13h May 2016
Staff: DWE, MLA, LST, LAR, TMJ
Weather: Cool and rainy day
Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Starling nestbox checks.
This morning LAR and TMJ went to Åslasjön for the GRW project. A male singing short song was observed and several males seemed to respond to try and attract the female he was courting.
Later in the afternoon LAR returned and all birds were singing long song, indicating the female had moved on.
An attempt to listen for birds around Sörbyjön was made but was quickly rained off.
DWE and MLA checked the Starling boxes around Ängfallet, with 1 more nest being predated. All nests have chicks now, with 2 boxes showing chicks that hatched in the last couple of days.
LAR had a walk around Rysjön looking and listening for Savi’s Warblers this afternoon but to no avail.
This evening we welcome the return of Marcelo (MBR) to the Great Reed Warbler team!
DWE