6th June 2015
Staff: DWE, JMY, MBR, EKP, MPN, TMJ, APN, Micke, Mireia, MFG
Weather: Sunny, with rainy showers, very strong winds in the afternoon.
Projects: Hooded Crow, Skylark, Great Reed Warbler, Spotted Crake.
Yesterday evening, MFG went out in determination to finally catch one of the Spotted Crakes on Hammarmaden. He succeeded!
Staff: DWE, JMY, MBR, EKP, TMJ, Alex Penn, Micke
Weather: Sunny and extremely windy!.
Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Crows, Passerines Nestboxes.
Passerines Nestboxes
This morning DWE, EKP and Alex visits 22 nestboxes. Most of the breeding intents were unsuccessful: predated nests, chicks sick or dead are unfortunately common this spring. They also discovered a Pine Marten family in one of these nestboxes.
5th June 2015
Staff: DWE, JMY, MBR, EKP, TMJ, Alex Penn.
Weather: Sunny with a bit of wind.
Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Skylark, Crows.
Firstly, Alex Penn joined the team today as a Ringing Assistant, so welcome to him.
Skylark
31st May 2015
Staff: DWE, JMY, MBR, EKP, TMJ, BHN, MPN
Weather: Sunny, very windy
Projects: Skylarks, Ortolan bunting, Great reed warbler, Hooded Crows, Ringing.
Staff: DWE, JMY, MBR, EKP, TMJ, BHN.
Weather: Sunny with some clouds and very high winds
Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Ortolans, Slylark and Wetland Survey.
TMJ & MBR went out to Rysjön and used the morning to find a new possible nest with a second female for H4-84 ind. This new pair was discovered yesterday by BHN. The extremely windy condition made impossible to witness any kind of nest building activity. Despite any building nest clues, they spend time walking in the reeds but without any success.
2nd June 2015
Staff: DWE, JMY, MBR, EKP, TMJ,
Weather: Rain, rain, wind, did I mention rain?
Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Ortolan, Night Census.
As predicted the main body of the day was wet and windy, with the morning giving the only real solace from the bad weather that has set in. It certainly isn’t feeling like June!
1st June 2015
Staff: DWE, JMY, MBR, EKP, TMJ
Weather: Sunny with high winds
Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Ortolans.
With the wind pushing 13+m/s much of the day the birds were in hiding, and getting on with anything much was difficult.
TMJ & MBR went out to Sörbysjön and used the morning to map the area more thoroughly with a gps, so now they have a clearer record of where reedbeds & open water are.
30th May 2015
Staff: DWE, JMY, MBR, EKP, TMJ
Weather: Rainy and windy
Projects: Great Reed Warbler and Wetland and Skylark Surveys
31st May 2015
Staff: DWE, JMY, MBR, EKP, TMJ
Weather: Very windy
Projects: Skylarks, Wetland survey, Ortolan bunting, Great reed warbler, Starlings.
This morning MBR and TMJ of the Great Reed warbler went to Nyängen and found a new female there. This means nest-searching soon. In Aslasjön they were able to confirm a new male and they will keep an eye on that territory.
29th May 2015.
Staff: DWE, JMY, MBR, EKP, TMJ, MTA, MPN
Weather: Windy day, calming a little in the evening.
Projects: Wetland Census, Great Reed Warbler, Hooded Crow, Skylark, Bird’s of Prey.
In the morning, TMJ and MBR performed there Wetland Census’ in order to counteract the bad weather due in the next couple of days. MTA valiantly continued her search for a Great Reed Warbler nest in the reeds of Sörbyjön and DWE joined JMY, EKP and MPN on Skylark watch.