2nd July 2015
Staff: JMY, MBR, APN, MMJ, TMJ, CBS, MLA
Weather: Clear and scorchingly hot all day; reaching near 30°C. Westerly 2m/s.
Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Standardised Ringing, Skylarks
Great Reed Warbler
MBR went to Nyängen to check a nest, unfortunately the nest had been predated since the last visit. Canoeing to the nest however, an Otter was seen in Kvismare canal. TMJ and MLA went to slotsviken, here they ringed 2 nests and also caught 2 females and a male GRW, all had data loggers attached. In the afternoon MLA and MBR went Sörbysjön and ringed a further 2 nests.
Standardised Ringing
The standardized ringing took place today at Banvallen. A quiet morning was had maybe due to hot weather conditions. Total 26 new birds.
- Blackcap (S. atricapilla): 7
- Garden warbler (S. borin): 5
- Blue tit (C. caeruleus): 3
- Reed bunting (E.schoeniclus): 2
- Great tit (P.major): 3
- Thrush nightingale (L.luscinia): 2
- Icterine warbler (H. icterina): 1
- Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus): 1
- Blackbird (Turdus merula): 1
- Chaffinch (Fringella coelebs): 1
Skylarks
Continuing the recent theme of success, JMY and MPN found another nest of skylarks in Bärsta. The chicks were ringed and blood samples were taken, more work will be done on this in the coming days as it’s peak breeding season for the skylark.
Ad-Hoc/sightings
The ringing team recorded Crossbills moving through banvallen again today but due to perfectly clear conditions these birds were way out of sight. Presumably only a small group as the chipping wasn’t as frantic as to be expected from a group.
MBR took a trip just outside the boundaries of Kvismaren to confirm the presence of a pair of Blyth’s Reed warblers. A pair were located in probable breeding habitat, efforts will be made to confirm the breeding in coming days.
CBS saw an adult Poplar Admiral (Aspfjäril) at Ängfallet.
JMY took a trip to Hjälmaren area for a cooling swim, seeing two red squirrels and a Poplar admiral buttefly along the way.
CBS