Staff: APN, MMJ, LDC, HAN
Weather: Cloudy and very windy during morning. Cloudy and windy throughout the rest of the day.
Projects: Ringing.
Standardised ringing
Ringing took place at Banvallen. Weather conditions were not the best. It started one hour later and some mist nest were removed because it was very windy. In total 14 birds. Birds of 11 were caught, 6 of them new and 8 recaptures. Birds caught listed in detail below:
25th July 2015
Staff: APN, MMJ, CBS, LDC, HAN
Weather: Calm and sunny during morning. Overcast at noon. Unyielding rain throughout the rest of the day.
Projects: Ringing.
Standardised ringing
24th July 2015
Staff: APN, MMJ, CBS, LDC, HAN
Weather: Sunny with prevailing winds throughout the whole day.
Projects: Ringing.
Standardised ringing
Ringing took place at Banvallen. The strong winds undoubtedly affected today’s catch to a large degree, as this was one of the poorer mornings of the season. In total, 18 birds of 5 species were caught, 12 of them new and 6 recaptures. Birds caught listed in detail below
23nd July 2015
Staff: APN, MMJ, CBS, LDC, HAN
Weather: Cloudy and some drops during the ringing time. Sunny, but windy latter on.
Projects: Ringing.
Standardised ringing
Ringing took place in Vallen, starting at 4:30. 24 nets were set up and allowed the capture of 48 new birds and 13 recaptures. First indications of migration in two reed warblers spotted with fat scores of 4 and 5, a curious summer suspended moult in a whitethroat and nice species such bearded tits, goldfinch, greenfinch… which are numbered in detail next:
22nd July 2015
Staff: APN, MMJ, CBS, TMJ, LDC, JRD, HAN
Weather: Rain before first light, Southwesterly wind, blustery at times. Cloudy.
Projects: Great reed warblers, Ringing.
Great reed warblers
JRD Left. TMJ still has some nests to check for ringing in the coming days.
Standardised ringing
Ringing took place in Banvallen, after a delayed start due to weather. 10 nets produced 20 new birds, many nets were unusable due to weather conditions and continued high water.
21st July 2015
Staff: APN, MMJ, CBS, TMJ, LDC, JRD, HAN
Weather: Partially cloudy in the morning, clearing somewhat later on during ringing session. Heavy rain during afternoon and evening.
Projects: Great reed warblers, Ringing.
Great reed warblers
JRD and TMJ went to Sörbysjön and found a nest with a newly hatched chick and four eggs. The territorial male was confirmed to have two females, but despite hard attempts, the second nest could not be found.
Standardised ringing
20th July 2015
Staff: APN, MMJ, CBS, TMJ, LDC, JRD, HAN
Weather: Pretty calm but cloudy at first light, showers mid-day, clearing during late afternoon.
Projects: Great reed warblers, Ringing.
Great reed warblers
JRD and TMJ went to Fågelsjön, Rysjön and Slottsviken and checked nests and found a newly hatched chick in one nest in Slottsviken.
Standardised ringing
19th July 2015
Staff: APN, MMJ, CBS, PBN, TMJ, LDZ, JRD, Hannes
Weather: Very windy and rainy in the early morning, with wind persisting all day.
Projects: Great reed warblers, Ringing.
Great reed warblers
18th July 2015
Staff: APN, MMJ, CBS, PBN, TMJ, LDZ, JRD
Weather: Cloudy and rainy in the morning, sunny and very windy latter on.
Projects: Great reed warblers, Standardised
Great reed warblers
TMJ went to Slottviken to check one nest who was found to have 4 eggs on it.
JRD ringed the 3 chicks of a nest at Löten and tried to locate a nest in Västra fågeljön by following a male. This male was moving between two places, so it might have two nest.
Standardised ringing
17th July 2015
Staff: JMY, MBR, APN, MMJ, CBS, PBN, TMJ, LDZ
Weather: Cloudy with thunder and lightning, rain intermittent, windy.
Projects: Great reed warblers, Ortolans, Standardised
Great reed warblers
MBR joined TMJ at Segesjön today to ring a nest of chicks. DHT departed, Jakob arrived. MBR left us after a long season working with the great reeds, we’re sad to see him go and wish him all the best for his future studies.
Ortolans