3rd August 2015
Staff: APN, MMJ, LDC, , HHT
Weather: Cloudy and wet morning , getting finally sunny .Warm and sunny in the afternoon.
Projects: Ringing, Cranes, Ortolan bunting
Cranes project
86 cranes were counted at Husön at 10:00 after the standardised ringing.
Ortolan bunting
APN observed an unringed female and a juvenile Ortolan bunting at Söroslatten. Unfortunately, they did not fall into the nets. We hope to get them and colour ring them next day.
Standardised ringing
Ringing took place at Banvallen, A water rail were caught. Full totals listed below:
Reed Warbler: 6 + rec (1)
Garden Warbler: 3 + rec (1)
Red-backed Shrike: 1 + rec (1)
Robin: 2 + rec (1)
Thrush Nightingale: Rec (1)
Great tit: 2
Wren: 1
Whitethroat: 1
Treecreeper: 1
Marsh Warbler: 1
Tree pipit: 1
Sedge Warbler: 5
Willow Warbler: 3
Blue Tit: 1
Chaffinch: 1
Water rail: 1
Total: 35: 16 different species, 30 new birds and 5 recaptures.
LDC