6th April 2017

All nets opened at 0515 and closed at 1100. Very few birds on the island, with just 18 new birds of 7 species caught.

A Snipe flushed from the reed beds somehow managed to avoid the nets!!

A Great Crested Newt ‘rescued’ from the cellar and released in damp undergrowth.

Afternoon spent cleaning window frames and putting draught-excluders on all of the windows that have so far been ‘replaced’ last year. Should be less wind in the house now!!!!!

Just Chris & Kay at the Obs tonight

Wind: North
Wind Strength: Moderate, 4-7 m/s
Temperature: 3
Visibility: Good 10-20km
Cloud Cover: Almost clear skies, 1-2/8
Precipitation: Dry weather
Birds
ringed
Robin Rödhake 12
Blackbird Koltrast 1
Blue Tit Blåmes 1
Great Tit Talgoxe 1
Chaffinch Bofink 1
Greenfinch Grönfink 1
Goldfinch Steglits 1

Sightings of interest

Common
Snipe
Enkelbeckasin 1 Staging
Common Crane Trana 1 Migrating north
Lapwing Tofsvipa 1 Migrating north