Landsort diary 21st July 2016

All nets opened at 0400 and closed at 1100. Seemed like a quiet day but 21 new birds of 15 species was welcome enough. Included in this was the first fledged Spotted Flycatcher of the year, the second Thrush Nightingale and three young Blackcap.

 

Niklas and Per were up and out to the south for a migration watch by 0400 but were not lucky. Very few birds passing the island in almost flat calm conditions. Wisely, they decided to give it up as a poor day and caught the 0930 ferry, avoiding the really busy later ferries.

 

Plenty of tourists on the island, including many who seem obsessed with Pokémon. It seems we have one in our 'real world' outside the Obs front door. Well over 40 different people walking up our lane this week, head down, looking at their 'phones, not even seeing the birds in the nets alongside them - probably don't see the nets!!!!

 

Guess I'm old, but it seems an odd world!! Actually, no guessing - I AM old!!!

 

This afternoon cut back the hedges and willows along the front lane to improve lines of site looking north and hopefully keep birds lower as they pass.

 

Just Chris & Kay at the Obs overnight.

Wind strength:	Calm, <1 m/s Light wind, 1-3 m/s Moderate wind, 4-7 m/s Strong wind, 8-13 m/s Very strong wind, 14-19 m/s Gale, 20-24 m/s Storm, 25-32 m/s Hurricane, >=33 m/s
Wind:	North Northeast East Southeast South Southwest West Northwest
Temperature:	40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8 -9 -10 -11 -12 -13 -14 -15 -16 -17 -18 -19 -20 -21 -22 -23 -24 -25 -26 -27 -28 -29 -30 -31 -32 -33 -34 -35 -36 -37 -38 -39 -40 -41 -42 -43 -44 -45 -46 -47 -48 -49 -50 -51 -52 -53 -54 -55 -56 -57 -58 -59 -60
Visibility:	Very good, >20 km Good, 10-20 km Moderate, 4-10 km Haze, 1-4 km Fog, <1 km
Cloud cover:	Clear skies, 0/8 Almost clear skies, 1-2/8 Partly clouded, 3-5/8 Cloudy, 6-7/8 Overcast, 8/8 Scattered clouds, 0-8/8
Precipitation:	Dry weather Light rain Moderate rain Heavy rain Showers Light snowfall Moderate snowfall Heavy snowfall Snow flurries Hail showers

White-tailed Eagle            Havsörn Haliaeetus albicilla 2 ex. Flying overhead  
Cuckoo                               Gök Cuculus canorus 1 ex. Migrating S

                                                                 

White Wagtail              Sädesärla Motacilla alba 1 ex. Ringed  

Robin                             Rödhake Erithacus rubecula 1 ex. Ringed  

Thrush Nightingale      Näktergal Luscinia luscinia 1 ex. Ringed  

Blackbird                      Koltrast Turdus merula 1 ex. Ringed  

Icterine Warbler          Härmsångare Hippolais icterina 1 ex. Ringed  

Lesser Whitethroat      ÄrtsångareS ylvia curruca 2 ex. Ringed  

Common Whitethroat  Törnsångare Sylvia communis 1 ex. Ringed  

Blackcap                        Svarthätta Sylvia atricapilla 3 ex. Ringed  

Willow Warbler            Lövsångare Phylloscopus trochilus 4 ex. Ringed  

Spotted Flycatcher       Grå flugsnappare Muscicapa striata 1 ex. Ringed  

Great Tit                       Talgoxe Parus major 1 ex. Ringed  

Tree Sparrow                PilfinkP asser montanus 1 ex. Ringed  

Greenfinch                    Grönfink Carduelis chloris 1 ex. Ringed  

Linnet                            Hämpling Carduelis cannabina 1 ex. Ringed  

Yellowhammer             Gulsparv Emberiza citrinella 1 ex. Ringed