Gannets

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Thursday, 11 August 2016

Landsort diary 11th August 2016

Overnight rain showers with strong NW winds delayed opening of nets until 0615, when 16 nets were opened but reduced to 11 an hour later as the wind increased for a while. Eventually 15 nets were operated until all closed at 1115. A total of 22 new birds of 11 species.
 
Osprey migrating south over the Obs building.
 
Over the last couple of days we have been carrying old timbers from boardwalks back to the Obs as part of a clean up of the netting area. Some timbers still to be moved but most now ready to go to the fire cove in the south.
 
Just Chris & Kay at the Obs overnight tonight.
 
  • Northwest
  • Strong wind, 8-13 m/s
  • 13
  • Moderate, 4-10 km
  • Partly clouded, 3-5/8
  • Dry weather

  • Sightings of interest
    • Osprey                      Fiskgjuse         Pandion haliaetus  1 Migrating S 
    • Greenshank              Gluttsnäppa   Tringa nebularia    1 Migrating S 
    • Cuckoo                      Gök                 Cuculus canorus     3 Migrating 
    • Green Woodpecker Gröngöling      Picus viridis           1 Flying overhead
    Birds ringed
    • Reed Warbler          Rörsångare           Acrocephalus scirpaceus  1 
    • Icterine Warbler     Härmsångare        Hippolais icterina             1 
    • Lesser Whitethroat Ärtsångare            Sylvia curruca                   3 
    • Whitethroat             Törnsångare          Sylvia communis               3 
    • Garden Warbler     Trädgårdssångare Sylvia borin                      1 
    • Willow Warbler      Lövsångare            Phylloscopus trochilus     4 
    • Spotted Flycatcher  Grå flugsnappare  Muscicapa striata            1 
    • Blue Tit                     Blåmes                   Cyanistes caeruleus         2 
    • Tree Sparrow           Pilfink                    Passer montanus              2 
    • Greenfinch               Grönfink                Carduelis chloris              2 
    • Rosefinch                 Rosenfink               Carpodacus erythrinus     2

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