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The summer 2020 at the Observatory

Submitted by admin on 15 April 2025.

In June... månad avslutades en intensiv vårsäsong med ett stort antal projekt. Trots en kall vår och första del av sommaren så fångar vi mycket ungfåglar. Studierna av jordbruksarter har utökats med intensiva studier av bl.a. sånglärkor. Den utsatta populationen av ortolansparv fortsätter att följas. I år var det också dags för kråkinventeringen som genomförs vart femte år.

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Penduline tit

In 1989, there was a large establishment of Penduline Tits in Kvismaren when nine individuals were present. The year after there was 14-21 individuals. Penduline Tit have a very exciting breeding biology and from the outset many individuals were colour-ringed. For such a small bird it is very mobile both within a breeding season and between years.

Starling

In 1988, 100 Starling nest-boxes were placed in four groups around in Kvismaren. The project is being conducted under the project PMK (Project for environmental quality monitoring) at the Environmental Protection Agency through the University of Lund. These nest-boxes, which are managed by the Bird Observatory, have been monitored thoroughly so that number of pairs and breeding results could be calculated.

Savi's warbler

In 2012 a project started in which the Savi’s Warbler, a recently established species Kvismaren be studied this has been funded by the Elis Wides fund. The aim is to find out how many individuals are present and how many nests are in the reserve. The secondary aim is to acknowledge if the population is still held up by stray birds or if we have a small yet established population.