Birds caught on Landsort by Chris & Kay w/e 5th June 2016

	w/e 5th June 2016
Species	As at 29th	Kay	Chris	Total
Blackbird	29		2	31
Blackcap	24		2	26
Black Redstart	1			1
Bluethroat	10			10
Bluethroat cyanecula	1			1
Blue Tit	3	9		12
Blyth's Reed Warbler	1			1
Brambling	6			6
Bullfinch	2			2
Chaffinch	69	2	1	72
Chiffchaff	120	2	3	125
Collared Flycatcher	2			2
Common Redpoll cabaret	1			1
Common Rosefinch	2	1		3
Dunnock	39			39
Fieldfare	1			1
Garden Warbler	14	3	2	19
Goldcrest	188			188
Goldfinch	6			6
Great Spotted Woodpecker	13			13
Great Tit	20	136	4	160
Greenfinch	22	2	1	25
Icterine Warbler	8	1	4	13
Jackdaw	2			2
Lesser Whitethroat	99	5	6	110
Linnet	23		1	24
Magpie	1			1
Marsh Tit	1	4		5
Marsh Warbler	4	1	5	10
Meadow Pipit	1			1
Nightingale	1			1
Pied Flycatcher	12	1		13
Red-backed Shrike	16		1	17
Red-breasted Flycatcher	1			1
Redstart	46	1		47
Redwing	1			1
Reed Bunting	23			23
Reed Warbler	11	2	5	18
Robin	521	2	3	526
Sedge Warbler	2		1	3
Serin		1	1	2
Siskin	29			29
Song Thrush	59			59
Spotted Flycatcher	10	1		11
Starling	57		1	58
Swallow	1	2		3
Thrush Nightingale	17			17
Treecreeper	1			1
Tree Pipit	1			1
Tree Sparrow	1	2		3
Wheatear	14	1	1	16
Whinchat	2			2
Whitethroat	30	3	7	40
White Wagtail	8	3	2	13
Willow Warbler	265	2	2	269
Wren	34		1	35
Wryneck	7			7
Yellowhammer	5			5
Total	1888	187	56	2131

Landsort diary 5th June 2016

All nets open at 0400 and closed at 1130. 18 new birds of 13 species, including the first four fledged Great Tits of the year.

Best bird was a second year female Serin, to go with the male caught yesterday. The male was still in the area when the female was caught and was calling close by while she was in the net. Female released back at the point of capture and was seen to rejoin the male.

A pleasant afternoon checking the nest boxes in the far north of the island and at Saltmar. Only two broods of Great Tit ringed, but both of 8 birds, all healthy and ready to fly the nest. This gave 34 new birds for the day.

Female Goosander found on nest in the far north.

Mats and Lasse, remain overnight and a new Member, Ida and her son are due on the last boat for an overnight stay. This will give 6 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

Landsort Diary 4th June 2016

All nets opened at 0400 and closed at 1200. A total of 19 new birds of 13 species, including a 2CY male Serin, only the second one ever ringed on Landsort, the first being in 2002.

 

Another 15 Great Tit chicks from three nest boxes gave an overall tally of 34 birds of 14 species. A good days ringing in June!!! Janne had just left the Obs and was on the 0930 ferry when Chris & Kay saw the Serin feeding in front of the Obs. A quick call to Janne and he was off the ferry and back to the Obs, looking hard for the bird, but no joy. The 1030 net round however produced the goods, with the male sitting in the net by the football pitch. Janne and Lasse saw the bird and Kay added yet another species to her growing list of species ringed!

 

Another well-attended public guiding, with 7 adults and 2 children.

 

Afternoon spent checking nest boxes, being shown Lesser Butterfly Orchid (over 80 plants), having a chat and eating ice cream!!

 

Loaded all old timber into trailer and spent some time giving the windows the first clean after being re-installed - going to need more cleaner!!!

 

Janne left (on the 1730 ferry), Mats arrived, Lasse remains, giving 4 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

Landsort diary 3rd June 2016

All 30 nets opened at 0400 and closed at 1100. 16 new birds of 11 species, including the second Red-breasted Flycatcher of the year, three more Marsh Warbler and two Reed Warbler.

 

Three visitors who stayed overnight spent a few hours with us, taking pictures for a planned book before leaving on the 0925 ferry.

 

More stripping paint off windows between net rounds.

 

A quick lunch and  then checked 58 more nest boxes from Saltmar to the north. 17 more Great Tit young, a nice brood of 4 Marsh Tit and a female Pied Flycatcher on a nest of eggs brought the overall total for the day to 38 new birds of 14 species.

 

Janne remains on the island overnight and Lasse Cedar has just arrived, giving four 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

Landsort diary 2nd June 2016

All nets opened at 0400 and closed at 1100 with just 9 birds ringed of 6 species. Between net rounds time was well spent removing old paint from the bathroom window, ready for painting.

After a quick lunch a further 5 hours spent in the woods north of Jutvik produced 63 more pullus ringed - 54 Great Tit and 9 Blue Tit, the latter all from one brood.

Also flushed a Woodcock from a nest site and a probable Redstart nest in one of the boxes - pale blue eggs.

A tiring day, but good.

Janne arrived on the late morning boat and in the afternoon, three more arrived for the night: Marten, Henrik and Johan. Jointly, they are preparing to publish a book on the Stockholm Archipelago and are out to get photos of our work on the Observatory. So that will be 6 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

Sorcha, Jaz and Matt at the lighthouse

Chapel window

Sorcha in camouflage coat

Tree Sparrow nestlings

The Fishing Trip - one cod caught

You may want to check the nest box before you put your hand in!

Landsort Diary 1st June 2016

The first day of June saw all 30 nets opened at 0400 and closed at 1100. A total of 12 new birds.

 

No guiding today.

 

Data for May submitted to Ringing Central

 

Time spent between net rounds cleaning paint off the toilet window, ready for painting.

 

Work progressing well on the Obs - seems like there are more builders at the Obs than there are birds!!!!!

 

Pelle and his daughter leave this afternoon, leaving 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