1st August 2016
Staff: LAR, LST, KLE, DLE, JRT
Weather: Started off cloudy but the sun came out mid-morning
Projects: Standardised Ringing
A morning with ideal ringing conditions at Banvallen produced the first River Warbler of the standardised ringing! Other than that it was a fairly normal session with 86 new birds of 20 species ringed, including the 2nd Treecreeper of the season.
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Staff: LAR, LST, KLE, DLE, JRT
Weather: Sunny and windy
Projects: Standardised Ringing
Another slow and quiet morning in Ässön due to wind with a total of 39 new captures, until we trapped the first Black Woodpecker for the season!!!!! And the 7th record for the Kvismaren!!!!. What an amazing surprise!!! It was a life for all of us and totally unexpected for today as it was quite windy. Now, we are looking forward to trapping the Lesser Woodpecker as it is the common one and the only one missing by now ;)
Ringing Summary
Staff: LAR, LST, KLE, DLE
Weather: Sunny and warm day
Projects: Standardised Ringing
Another busy day in Vallen with a total of 139 new individuals ringed and 13 different species, being the Reed Warbler and the Sedge Warbler the most abundant species (55 and 37 respectively).
Ringing Summary
2nd August 2016
Staff: LAR, LST, KLE, DLE, JRT
Weather: Sunny and windy
Projects: Standardised Ringing
A very windy morning at Vallen this morning and consequently, the catching rate was quite low. We had a total of 98 birds ringed in the end.
Ringing Summary
29th July 2016
Staff: LAR, LST, KLE
Weather: Sunny and warm day
Projects: Standardised Ringing
LST had two friends from Australia visiting this morning, but the ringing was rather slow with a total of 55 new birds ringed. Although, we managed to ring the first Eurasian Treecreeper for the season.
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28th July 2016
Staff: LAR, LST, KLE
Weather: Overcast and rainy morning, sunny after 10am
Projects: Standardised Ringing
A brilliant day at Asson this morning! Looked like it would be fairly slow, as no sun meant very few birds were moving around but after the rays broke through it became very busy. Without doubt the highlights were 2 Green Woodpeckers, an adult and a juvenile. Also in the mix were a Common Sandpiper, Wood Warbler and Hooded Crow, so plenty of variety in the mix of 126 new birds!
Ringing Summary
Staff: LAR, LST, KLE
Weather: Sunny and bit windy day
Projects: Standardised Ringing
Another busy day in Vallen with a total of 104 new ringed birds and 12 different species. The first juvenile Snipe for the Standardised Ringing was trapped during the first rounds, and along with the juvenile Red-Backed Shire, was the highlight for today.
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26th July 2016
Staff: LAR, LST, KLE
Weather: Calm, Sunny morning, heavy rain in the evening
Projects: Standardised Ringing
A weird morning at Banvallen, some net checks contained very few birds but one check pushed the day total up massively, with around 50 birds! A total of 116 new birds ringed of 18 species. The third Water Rail of the year was caught, another juvenile, as well as the first Goldcrest of the season, a possible sign that migration is slowly beginning…?
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25th July 2016
Staff: LAR, LST, AJA, KLE
Weather: Calm, Sunny morning, heavy rain in the evening
Projects: Standardised Ringing
The busiest day of the year ringing wise at Vallen this morning, with some 154 new birds ringed! These included the 3rd Scarlet Rosefinch of the season, a juvenile, 2 Red-Backed Shrikes and 26 Bearded Reedling, just showing how good of a breeding season these birds have had..
In the afternoon we dropped off assistant Anna at the train station, leaving just 3 of us an Ångfallet until Friday!
23rd July 2016
Staff: LAR, LST, AJA, KLE
Weather: Calm, Sunny day
Projects: Standardised Ringing
Another unusually busy morning for the ringing team at Vallen this morning with a total of 101 new birds ringed. A juvenile Water Rail was highlight of the day and it was the 2nd water rail we have ringed for the season.
The team will be heading out later this evening at Löten for some wader ringing. Fingers crossed for a successful night.
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