AT LAST - calm weather and all nets operating from 0600 until 1430. A total of 140 new birds of 20 species, with some real highlights among them. A late Lesser Whitethroat was notable, a pleasure to catch our first Bearded Tit and Twite of the year and 30 Waxwing were wonderful. Prize goes to a very late Nightingale, our second for the year, after one in late April. Always good to have a member of the rarities committee on site when this happens!!!!! All in all a great days ringing in wonderful weather, shame about the forecast for the next two days. a great way to finish a very windy month.
North
Moderate wind, 4-7 m/s
6
Good, 10-20 km
Partly clouded, 3-5/8
Dry weather
Sightings of interest
Birds ringed
Johan had to leave the island early due to one of his youngsters being unwell, with Måns, Mattias and assorted children leaving on the last ferry, all having seen the Nightingale and Lesser Whitethroat, so hopefully happy with their stay.
Today Kay gained the accolade of reaching 4th place in the all time list of numbers ringed on Landsort, passing Henrik today, with 'only' Mattias, Bosse and Pelle ahead of her.
Tonight it will be just Kay & Chris at the Obs.
Sightings of interest
- White-tailed Eagle Havsörn 2 Flying overhead
- Sparrowhawk Sparvhök 2 Foraging
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Mindre hackspett 1 Foraging
- Waxwing Sidensvans 150 Foraging
- Raven Korp 4 Flying overhead
Birds ringed
- Waxwing Sidensvans 30
- Wren Gärdsmyg 6
- Robin Rödhake 2
- Nightingale Sydnäktergal 1
- Blackbird Koltrast 1
- Lesser Whitethroat Ärtsångare 1
- Goldcrest Kungsfågel 2
- Bearded Tit Skäggmes 3
- Long-tailed Tit Stjärtmes 25
- Blue Tit Blåmes 15
- Great Tit Talgoxe 12
- Treecreeper Trädkrypare 1
- Chafinch Bofink 2
- Greenfinch Grönfink 2
- Siskin Grönsiska 18
- Twite Vinterhämpling 3
- Redpoll Gråsiska 6
- Mealy Redpoll Gråsiska (flammea) 2
- Lesser Redpoll Gråsiska (cabaret) 1
- Bullfinch Domherre 7
