Nyhetsarkiv

14th June 2016

Staff:MLA, LST, LAR, MBR, DHT, GMA

Weather: sunny and warm day

Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Skylark, Wetland Survey

MLA works on skyklark projet and did the Wetland survey early in the morning. MBR and GMA went to Sörbysjön and caught a new female that was unringed and was also building a nest. She is the third female of a male and the 11th active nest for this area. LAR went to Åslasjön and Västra where she succeed to catch and ring a clever male and three nest hatched in these areas.

MBR

12th June 2016

Staff:MLA, LST, LAR, MBR, DHT, Gintaras

Weather: sunny and warm day

Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Skylark, Marsh Harrier

GRW team, joined by DHT and Gintaras started early as usual with their routine checks of all breeding birds in Kvismaren. One new female was found in Sörbysjön and one nest was hatched with four chicks in Aslasjön.

11th June 2016

Staff:MLA, LST, LAR, MBR, MPN

Weather: Cold day, sunny and grey

Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Ortolan Bunting, Marsh Harrier

10th June 2016

Staff:MLA, LST, LAR, MBR.

Weather: Windy and sunny day

Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Skylark and Ortolan Bunting

MLA and LST found a potential Marsh Harrier nest in Sörbysjön and a Skylark nest. MBR and LAR checked all the Great Reed Warbler males in Ryjsön, Nyängen and Sörbysjön. A new female was in Sörbysjön.

MBR

9th June 2016

Staff:MLA, LST, LAR, MBR, MTA, BHN, MPN.

Weather: Windy and sunny day

Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Skylark and Ortolan Bunting

During the morning, MLA, LST and MPN were working on the Skylark project. They found the first nest of the season!!!! and they ringed 3 cute chicks. During the late afternoon, they also tried to ring Ortolan Bunting chicks. Unfortunatelly, they haven´t found the nest as it seems that the chicks have already fledged.

8th June 2016

Staff:MLA, LST, LAR, MBR, MTA, BHN, MPN.

Weather: Storm in the morning, windy and sunny in the afternoon

Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Marsh Harriers, Skylark.

GRW team did its routine check among all lakes in Kvismaren. One new male was caught in Fågeljsön and he turned out to be a bird that was bred in the same lake from 2014. A new logger was also attached to this bird.

7th June 2016

Staff:MLA, LST, LAR, MBR, MTA, BHN, MPN.

Weather: Sunny, hot and windy day.

Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Marsh Harriers, Skylark.

Staff: DWE, MLA, LST, LAR, MBR, MTA.

Weather: Sunny and hot.

Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Skylark, Marsh Harrier.

GRW has been very busy checking all lakes as new females and males have arrived the last few days. New nests were found in Nyängen and Västra.

During the afternoon, LST and DWE found a nest of Bittern; meanwhile they were looking for a Marsh Harrier nest in Rysjön. They’ve also found another possible new one nest in Rysjön which needs to be confirmed.

4th June 2016

Staff: DWE, MLA, LST, LAR, MBR, MTA.

Weather: Sunny and hot.

Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Skylark, Marsh Harrier.

The GRW team did regular site checks in all lakes around Kvismaren and Ekerby nearby. More nests were located in these areas and a few more females continued to arrive.

In the afternoon, while LAR was in Mörby observing foraging and breeding behaviour of the skylark, LST and DWE had a fruitless search of the Marsh Harrier nests in Fågelsjön.

LST

6th June 2016

Staff: DWE, MLA, LST, LAR, MBR, MTA, BHN, MÅN.

Weather: Sunny and hot.

Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Skylark.

DWE finished his season with us and leave this morning. Thanks DWE! The skylark team have been working in the field looking for feeding behaviour of the specie. LAR went to Sörbysjön and found the missing nest of a secretive male. MBR went to Rysjön and Nyängen and also found a nest and new male singing. MTA covered Åslasjön and Västra. MÅN and BHN covered Slottsviken and Egebyviken.

MBR