22 birds were
ringed this morning including the first juvenile Grasshopper Warbler
(Gräshoppsångare) of the year and a juvenile Thrush Nightingale (Näktergal).
Several waders were seen migrating south past Vadarbunkern during the evening including
three Curlew Sandpiper (Spovsnäppa), a Bar-tailed Godwit (Myrspov) and 20+ Ringed
Plover (Större strandpipare). A Marsh Harrier (Brun kärrhök) flew over the obs
late morning.

Wind: Southerly
Strength 3-12 m/s
Temperature: 17-20
Visibility: Good
Cloud cover: 2-8/8
Precipitation: Rain shower mid-morning

Ringing day totals:

Thrush Nightingale / Näktergal:
1

Grasshopper Warbler /
Gräshoppsångare: 1

Lesser Whitethroat / Ärtsångare: 12

Willow Warbler / Lövsångare: 7

Pied
Flycatcher / Svartvit flugsnappare: 1

Total: 22

The day
started off with strong westerlies which decreased by mid-morning and picked up
again in the evening, moving to a more southwesterly direction. A bit of wader
migration was recorded from Vadarbunkern this evening with 22 Bar-tailed
Godwit (Myrspov), a Ringed Plover (Större strandpipare), a Golden Plover (Ljungpipare)
and three Redshank (Rödbena) recorded migrating south. A Wryneck (Göktyta) was
at Saltmar and a Cuckoo (Gök) at Våta Väggen, while a Kestrel (Tornfalk) was
seen around the south. The nets were not opened today.

Wind: Westerly to southwesterly
Strength 3-13 m/s
Temperature: 16-20
Visibility: Good
Cloud cover: 0-3/8
Precipitation: None

Strong winds
stuck with us most of the day, only dropping off late evening and prevented any nets being opened.

Wind: Southwesterly
Strength 5-20m/s
Temperature: 15-17
Visibility: Good
Cloud cover: 2-6/8
Precipitation: Short shower and
wind storm around 6pm.

Another windy
day, eight birds were ringed this morning.

Wind: Southwesterly
Strength 7-15 m/s
Temperature: 17-20
Visibility: Good
Cloud cover: 2-7/8
Precipitation: None

Ringing day totals:

Marsh
Warbler / Kärrsångare: 1

Lesser
Whitethroat / Ärtsångare: 3

Willow
Warbler / Lövsångare: 1

Pied
Flycatcher / Svartvit flugsnappare: 2

Tree Sparrow / Pilfink: 1

Total: 8

A blustery start to the day, very few birds were observed while walking around the island during the morning. A juvenile male sparvhök/sparrowhawk was hunting around the fågelstation, a lärkfalk/hobby went south along the east coast and two havsörn/white-tailed eagle were on the west coast prior to a storm that passed through during the afternoon.

Wind: Southwest
Strength 10.5-15 m/s
Temperature: 20-21
Visibility: Good
Cloud cover: 8/8 – 4/8
Precipitation: Heavy rain during afternoon storms, brightening up into the evening.

Nets not opened today

A blustery day prevented any ringing activity. Storspov/curlew were heard but not seen going south and four gluttsnäppa/greenshank were feeding in Saltmar during the afternoon. In Bredmar five vandrande
ängstrollslända/red-veined darter were basking on the rocks and a pair were in tandem over the water. Also in Bredmar there were two Kejsartrollslända/Emperor dragonfly patrolling the edge of the reedbed and a female brun mosaikslända/brown hawker was egg laying.

Wind: Southwest
Strength 10-18 m/s
Temperature: 19-21
Visibility: Good
Cloud cover: 8/8 – 4/8
Precipitation: Drizzle after sunrise, brightening up through the day and heavy showers in the evening

Nets not opened today

A dull start to the day, sunrise was at 4:55am but it was poor light until 6am. A single tofsvipa/lapwing went south over the island, a juvenile female sparvhök/sparrowhawk was hunting to the east of the fågelstation and the first juvenile gök/cuckoo of the autumn was ringed.

Wind: Southeast to south
Strength 4-13 m/s
Temperature: 18-20
Visibility: Good
Cloud cover: 8/8
Precipitation: Showers during the afternoon

21 birds ringed: Gök/cuckoo 1, rörsångare/reed warbler 1, härmsångare/icterine warbler 3, ärtsångare/lesser whitethroat 7, grönsångare/wood warbler 1, lövsångare/willow warbler 3, grå flugsnappare 1, törnskata/red-backed shrike 1, pilfink/tree sparrow 2, rosenfink/rosefinch 1.

A bright and clear morning. Storspov/curlew and gluttsnäppa/greenshank were heard migrating along the coasts sporadically throughout the day, the occasion storspov/curlew seen crossing the island going from east to west. Two lärkfalk/hobby flew north over the fågelstation mid morning and a single göktyta/wryneck was in Bredmar. One vandrande
ängstrollslända/red-veined darter was located in Bredmar basking on the rocks There has been an increase of starrmosaikslända with three in Bredmar and individuals seen at three other points on Landsorts and a female ovipositing in the pool at Branddammen.

Wind: Northwest/west
Strength 2-8 m/s
Temperature: 18-23
Visibility: Good
Cloud cover: 0/8
Precipitation: None

24 birds ringed: Rödhake/robin 1, rödstjärt/redstart 1, koltrast/blackbird 2, härmsångare/icterine warbler 3, ärtsångare/lesser whitethroat 6, törnsångare/whitetyhroat 1, grönsångare/wood warbler 1, törnskata/red-backed shrike 2, pilfink/tree sparrow 7.

35 birds were
ringed after a period of light rain early morning, including a Sparrowhawk (Sparvhök).

Wind: Variable
Strength 0-10 m/s
Temperature: 18-21
Visibility: Good
Cloud cover: 2-8/8
Precipitation: Light rain from
about 3:30am for 1hr.

Ringing day totals:

Sparrowhawk
/ Sparvhök: 1

Icterine
Warbler / Härmsångare: 10

Lesser
Whitethroat / Ärtsångare: 13

Common
Whitethroat / Törnsångare: 1

Garden
Warbler / Trädgårdssångare: 1

Willow
Warbler / Lövsångare: 1

Blue
Tit / Blåmes: 1

Treecreeper
/ Trädkrypare: 1

Tree Sparrow / Pilfink: 5

Scarlet Rosefinch / Rosenfink:
1

Total: 35

A breezy day
today and the nets were not opened this morning. A good number of waders were
around Jutvik including two Spotted Redshank (Svartsnäppa), 18+ Greenshank (Gluttsnäppa),
two Wood Sandpiper (Grönbena) and a Ringed Plover (Större Strandpipare).

Wind: Westerly to southwesterly
Strength 4-11 m/s
Temperature: 17-21
Visibility: Good
Cloud cover: 1-6/8
Precipitation: Short
thunderstorm early morning

A few migrant
waders were seen around the island today, mostly at Jutvik, including a Spotted
Redshank (Svartsnäppa). A Red-necked Grebe (Gråhakedopping) flew past
Vaderbunkern and the Moose (Älg) was seen again just south of Våta Väggen. 18 birds were ringed this morning.

Wind: Variable westerly
Strength 1-10 m/s
Temperature: 18-22
Visibility: Good
Cloud cover: 4-8/8
Precipitation: Short shower at
around 5am

Ringing day totals:

Robin
/ Rödhake: 1

Icterine
Warbler / Härmsångare: 2

Lesser
Whitethroat / Ärtsångare: 3

Common
Whitethroat / Törnsångare: 2

Garden
Warbler / Trädgårdssångare: 1

Blackcap
/ Svarthätta: 1

Willow
Warbler / Lövsångare: 4

Blue
Tit / Blåmes: 1

Great
Tit / Talgoxe: 1

Tree Sparrow / Pilfink: 1

Scarlet Rosefinch / Rosenfink:
1

Total: 18

A quiet
morning with only seven new birds ringed. The wind picked up in the afternoon
and has swung around to the southwest after a few days of northeasterlies.

Wind: Southwesterly
Strength 2-10 m/s
Temperature: 15-21
Visibility: Good
Cloud cover: 2-7/8
Precipitation: None

Ringing day totals:

Lesser
Whitethroat / Ärtsångare: 2

Garden
Warbler / Trädgårdssångare: 1

Willow
Warbler / Lövsångare: 2

Great
Tit / Talgoxe: 1

Tree Sparrow / Pilfink: 1

Total: 7

The day started off with the threat of rain but this only materialised into some light drizzle, which lifted by late morning. 17 birds were
ringed.

Wind: Northeasterly
Strength 1-8 m/s
Temperature: 15-20
Visibility: Good
Cloud cover: 2-8/8
Precipitation: On/off drizzle
throughout morning

Ringing day totals:

Robin
/ Rödhake: 2

Redstart
/ Rödstjärt: 1

Icterine
Warbler / Härmsångare: 1

Lesser
Whitethroat / Ärtsångare: 4

Common
Whitethroat / Törnsångare: 3

Garden
Warbler / Trädgårdssångare: 2

Blackcap
/ Svarthätta: 1

Spotted
Flycatcher / Grå flugsnappare: 1

Tree Sparrow / Pilfink: 2

Total: 17

A sunny day
with a variable north-easterly breeze. Four Garganey (Årta) and a Carrion Crow (Svartkråka) flew past Södra
Udden early morning and a Marsh Harrier (Brun Kärrhök) and an Osprey
(Fiskgjuse) flew north in the afternoon. 11 birds were ringed this morning. At least 10
Red-veined Darters (Vandrande ängstrollslända) are still around Bredmar with a handful also at Saltmar,
including some relatively freshly emerged individuals.

Wind: Northeasterly
Strength 2-10 m/s
Temperature: 16-22
Visibility: Good
Cloud cover: 1-4/8
Precipitation: None

Ringing day totals:

Icterine
Warbler / Härmsångare: 2

Common
Whitethroat / Törnsångare: 1

Willow
Warbler / Lövsångare: 4

Tree Sparrow / Pilfink: 4

Total: 11

27 birds were
ringed this morning including the first two Reed Warblers (Rörsångare) for a
few weeks.

Wind: Northeasterly moving to southerly
Strength 1-8 m/s
Temperature: 15-23
Visibility: Good
Cloud cover: 3-8/8
Precipitation: None

Ringing day totals:

Common
Redstart / Rödstjärt: 1

Reed
Warbler / Rörsångare: 2

Icterine
Warbler / Härmsångare: 3

Lesser
Whitethroat / Ärtsångare: 7

Garden Warbler
/ Trädgårdssångare: 1

Willow
Warbler / Lövsångare: 1

Great Tit
/ Talgoxe: 1

Tree Sparrow / Pilfink: 7

Chaffinch / Bofink: 1

Linnet / Hämpling: 1

Scarlet Rosefinch / Rosenfink:
1

Yellowhammer / Gulsparv: 1

Total: 27

16 birds were
ringed this morning including two juvenile Wood Warblers (Grönsångare).

Wind: Northerly
Strength 2-12 m/s
Temperature: 13-21
Visibility: Good
Cloud cover: 0-8/8
Precipitation: None

Ringing day totals:

Blackbird
/ Koltrast: 1

Lesser
Whitethroat / Ärtsångare: 4

Wood Warbler /
Grönsångare: 2

Willow
Warbler / Lövsångare: 3

Tree Sparrow / Pilfink: 2

Greenfinch / Grönfink: 4

Total: 16