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31st May 2015

Staff: DWE, JMY, MBR, EKP, TMJ, BHN, MPN

Weather: Sunny, very windy
Projects: Skylarks, Ortolan bunting, Great reed warbler, Hooded Crows, Ringing.

Staff: DWE, JMY, MBR, EKP, TMJ, BHN.

Weather: Sunny with some clouds and very high winds
Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Ortolans, Slylark and Wetland Survey.

TMJ & MBR went out to Rysjön and used the morning to find a new possible nest with a second female for H4-84 ind. This new pair was discovered yesterday by BHN. The extremely windy condition made impossible to witness any kind of nest building activity. Despite any building nest clues, they spend time walking in the reeds but without any success.

2nd June 2015

Staff: DWE, JMY, MBR, EKP, TMJ,

Weather: Rain, rain, wind, did I mention rain?

Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Ortolan, Night Census.

As predicted the main body of the day was wet and windy, with the morning giving the only real solace from the bad weather that has set in. It certainly isn’t feeling like June!

1st June 2015

Staff: DWE, JMY, MBR, EKP, TMJ

Weather: Sunny with high winds
Projects: Great Reed Warbler, Ortolans.

With the wind pushing 13+m/s much of the day the birds were in hiding, and getting on with anything much was difficult.

TMJ & MBR went out to Sörbysjön and used the morning to map the area more thoroughly with a gps, so now they have a clearer record of where reedbeds & open water are.

30th May 2015

Staff: DWE, JMY, MBR, EKP, TMJ

Weather: Rainy and windy
Projects: Great Reed Warbler and Wetland and Skylark Surveys

31st May 2015

Staff: DWE, JMY, MBR, EKP, TMJ

Weather: Very windy
Projects: Skylarks, Wetland survey, Ortolan bunting, Great reed warbler, Starlings.

This morning MBR and TMJ of the Great Reed warbler went to Nyängen and found a new female there. This means nest-searching soon. In Aslasjön they were able to confirm a new male and they will keep an eye on that territory.

29th May 2015.

Staff: DWE, JMY, MBR, EKP, TMJ, MTA, MPN

Weather: Windy day, calming a little in the evening.

Projects: Wetland Census, Great Reed Warbler, Hooded Crow, Skylark, Bird’s of Prey.

In the morning, TMJ and MBR performed there Wetland Census’ in order to counteract the bad weather due in the next couple of days. MTA valiantly continued her search for a Great Reed Warbler nest in the reeds of Sörbyjön and DWE joined JMY, EKP and MPN on Skylark watch.

28th May 2015

Staff: DWE, JMY, MBR, TMJ, EKP, DHT, MTA

Weather: Sunny, a bit windy
Projects: Great reed warbler, Ortolan bunting, Skylarks, Crows

Ortolan bunting (EKP, JMY)

Starting close to home today, as there was an Ortolan bunting singing close to Ängfallet whilst we ate breakfast. We managed to locate it from the back garden and read it’s colour rings. We can confirm that it is the same bird that was singing here a couple of weeks ago- which had gone completely quiet and unseen again until now- so that’s good news!

27th May 2015

Staff: DWE, JMY, MBR, TMJ, EKP, DHT, MTA

Weather: Sunny, a bit windy
Projects: Great reed warbler, Ortolan bunting, Starlings.

Ortolan bunting

26th May 2015

Staff: DWE, JMY, MBR, TMJ, EKP, DHT, MTA, MPN

Weather: Sunny, windy
Projects: Hooded Crow, Starling, Skylark, Ortolan, Great Reed Warbler.

DWE, JMY, EKP and MPN set the alarms very early in order to attempt a catch on a pair of unringed Ortolan Buntings at Sörösletten. Despite some scepticism as to the probability of success, ‘Team Ortolan’ succeeded in capturing 2 different males who now have colour rings V5-92 and H5-89. Also caught were a Yellowhammar, White Wagtail, Chaffinch and Wheatear.