Landsort diary 9th September 2016

All opened at 0500 and closed at 1400 with most of the morning being a combination of overcast and with a thick mist. Great conditions for catching and a total of 127 birds as a good result. A nice range of species including an adult Wood Warbler and two 1cy Red-breasted Flycatcher.

 

Will be busy at the Obs over the weekend with: Chris, Kay, Janne, Bjorn, Mårten, Raul, Liam, Niklas and Mikael. Plent yof migration watching getting done and hopefully some more decent birds caught.

Wind: South

Wind strength: Light wind, 1-3 m/s

Temperature: 18

Visibility: Fog, <1 km

Cloud cover: Overcast, 8/8

Precipitation: Dry weather

Sightings of interest

• Barnacle Goose    Vitkindad gås    4    Migrating SW
• Brent Goose          Prutgås            10    Migrating SW
• Golden Plover       Ljungpipare     1    Migrating SW

Birds ringed

• Robin                                          Rödhake                       83 
• Redstart                                      Rödstjärt                        3 
• Song Thrush                              Taltrast                           1 
• Red Warbler                              Rörsångare                     1 
• Lesser Whitethroat                    Ärtsångare                     3 
• Garden Warbler                        Trädgårdssångare         1 
• Blackcap                                     Svarthätta                      7 
• Wood Warbler                           Grönsångare                  1 
• Chiffchaff                                    Gransångare                 1 
• Willow Warbler                         Lövsångare                     7 
• Goldcrest                                    Kungsfågel                    11 
• Spotted Flycatcher                     Grå flugsnappare          1 
• Red-breasted Flycatcher           Mindre flugsnappare    2 
• Chaffinch                                    Bofink                             5