20th August 2015
Staff: MMJ, APN, LDC, HHT
Weather: Fogy
Projects: Ringing
Standardised ringing
APN, LDC ,MMJ, HHT went to ring to Vällen today, trying successfully to set nets through the dense fog, which, on the other hand, allowed the capture of the roosting greenfinches.
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Sedge Warbler ( Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)5
Marsh Warbler ( Acrocephalus palustris) 2(2rec)
Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus scirpaceus) 12(6rec)
Great Reed Warbler ( Acrocephalus arundinaceus)1
Lesser Whitethroat ( Sylvia curruca)2
Whitethroat ( Sylvia communis)3
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)3(1rec)
Willow Warbler (phylloscopus trochilus) 1
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) 10
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) 1
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) 1rec
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A total of 40 new birds were ringed (30 of which were chicks of the year; 10) and 10 more recapture (added in the list in beteen brackets).
MMJ