Staff: Ashwin, Carlos, Bruno, Helena and Annemarie
Weather: Cloudy morning with less than 20 degrees, only small wind.
CES-Ringing: Today our catches were dominated by Barn Swallows. Carlos put up playback and it took only 5 min and the net was filled with nearly 40 Barn Swallows. Also, we attracted 3 Nuthatches with playback to the net. In the afternoon we set up some nets close to our Bird observatory in order to catch White Wagtails and Barn Swallows.
Species New Retrap Total
Reed Warbler 12 2 14
Chiffcaff 1 1
Willow Warbler 4 4
Robin 5 2 7
Sedge Warbler 4 4
Reed Bunting 2 2 4
Black Cap 8 8
Garden Warbler 1 1
Great Tit 2 1 3
Blue Tit 2 2
Barn Swallow 39 39
Nuthatch 3 3
Lesser Whitethroat 2 2
Yellow Wagtail 1 1
White Wagtail 1 1
Total 86 8 94 birds of 15 species
In the morning our new Indian assistant Ashwin arrived at the station. He is curious about the ringing procedure here in Europe and we are happy to share our knowledge.
AMZ