28th May 2016
Staff: DWE, MLA, LST, LAR, MBR, BNN, TMJ, MFG
Weather: Cloudy and windy day with some showers
Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Savi’s Warbler, Wetland Census, Marsh Harriers, Spotted Crake.
The Great Reed Warbler Team had a busy day catching 1 new female, locating 3 new nests, trapping another 2 males as well as locating 2 new birds and confirming another changing to short song. 2 nests were also confirmed predated.
DWE, LST, LAR and MBR did the Wetland Census this morning.
Sörbysjön
Bittern: 1
Water Rail: 3
Redshank: 1
Canada Goose: 1
Black-headed Gull: 50 + 9 nests.
Killingemaden
Redshank: 1
Lapwing: 2
Snipe: 2
Hammarbotten
Mute Swan: 1 pair + 3 adults
Greylag Goose: 37 pairs + 74 chicks + 4 adults
Canada Goose: 2 pairs + 4 chicks
Mallard: 1 pair + 8 adults
Gadwall: 1 pair + 1 adult
Shoveler: 1 pair + 1 adult
Garganey: 1
Goldeneye: 1
Lapwing: 2 pairs + 18 adults
Black-headed Gull: 10
Common Tern: 2 nests + 5
Crane: 7
Hammarmaden
Greylag Goose: 49 pairs + 191 chicks + 23 adults
Canada Goose: 2 pairs + 8 chicks
Mallard: 5
Gadwall: 1 pair + 1 adult
Teal: 1
Lapwing: 34
Crane: 14
Grey Heron: 1
BNN and MLA were joined after wetland census by DWE to investigate the Savi’s Warbler behaviour but the only findings were the continuing singing of Male H4-44.
In the afternoon after the May board meeting, BNN, LST and MLA went out to search for Marsh Harrier nests, succeeding in locating one of the Rysjön nests.
In the evening, MFG lead DWE, LST, LAR, MBR and BNN onto Hammarbotten in an attempt to catch a Spotted Crake but unfortunately this proved a fruitless mission with the bird not seeming to react to strongly to the tape lure.
DWE