All nets opened at 0645 and closed at 1245, with a reducing wind through the morning. A total of 218 new birds of 16 species/ sub-species, with 126 of the Gråsiska (Repoll) being caught in one net on one net-round. That was busy!!!
With the clear skies and hardly any wind the island soon emptied of birds though a couple of small flocks of Sidensvans remained. After a couple of net checks with hardly any birds the last round produced an Enkelbecksin (Common Snipe).
Some more tree height reduction this afternoon and a clean of the Obs ready for the weekend.
There will be two at the Obs overnight: Chris & Kay.
| Wind: | North-west | |
| Strength: | Moderate, 4-7 m/s reducing | |
| Temperature: | 11 – frost at fist light | |
| Visibility: | Very good, >20km | |
| Cloud cover: | Clear, 0/8 | |
| Precipitation: | Dry |
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Birds |
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| Snipe | Enkelbeckasin | 1 | ||
| Wren | Gärdsmyg | 6 | ||
| Robin | Rödhake | 1 | ||
| Blackbird | Koltrast | 2 | ||
| Chiffchaff | Gransångare | 2 | ||
| Chiffchaff | 1 | |||
| Goldcrest | Kungsfågel | 11 | ||
| Blue Tit | Blåmes | 6 | ||
| Great Tit | Talgoxe | 5 | ||
| Treecreeper | Trädkrypare | 7 | ||
| Chaffinch | Bofink | 1 | ||
| Redpoll | Gråsiska | 159 | ||
| Redpol flammea |
Gråsiska | 5 | ||
| Redpoll cabaret | Gråsiska | 7 | ||
| Bullfinch | Domherre | 3 | ||
| Yellowhammer | Gulsparv | 1 |
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Sightings |
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| Eurasian Skylark | Sånglärka | 1 | Call | |||
| Bohemian Waxwing | Sidensvans | 50 | Migrating | |||
| Common Redpoll | Gråsiska | 200 | Migrating | |||
| Eurasian Bullfinch | Domherre | 10 | Migrating |