29th May
Staff: Daniel (DWE), Carles (CDF), Laila (LAR), Cristina (CSP), Gintaras (GMA), Dennis (DHT), Maja (MTA)
Weather: Passing clouds of a varying degree of thickness and darkness
Projects: Ortolan Bunting, GRW, Starlings
Ortolan Bunting
Another set of observations were carried out during the morning at all the known sites with males and possible females.
Starlings
All the nestboxes at the final site were checked and chicks were ringed.
28th May
Staff: Daniel (DWE), Carles (CDF), Laila (LAR), Cristina (CSP), Gintaras (GMA), Dennis (DHT), Maja (MTA)
Weather: Sunny morning and early afternoon but raining for the later evening.
Projects: Ortolan Bunting, Goose Count, GRW
Ortolan Bunting.
4 hours of observations were made by CDF and CSP around the pair near Sörön, unfortunately few observations were made as the male preferred singing to feeding in the good weather conditions. There was also some observations of the male feeding in the tree tops (presumably on insects).
27th May
Staff: Daniel (DWE), Carles (CDF), Laila (LAR), Cristina (CSP), Gintaras (GMA), Dennis (DHT), Maja (MTA)
Weather: Sunny and worm, a bit windy.
Projects: Ortolan Bunting, GRW
Ortolan Bunting.
Observations were made in the edge of Sörön. Female was seen building the nest.
GRW.
All lakes were checked in Kvismaren. GRW team managed to put three loggers, two in Egeby and one in Östra. One new nest in Nyangen and one new nest in Sörbysjön. So really a nice day.
GMA
1st May 2017
Staff: Daniel Wade (DWE), Carles Durà Franch (CDF), Cris (CFP)Laila (LAR), Gintaras (GMA)
Weather: Still a little bit chilly for the iberian people
Projects: GRW, Ortolan Bunting, Starling, Marsh Harrier
Weather: Hot and a bit windy
GRW team has enjoyed this amazing weather, checking all lakes and trapping new birds around Kvismaren (3 males and 2 females) . We've recovered the first logger from the last year and we have also found a new nest in Östra and Nyangen.
25th May
Staff: Daniel Wade (DWE), Carles Durà Franch (CDF), Cris Sellarés del Pedro (CSP), Laila (LAR), Gintaras (GMA), Mariana (MLA), Dennis (DHT)
Weather: Sunny and bit windy
Projects: Marsh Harrier, Ortolan Bunting, Starling Nestboxes, Great Reed Warbler
24th May 2017
Staff: Daniel Wade (DWE), Carles Durà i Franch (CDF), Laila Aranda (LAR), Gintaras Malmiga (GMA) and Mariana Lapa (MLA), Cris Sellarés del Pedro (CSP) and Dennis Hasselquist (DHT).
Weather: Sunny and hot!
Projects: Marsh Harrier, Ortolan Bunting, Starlings and GRW.
Ortolan.
In the morning, DWE and I went to record some feeding behavior and CSP went to look for Marsh Harrier activity.
During the afternoon, we checked the Starling nest boxes around Angfallet and we ringed Starling chicks.
GRW.
23rd May 2017
Staff: Daniel Wade (DWE), Carles Durà Franch (CDF), Laila Aranda (LAR), Gintaras Malmiga (GMA) and Mariana Lapa (MLA), Cris Sellarés del Pedro (CSP) and Dennis Hasselquist (DHT).
Weather: Sunny.
Projects: Marsh Harrier, Ortolan Bunting, GRW.
Ortolan.
In the morning, we went to record some feeding behavior and one bird was seen without female.
Marsh harrier.
At the afternoon, we located two new nests.
GRW.
22nd May
Staff: Daniel Wade (DWE), Carles Durà Franch (CDF), Laila (LAR), Cristina (CSP), Gintaras (GMA) Dennis (DHT) and Mariana (MLA)
Weather: Sunny with strong winds
Projects: Marsh Harrier, Ortolan bunting, GRW
GRW
The windy conditions did not stop the team from a day of hard work in the lakes, bearing fruit in the form of a new male found, two new females, and a new nest located.
21st May 2017
Staff: Daniel Wade (DWE), Carles Durà Franch (CDF), Laila Aranda (LAR), Gintaras Malmiga (GMA) and Mariana Lapa (MLA), Cris Sellarés del Pedro (CSP) and Dennis Hasselquist (DHT) whom arrived in the evening.
Weather: The morning started as nice day no wind a bit cloudy, but in the afternoon, it got quite windy but sunny.
Projects: Marsh Harrier, Ortolan Bunting, GRW.
Ortolan.
A feeding behavior was observed and one bird was seen without female.
Marsh harrier.
20th May
Staff: Daniel Wade (DWE), Carles Dura Franch (CDF), Cris Sellares del Pedro (CSP), Mariana Lapa (MLA), Gintaras Malmiga (GMA), Laila Aranda (LAR)
Weather: Warm sunny day and windy
Projects: GRW, Wetland census, Ortolan, Goose Census
Summarize from wetland census:
Fågelsjön:
Mute swams: 4
Gadwalls: 10
Teal: 1
Goldeneye:1
Coot:8
Water rail:12
Redshank:2
Spotted Redshank:1
Åslasjön:
Mallard:1
Coot:3
Red necked Grebe:1