Personal: Helena, Carlos, Antoine; Hannes, Bruno, Kieran.
Weather: This day at Ässön was very wet after the rain yesterday. The sun came back this afternoon with around 27 c° and approximately 3m/s wind.
Projects; Ringing program CES
CES Ringing program Today was an average day, remarkable only due to the number of mosquitoes. We have caught:
-Great Tit 5 (retrap 3)
-Blue Tit 5 + (4)
-Reed Bunting 7
Staff: Antoine, Bruno, Carlos, Hannes, Helena and Kieran.
Weather: Cloudy morning at Banvallen and a little rain at the end of the ringing session. Afterwards it was sun.
Ringing: It was a very quiet morning with not too many birds in the nets. 103 birds of 14 species were caught in 5 hours, but nothing special.
The summary of today’s catch goes as follows:
Species new retraps total
European Robin 1 2 3
Staff: Carlos, Bruno, Antoine, Helena, Kieran and Hannes.
Weather: Yet another calm, sunny day with temperatures rising up towards 30 degrees Celcius in the afternoon. We are all adopting the Spanish practice of siesta with some enthusiasm.
Staff: Kieran, Carlos, Bruno, Helena, Hannes and Antoine
Weather: A nice day with a slight breeze (1.5m/s), very sunny with no clouds. Temperature of around 30 degrees Celsius after the morning cold.
CES-ringing: The first day of the season at Ässon today went very steadily with a constant stream of birds, tailing off towards the end. The highlight came in the form of the first Lesser Whitethroat of the season, hopefully a lot more to come.
Staff: Carlos, Bruno, Antoine, Hannes, Kieran, Helena and our guest Bo Nielsen (chairman of the board).
Weather: Warm, hot, absolutely boiling or whatever you want to call it. Probably just under 30 degrees Celsius. No wind and clear skies, except for the morning mist.
CES-ringing:
Personal: Helena, Carlos, Antoine; Hannes, Bruno, Kieran.
Weather: A very warm day at Vallen today (29c°). Sunrise in the mist in the morning and very sunny this afternoon; approximately 2 m/s wind.
Projects; Ringing program CES
Staff: Carlos, Bruno, Antoine, Hannes, Kieran and Helena.
Weather: Early morning misty and late morning very sunny and warm without wind.
Ringing: Very special day to ring at Banvallen. (Not for the number of captures= 84), today we have caught the first Greenish warbler ever ringed in Kvismaren. On the other hand we saw and heard twice a King fisher, not really common here.
The summary of today's catch:
Sedge warbler 26 (4)= 30
Staff: Antoine, Bruno, Carlos, Hannes, Helena and Kieran.
Weather: A fantastic day to ring at Vallen. It was a sunny and calm morning with 25º degrees at the end of the session.
Ringing: Best mark for this season. 182 were caught in 7 hours, with highlights such as 7 Bearded Tits and 6 Great Reed Warblers (2 adults, one of them unringed, and 4 juveniles, one of them unringed). Furthermore we caught two new species for this season, the first Marsh Warbler and the first Grasshopper Warbler.
Staff: Carlos, Bruno, Helena, Kieran, Antoine and Hannes.
Weather: Calm and cloudy, with morning mist lingering, though not particularly cold. Mostly sunny from noon and throughout the afternoon.
Projects: CES-ringing at Banvallen. This was Kieran's first morning as an assistant ringer. A total of 76 birds were caught, 55 being new ringings and 21 retraps. The highlight of today was without question the young Wryneck, which, true to its name put on a real show!
Staff: Carlos, Bruno, Antoine, Hannes, Helena, and the new arrival, Kieran
Weather: A lovely day with no wind (calm), sunny and cloudy, thick morning mist and a light rain shower in the early afternoon. Temperature 19 degrees Celsius once the morning cold had passed.