22nd April 2017
Staff: Daniel Wade (DWE), Bo Nielsen (BNN)
Weather: Very windy day, though slighty less so in the morning. Dust storms through the afternoon.
Projects: Wetlands Census, Starlings.
This morning, the second area’s of the wetlands census was completed.
Hammarmaden
Whooper Swan: 1
Greylag Goose: 26
Gadwall: 1 pair
Wigeon: 41
Teal: 25
Lapwing: 5
Crane: 4
Hammarbotten
Whooper Swan: 1 pair + 27
Greylag Goose: 5
Mallard: 1 pair
Wigeon: 149
Teal: 31
Lapwing: 14
Redshank: 1
Black-headed Gull: 206
Crane: 1
Killingemaden
Greylag Goose: 5
Wigeon: 2
Lapwing: 7
Green Sandpiper: 1
Snipe: 2
Sörbysjön
Mute Swan: 1
Greylag Goose: 50
Canada Goose: 6
Mallard: 6 pairs + 8
Shoveler: 2 pairs
Teal: 595
Lapwing: 14
Redshank: 1
Green Sandpiper: 2
Snipe: 5
Black-headed Gull: 74
Crane: 4
Marsh Harrier: 1 pair
Meadow Pipit: 5
White Wagtail: 1 pair
Reed Bunting: 8
Kvinnerstasjön
Greylag Goose: 28
Teal: 50
Goldeneye: 1
Snipe: 1
Marsh Harrier: 1
Great Tit: 1 pair
Meadow Pipit: 1
Reed Bunting: 3
This afternoon BNN arrived and we decided to check the Starling boxes to check for replacements and wear and tear and generally see if there is much evidence of breeding yet. We had one nest box on Hammarmaden showing the very first signs of nest building but that was all from Hammarmaden and Fiskingemaden.
DWE