1st May 2017
Staff: Daniel Wade (DWE), Carles Durà Franch (CDF), Laila (LAR), Gintaras (GMA) and Mariana (MLA)
Weather: Still a little bit chilly for the iberian people
Projects: Marsh Harrier, Söron nestboxes, GRW
Weather: Warm no wind
Projects: Wetland Census, Marsh Harrier, Penduline tit,
Today wetland census was conducted on the entire Reserve covered by the observatory staff. Great reed warbler team also brought a new canoe
Highlights of the day was marsh sandpiper seen in Fräknabotten, short eared owl in Kvinnerstasjön
Fågelsjön
Mute Swan: 1 pair +1
Greylag Goose: 6 pairs + 134
Canada Goose: 1
Bean goose: 5
Mallard: 3 pairs
Gadwall: 4 pairs + 6
Teal: 10 pairs + 3
Goldeneye: 4 pairs + 2
Tufted Duck: 6 pairs + 1
Lapwing: 5
Redshank: 1 pair
Coot: 16
Great crested grebe: 1 pair
Bittern: 1
Water rail: 1
Common tern: 2
Åslasjön
Red-necked Grebe: 1 pair
Whooper swan: 1 pair
Greylag Goose: 20
Mallard: 1 pair
Gadwall: 1 pair
Coot: 4
Fiskingemaden
Greylag Goose: 22 pairs + 59 + 35 chicks
Mallard: 9 pairs + 3
Gadwall: 11 pairs
Teal: 6 pairs + 284
Wigeon: 15 pairs
Lapwing: 20
Snipe: 21
Green Sandpiper: 1
Coot: 7
Black-headed Gull: 117
Shoveler: 3 pairs
Herring gull: 1
Common gull: 3
Bittern: 2
Greenshank: 11
Common tern: 5
Goldeneye: 3 pairs
Cranes: 6
Ruff: 1
Wood sandpiper: 5
Värstamaden
Gadwall: 8
Teal: 52
Goldeneye: 2 pairs
Green Sandpiper: 1
Coot: 1
Common tern: 1 pair
Greylag goose: 20
Herring gull: 1
Snipe: 2
Bittern: 1
Fräknabotten
Greylag Goose: 2
Wigeon: 1 pair
Teal: 1 pair + 12
Lapwing: 6
Cranes: 327
Wood sandpiper: 7
Marsh sandpiper: 1
Snipe: 3
Common Tern: 3
Black-Headed Gull: 1
Sörbysjön
Mute Swan: 1 pair + 1
Greylag Goose: 121
Mallard: 4 pairs
Teal: 210
Lapwing: 6
Snipe: 3
Black-headed Gull: 4 pairs + 144
Reed Bunting: 1 pair + 3
Marsh Harrier: 1
Canada Goose: 1
Shoveler: 1 pair +2
Redshank: 2
White Wagtail: 1
Wood Sandpiper: 1
Coot: 2 pairs + 10
Common Tern: 3
Little Gull: 2 pairs
Willow Warbler: 1
Kvinnerstasjön
Greylag Goose: 3 pairs + 22
Goldneye: 1
Reed Bunting: 6
Teal: 22
Snipe: 1
Gadwall: 2 pairs
Bearded Tit: 1
Short-eared Owl: 1
Coot: 1
Hammarmaden
Greylag Goose: 64 pairs + 140 chicks
Gadwall: 5
Wigeon13
Teal: 14
Lapwing: 4
Crane: 4
Snipe: 1
Hammarboten
Greylag Goose: 29 pairs + 22 chicks
Canada Goose: 2 pairs
Teal: 152
Lapwing: 31
Snipe: 1
Crane: 3
Black-headed Gull: 23
Whooper Swan: 39
Wigeon: 60
Greenshank: 5
Wood Sandpiper: 2
Mew Gull: 2
Killingemaden
Wigeon: 15
Teal: 17
Lapwing: 1 pair
Greylag Goose: 13 pairs
Snipe: 2
Mallard: 1
Hope the weather continues to be good!
GMA