the first Redpolls of the fall! We ringed 83 new birds of 15 species and 14 retraps.
Ringing summary:
17th September 2016
Staff: FGA, IKE, DAT, JKE
Weather: Foggy and chilly in early morning, then sunny, calm
Projects: Standardized Ringing
Ringing in Banvallen. 64 new birds of 15 species and 24 retraps.
Ringing summary:
Wren 4
Dunnock 4
Robin 4
Bluethroat 1
Song Thrush 1
Redwing 1
Sedge Warbler 5
Marsh Warbler 1
Reed Warbler 10
Lesser Whitethroat 1
Blackcap 6
Willow Warbler 3
Blue Tit 6
Brambling 10
Reed Bunting 7