17th April 2016
Staff: DWE, MPN
Weather: A blustery day, though the forecasted rain held off.
Projects: Wetland Census
An early start in order to cover my remaining allocated Wetland Census sites for the week. Magnus Persson (MPN) also covered his sites this morning.
Fräknabottnen
Greylag Goose: 30
Mallard: 1
Teal: 173
Wigeon: 2
Lapwing: 13
Snipe: 17
Black-headed Gull: 2
Sörbyjön
Greylag Goose: 20
Mallard: 2 pairs + 1
Gadwall: 6 pairs + 1
Teal: 115
Lapwing: 6
Black-headed Gull: 54
Killingemaden
Greylag Goose: 7
Mallard: 1 pair
Lapwing: 5
Snipe: 2
Hammarbotnen
Whooper Swan: 59
Greylag Goose: 25
Bean Goose: 6
Mallard: 1 pair + 2
Gadwall: 2 pairs
Teal: 355
Wigeon: 2
Lapwing: 28
Redshank: 1 pair
Snipe: 1
Curlew: 4
Black-headed Gull: 3
Hammarmaden
Greylag Goose: 6
Mallard: 1 pair
Teal: 154
Wigeon: 76
Lapwing: 1
Snipe: 2
I think I’ll be seeing Teal in my sleep after today! I managed to get much better views of the Ring-necked Duck after the Fräknabottnen census, a very pretty duck!
DWE