All nets opened at 0415 and closed at 1100 with 22 new birds of 12 species, with an increasing percentage of young birds being caught.
Re-visited 7 nest boxes to ring chicks but only one brood of four Blåmes (Blue Tit) ready to ring. Almost finished nest box work now with only 19 boxes to re-visit during the next week. So far it looks like being a less successful season for box-nesting birds.
Swifts still visiting the site to investigate the new nest boxes but so far no takers – it takes time and will be worth keeping on trying!!!
There will be four at the Obs overnight; Chris, Kay, Bosse and Liam, fresh from completing his studies which have kept him busy all season, so it will be good to see him!!!
| Wind: | South-east | |
| Wind strength: | Light, 1-3 m/s | |
| Temperature: | 17 | |
| Visibility: | Good, 10-20km | |
| Cloud Cover: | Cloudy, 6-7/8 | |
| Precipitation: | Dry |
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Birds |
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| Swallow | Ladusvala | 1 | ||
| White Wagtail | Sädesärla | 4 | ||
| Lesser Whitethroat | Ärtsångare | 1 | ||
| Whitethroat | Törnsångare | 2 | ||
| Garden Warbler | Trädgårdsångare | 1 | ||
| Blue Tit | Blåmes | 4 | ||
| Great Tit | Talgoxe | 2 | ||
| Starling | Stare | 5 | ||
| Tree Sparrow | Pilfink | 1 | ||
| Chaffinch | Bofink | 2 | ||
| Greenfinch | Grönfink | 1 | ||
| Linnet | Hämpling | 1 | ||
| Yellowhammer | Gulsparv | 1 |
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Sightings |
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| Common Snipe | Enkelbeckasin | 1 | Still displaying over Bredmar | |||
| Eurasian Wryneck | Göktyta | 1 | Calling near village |