31th May 2016
Staff: DWE, MLA, LST, LAR, MBR, MPN, MTA
Weather: sunny and hot
Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Skylark, Marsh Harrier
During the morning, the Sylark team (MLA, LST AND MPN) built a new platform and found a new possible Skylark nest. They also observed feeding behaviours of many individuals.
The GRW team trapped the first male in Löten and a new female in Åslajön. In addition, two new males were spotted in Nyangen and new nest was found in Sörbysjön.
30th May 2016
Staff: DWE, MLA, LST, LAR, MBR, MPN, MTA
Weather: sunny and windy
Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Skylark, Marsh Harrier, Ortolan Bunting, Crane Counting
The GRW team is joined by Maya (MTA) today. In Nyängen, both males were ringed and two nests were also located for the females. In Sörbyjson, two new nests were located. There were no changes in the rest of the lakes.
29th May 2016
Staff: DWE, MLA, LST, LAR, MBR, BNN
Weather: Cloudy and windy day with some showers
Projects: Great Reed Warbler
With the bad weather for field work only the GRW had a go this morning. LAR found a new nest in Åslasjön and checked that all the other nests were ok. MBR surveyed again Sörbysjön were he managed to successfully capture 3 males.
Later in the morning, BNN had a meeting with the team to discuss several aspects of the station’s projects before heading back home.
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
27th May 2016
Staff: DWE, MLA, LST, LAR, MBR, DHT, MPN
Weather: Cloudy and windy day with some showers
Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Geese counting, Savi’s Warbler
25th May 2016
Staff: DWE, MLA, LST, LAR, MBR, DHT, MPN
Weather: Cloudy and windy day with some showers
Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Ortolan Bunting, Savi’s Warbler
Early morning, before the predicted rained arrived, LST went to Sörbysjön to try to catch the new Savi’s warbler heard singing yesterday, but unfortunately he wasn’t so lucky and this Savi’s wasn’t any more there. MLA has also carried out her wetland survey areas and DWE surveyed Torsholman for Ortolan Bunting.
Staff: DWE, MLA, LST, LAR, MBR, DHT, MPN
Weather: Sunny but windy morning and showers in the afternoon
Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Ortolan Bunting, Goose Counting, Savi’s Warbler
24th May 2016
Staff: DWE, MLA, LST, LAR, MBR, DHT, MPN
Weather: Sunny warmy day ending with stronger winds
Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Marsh Harrier, Ortolan Bunting, Skylark
23rd May 2016
Staff: DWE, MLA, LST, LAR, MBR, DHT
Weather: Very Warm but rather windy and a brief storm later on
Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Goose Count, Marsh Harrier Nest finding, Crane Count
LAR, MBR and DHT have now found 17 males and 8 females in all the lakes in Kvismaren so far, with birds still arriving daily.
DWE, MLA and LST counted geese in the morning and in the afternoon went to Rysjön to try to locate Marsh Harrier nests. 1 was located, though we had hoped for a few more. Hopefully better luck tomorrow.
22 May 2016
Staff: DWE, MLA, LST, LAR, MBR, DHT
Weather: cloudy and windy day
Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Starling Nest Box, Ortolan Bunting
The females begin to arrived and built nests in Kvismare. DHT, LAR and MBR covered all the lakes and found two new nest. Others females have been detected in Nyangen and in Åslasjön.
DWE, MLA and LST dedicated the day in localize nest of Marsh Harrier and they found three nests with two exact location in Åslasjön and a female with nest material around this lake.
MBR