20th August 2018

Overnight rain delayed net opening until 0530 with rain ending the main ringing session at 1030.

An excellent days ringing with 318 new birds of 17 species including the first Yellow Wagtail (Gulärla) of the year. This is the highest day capture for any August from 1988- to date (176 on 26th August 2014).

236 Willow Warbler (Lövsångare) represented a new day record for autumn (207 on 7th Sept 1995) with good totals for a range of other species also in particular 19 Garden Warbler (Trädgårdssangare).

There will be two at the Obs overnight: Chris & Kay.

Wind: East, backing north-east to west
Strength: Light, 3-4 m/s
Temperature: 19
Visibility: Moderate, 4-10 km
Cloud cover: *Overcast, 8/8
Precipitation: Showers, with dry period most morning
Dsum Ssum Savg Savg
1988-2015 2016-17
Tree Pipit Trädpiplärka 7 7 0.3 2
Yellow Wagtail Gulärla 1 1 0.3 0.5
White Wagtail Sädesärla 2 30 3 21
Thrush Nightingale Näktergal 1 18 3.7 7.5
Redstart Rödstjärt 4 7 1.8 12.5
Whinchat Buskvätta 2 4 0.6 1.5
Lesser Whitethroat Ärtsångare 21 278 30.1 179
Whitethroat Törnsångare 3 40 15.7 47.5
Garden Warbler Trädgårdssångare 19 54 5.3 29.5
Blackcap Svarthätta 1 16 3.3 44
Wood Warbler Grönsångare 4 14 4.7 6.5
Willow Warbler Lövsångare 236 452 60.4 194.5
Spotted Flycatcher Grå flugsnappare 1 9 2.8 13
Pied Flycatcher Svartvit flugsnappare 7 14 3.8 7.5
Red-backed Shrike Törnskata 3 40 12 30.5
Tree Sparrow Pilfink 3 106 2.1 67.5
Chaffinch Bofink 3 22 2.3 18
318 1467 216 1116