Nets opened at 0530 and closed at 0900 when the occasional light rain from 0800 turned into a prolonged period of heavier rain.
A total of 26 new birds of 11 species including the first Chiffchaff (Gransångare) of the autumn.
Routine cleaning of Obs and lab this afternoon as well as writing the monthly report for August, which is available via the website:
http://www.landsort-birds.se/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/website_-_August_2018.pdf
There will be 4 at the Obs overnight: Chris, Kay, Gunilla & Mova.
| Wind: | North-east | |
| Strength: | Moderate, 4-6 m/s | |
| Temperature: | 16 | |
| Visibility: | Moderate, 4-10km, decreasing | |
| Cloud cover: | Overcast, 8/8 | |
| Precipitation: | Dry before light rain showers at 0800, then rain at 0900 |
| Dsum | Ssum | Savg | Savg | ||||
| 1988-2015 | 2016-17 | ||||||
| Sparrowhawk | Sparvhök | 1 | 7 | 0.4 | 3 | ||
| Tree Pipit | Trädpiplärka | 2 | 11 | 2.4 | 4.5 | ||
| Robin | Rödhake | 3 | 39 | 8.5 | 50.5 | ||
| Whinchat | Buskvätta | 1 | 7 | 1.5 | 2.5 | ||
| Lesser Whitethroat | Ärtsångare | 10 | 393 | 52.3 | 236.5 | ||
| Garden Warbler | Trädgårdssångare | 1 | 73 | 19.5 | 46 | ||
| Blackcap | Svarthätta | 3 | 89 | 19.8 | 93.5 | ||
| Chiffchaff | Gransångare | 1 | 1 | 0.6 | 1.5 | ||
| Willow Warbler | Lövsångare | 2 | 558 | 159.7 | 340 | ||
| Goldcrest | Kungsfågel | 1 | 7 | 11.3 | 11 | ||
| Pied Flycatcher | Svartvit flugsnappare | 1 | 22 | 10.8 | 33 | ||
| 26 | 1904 | 456 | 1561 |