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.
JMY spent some time listening fruitlessly for the ortolan at Ängfallet during the morning, although by evening he was singing away again as the wind dropped. We have not managed to confirm the presence of the female yet. A female red-backed shrike perched nearby was some compensation, however.
In the office, EKP has done a grand job of sorting out files and spreadsheets on the computer, and backed everything up in case of computer failure!
An array of bicycle wheels and tyres was scattered around the garden today as we started to get them into good working order in time for the ringing season. Respect to the person in a previous year who managed to get a 26 inch tyre on a 28 inch wheel!
The adventures will continue tonight as EKP, DWE & JMY head out to do the night time bird survey… Here’s hoping for some corncrakes & more Savi’s warblers.
JMY