7th July 2015
Staff: JMY, MBR, APN, MMJ, CBS, MLA, PBN
Weather: Far too windy for action
Projects: Skylarks and strawberry picking.
Skylarks
JMY and MPN surveyed 3 skylark plots each, feeding behaviours were observed in the plots but numbers were well down, this is thought to be because of the near gale force winds. A team will go out this evening to try to catch fledgling skylarks and take blood samples.
Strawberry picking
6th July 2015
Staff: JMY, MBR, APN, MMJ, TMJ, CBS, MLA
Weather:Rainy in the morning and windy in the afternoon
Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Standardised Ringing, Ortolan Buntings, Ma
Great Reed Warbler
MBR and MLA went to Sörbysjön in the afternoon to ringed GRW´s chicks and tried to catch the female. They have´nt been able to catch her. Otherwise the 5 chicks have been ringed.
TMJ also ringed the chicks from a GRW´s nest in Rysjön. She also found a solitary male in a new area but haven´t be identified.
5th July 2015
Staff: JMY, MBR, APN, MMJ, TMJ, CBS, MLA
Weather:Hot day from very early morning
Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Standardised Ringing, Skylarks, Ortolan Buntings, Marsh Harrier
Great Reed Warbler
MBR and MLA find one GRW nest at Fågelsjön. The other male at the lake, whose nest got predated, is singing long song, and then he’s looking for another female.
4th July 2015
Staff: JMY, MBR, APN, MMJ, TMJ, CBS, MLA
Weather:Hot day reaching 30°C. Gentle breeze throughout much of day.
Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Standardised Ringing, Skylarks
Great Reed Warbler
MBR went to Sörbyjön in the morning to catch a female for a blood sample. He was successful , and also caught 2 male birds as a bonus, with blood samples taken from all of them.
3rd July 2015
Staff: JMY, MBR, APN, MMJ, TMJ, CBS, MLA
Weather:Another scorching day, hitting 30°C. Nice cooling westerly breeze
Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Standardised Ringing, Skylarks
Great Reed Warbler
MBR & TMJ ringed the chicks found in a single nest at Sörbysjön, and they also caught three adults, one of which had a light logger attached. A new logger was fitted to this, plus two further adult birds also had loggers attached.
Standardised Ringing
2nd July 2015
Staff: JMY, MBR, APN, MMJ, TMJ, CBS, MLA
Weather: Clear and scorchingly hot all day; reaching near 30°C. Westerly 2m/s.
Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Standardised Ringing, Skylarks
Great Reed Warbler
1rst July 2015
Staff: JMY, MBR, APN, MMJ, TMJ, MPN, CBS, DHT, MLA
Weather: Started misty at Ängfallet but finally sunny and hot
Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Standardised Ringing, Skylarks
Great Reed Warbler
MBR and TMJ went to Rysjön to ring a complete Great Reed Warbler family. Three chicks and the female have been ringed. The female got also a logger on the back. MLA went to Åslasjön and Fågelsjön and DHT in Sörbysjön and Nyängen. Most of the nest now are going fine and we have more and more chicks.
30th June 2015
Staff: JMY, MBR, APN, MMJ, TMJ, MPN, CBS, DHT, MLA
Weather: Started windy at Ängfallet but got calm very quickly. Heavy rain in the midday and sunny on the afternoon.
Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Standardized Ringing, Skylarks
Great Reed Warbler
29th June 2015
Staff: JMY, MBR, APN, MMJ, TMJ, MFG, CBS, JRD, MLA
Weather: Cloudy start with slight wind and sunny spells .
Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Standardised Ringing, Ortolan buntings, Skylarks
Great Reed Warbler
Staff: JMY, MBR, APN, MMJ, TMJ, MFG, CBS, JRD, MLA
Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Standarized Ringing, Skylarks, Marsh harriers
Weather: hot & sunny until late afternoon, cloudy in the evening.