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
16th July 2015
Staff: JMY, MBR, APN, MMJ, CBS, PBN, TMJ, DHT, LDZ
Weather: Cloudy with thunder, clearing, then sunny.
Projects:Standardised ringing, Skylarks
Skylarks
JMY went out to Bärsta for some final observations of the crop fields, in the hope of finding some late nesting skylarks; but all was silent. It seems that the lark breeding season is over for this year. Survey plot marker sticks were also removed from the fields, in readiness for the harvest machines coming in the next week or so.
15th July 2015
Staff: JMY, MBR, APN, MMJ, CBS, PBN, TMJ, DHT, LDZ
Weather: Cloudy with thunder, clearing, then showers intermittently.
Projects:Standardised ringing, Great Reed Warblers, Skylarks and Ortolan
Skylarks
JMY continued to collect in field posts.
Ortolans
JMY undertook a search for Ortolans around Söröslätten, observing a male singing intermittent long songs.
Great reeds
14th July 2015
Staff: JMY, MBR, APN, MMJ, CBS, PBN, TMJ
Weather: Light rain mid morning then cloudy
Projects:Standardised ringing, Great Reed Warblers and Skylarks
Skylarks
JMY continued to search for Skylarks in survey plots, hampered by poor weather and lack of activity she began to collect in marker posts after a good season surveying.
Great reeds
Nest checks around Kvismaren were undertaken, TMJ visited Segesjön with MBR checking nests.
Standardised ringing
13th July 2015
Staff: JMY, MBR, APN, MMJ, CBS, PBN, TMJ
Weather: Light rain in the morning then cloudy
Projects:Standardised ringing, Great Reed Warblers and Skylarks
Skylarks
JMY completed her wetland survey report and skylark report in the morning. She then went to Värsta to search for feeding Skylark chicks and also for nests but doesn´t succeed. After she went to Söröslätten and found fledgling Ortolan Bunting feed by adults.
Great reeds
10th July 2015
Staff: JMY, MBR, APN, MMJ, CBS, MLA, PBN
Weather: Rain throughout the morning and overcast the remainder of the day.
Projects:Ringing, Great Reed Warblers, Skylarks.
Skylarks
JMY spent a long time looking for feeding Skylarks close to Ängfallet. A little later, JMY and MMJ located a Skylark nest with 3 chicks in, which were ringed.
Great Reed Warblers
Ringing
11th July 2015
Staff: JMY, MBR, APN, MMJ, CBS, MLA, PBN, TMJ
Weather: Cold and cloudy in the morning but got sunny around 10 ahead
Projects:Standardised ringing, Great Reed Warblers, Skylarks and Ortolan Bunting
Skylarks
JMY and MPN did skylark plots at hay fields, counting skylark activity and individuals
Ortolan Buntings
JMY went to sörösläatten to check the activity of the Ortolan buntings.
Great reeds
13th July 2015
Staff: JMY, MBR, APN, MMJ, CBS, PBN, TMJ
Weather: Light rain in the morning then cloudy
Projects:Standardised ringing, Great Reed Warblers and Skylarks
Skylarks
JMY completed her wetland survey report and skylark report in the morning. She then went to Värsta to search for feeding Skylark chicks and also for nests but doesn´t succeed. After she went to Söröslätten and found fledgling Ortolan Bunting feed by adults.
Great reeds
12th July 2015
Staff: JMY, MBR, APN, MMJ, CBS, PBN, TMJ
Weather: Sunny and settled
Projects:Standardised ringing, Great Reed Warblers and Skylarks
Skylarks
JMY looked in vein for Skylarks feeding around the area. An ice cream from Störa mellosa in the afternoon lifted her spirits.
Great reeds
TMJ went to Slottsviken and caught two females, one with a logger. MBR ringed one brood of chicks and checked two others on hatching day, all was well.
Standardised ringing
9th July 2015
Staff: JMY, MBR, APN, MMJ, CBS, MLA, PBN, TMJ
Weather: Clear at first light turning to showers mid morning. Cloudy all day.
Projects:Standardised ringing, Great Reed Warblers and Skylarks
Skylarks
JMY and MPN surveyed an area in search of nests and marked some areas where there has been feeding activity.
Great reeds