Nyhetsarkiv

3rd June 2016

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

Weather: Sunny and very hot, with a one-hour thunderstorm

Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Skylark, Söron nestboxes, Marsh Harriers, Ortolan Bunting

2nd June 2016

Staff: DWE, MLA, LST, LAR, MBR, MPN, MTA, JSL

Weather: Sunny and very hot!

Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Skylark, Ortolan

This morning the GRW team had a great success, putting loggers on 5 females and retrieving 2 from previous years.

The Skylark team saw 4 possible new nests in the plot at Mörby. Then the team also confirmed the male to the Ortolan nest at Lindåsabacken as V5-92 and observed feeding from both parents to hatched chicks.

DWE

1rst June 2016

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

Weather: sunny and hot

Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Skylark, Marsh Harrier

In the morning MTA went to Sörbysjön and found a second nest for a male. We already have two males with two nest in this area. LAR went to Äslasjön and MBR went to Rysjön and Nyängen. MBR caught two males: one in Rysjön and one in Nyängen. DWE and LST went to Rysjön searching for Marsh Harrier nest. Finally MLA and MPN have been working on Skylark feedin behaviour.
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MBR

31th May 2016

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

Weather: sunny and hot

Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Skylark, Marsh Harrier

During the morning, the Sylark team (MLA, LST AND MPN) built a new platform and found a new possible Skylark nest. They also observed feeding behaviours of many individuals.

The GRW team trapped the first male in Löten and a new female in Åslajön. In addition, two new males were spotted in Nyangen and new nest was found in Sörbysjön.

30th May 2016

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

Weather: sunny and windy

Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Skylark, Marsh Harrier, Ortolan Bunting, Crane Counting

The GRW team is joined by Maya (MTA) today. In Nyängen, both males were ringed and two nests were also located for the females. In Sörbyjson, two new nests were located. There were no changes in the rest of the lakes.

29th May 2016

Staff: DWE, MLA, LST, LAR, MBR, BNN

Weather: Cloudy and windy day with some showers

Projects: Great Reed Warbler

With the bad weather for field work only the GRW had a go this morning. LAR found a new nest in Åslasjön and checked that all the other nests were ok. MBR surveyed again Sörbysjön were he managed to successfully capture 3 males.

Later in the morning, BNN had a meeting with the team to discuss several aspects of the station’s projects before heading back home.

28th May 2016

Staff: DWE, MLA, LST, LAR, MBR, BNN, TMJ, MFG

Weather: Cloudy and windy day with some showers

Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Savi’s Warbler, Wetland Census, Marsh Harriers, Spotted Crake.

The Great Reed Warbler Team had a busy day catching 1 new female, locating 3 new nests, trapping another 2 males as well as locating 2 new birds and confirming another changing to short song. 2 nests were also confirmed predated.

DWE, LST, LAR and MBR did the Wetland Census this morning.

Sörbysjön

27th May 2016

Staff: DWE, MLA, LST, LAR, MBR, DHT, MPN

Weather: Cloudy and windy day with some showers

Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Geese counting, Savi’s Warbler

25th May 2016

Staff: DWE, MLA, LST, LAR, MBR, DHT, MPN

Weather: Cloudy and windy day with some showers

Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Ortolan Bunting, Savi’s Warbler

Early morning, before the predicted rained arrived, LST went to Sörbysjön to try to catch the new Savi’s warbler heard singing yesterday, but unfortunately he wasn’t so lucky and this Savi’s wasn’t any more there. MLA has also carried out her wetland survey areas and DWE surveyed Torsholman for Ortolan Bunting.

Staff: DWE, MLA, LST, LAR, MBR, DHT, MPN

Weather: Sunny but windy morning and showers in the afternoon

Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Ortolan Bunting, Goose Counting, Savi’s Warbler