15th August 2018

Strong overnight winds were slow to decrease, so limited net opening from 0415 until 1145 with a light shower of rain for 10 minutes around 1000 – more like a mist.

A total of 31 new birds of 10 species including the second Grasshopper Warbler (Gräshoppsångare) of the autumn and third Barred Warbler (Höksångare) of the year.

Bosse & Niklas spent the morning in the north and reported it quiet for migration but three Cuckoo (Gök) and a Bluethroat (Blåhake) were seen.

There will be four at the Obs overnight: Chris, Kay, Niklas and Bosse, though we are left guessing again about whether Janne will turn up or not!!!

Wind: North-east
Strength: Strong, 8-13 m/s gradually easing
Temperature: 18
Visibility: Good, 10-20km
Cloud cover: Cloudy, 6-7/8
Precipitation: Dry
Dsum Ssum Savg Savg
1988-2015 2016-17
Thrush Nightingale Näktergal 1 17 3.1 7.5
Grasshopper Warbler Gräshoppsångare 1 2 0.1 0.5
Icterine Warbler Härmsångare 1 47 3.8 39
Barred Warbler Höksångare 1 1 0.4 0
Lesser Whitethroat Ärtsångare 9 243 21.3 147
Garden Warbler Trädgårdssångare 4 32 2.7 15
Willow Warbler Lövsångare 9 187 29.9 137.5
Red-backed Shrike Törnskata 2 35 8.4 24
Tree Sparrow Pilfink 1 93 1.8 51.5
Greenfinch Grönfink 2 50 10.1 107.5
31 1081 145 946