Gannets

Gannets

Monday, 31 October 2016

Landsort diary 31st October 2016

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.
 
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.

  • North
  • Moderate wind, 4-7 m/s
  • 6
  • Good, 10-20 km
  • Partly clouded, 3-5/8
  • Dry weather

  • 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                    

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