Landsort diary 3rd October 2016

Restricted number of nets opened at 0600 due to wind direction making the reed bed and lane nets unusable. Nets closed at 1300.

 

Pelle arrived on first ferry and got busy with net rounds with Kay while Chris ringed and Tore wrote the details during the busiest period. A total of 213 new birds of 18 species, including the first (3) Coal Tit (Svartmes) of the year at the BMAR site, though one was caught the other week at SUDD. Robin continue to move through in decent numbers with 2016 now having the 2nd highest captures for them (1634) with 2014 being the highest (1837).

 

Fredrick was out for the day and called in briefly, having seen a Yellow-browed Warbler in the Saltmar area.

 

Janne arrives on the last ferry, giving 4 at the Obs overnight.

 

Wind: Northeast

Wind strength: Strong wind, 8-13 m/s

Temperature: 13

Visibility: Good, 10-20 km

Cloud cover: Partly clouded, 3-5/8

Precipitation: Dry weather

Sightings of interest

• Barnacle Goose                           Vitkindad gås                300 
• Hen Harrier                                Blå kärrhök                       1
• Yellow-browed Warbler            Tajgasångare                    1

Birds ringed

• Wren                         Gärdsmyg                  6 
• Dunnock                   Järnsparv                   2 
• Robin                        Rödhake                   37 
• Blackbird                 Koltrast                       4 
• Song Thrush            Taltrast                        4 
• Blackcap                   Svarthätta                   3 
• Chiffchaff                 Gransångare               3 
• Goldcrest                  Kungsfågel              103 
• Coal Tit                     Svartmes                     3 
• Blue Tit                     Blåmes                       15 
• Great Tit                   Talgoxe                       7 
• Treecreeper              Trädkrypare              6 
• Chaffinch                  Bofink                         3 
• Greenfinch                Grönfink                     1 
• Siskin                         Grönsiska                   7 
• Redpoll                      Gråsiska                     2 
• Lesser Redpoll          Gråsiska (cabaret)     6 
• Reed Bunting            Sävsparv                     1