Limited nets opened at 0630 due to very strong winds, which increased through the morning to gale force resulting in all nets being closed by 0930.

Just 14 new birds of 7 species finished off a poor October.

The rest of the morning and early afternoon was more productive, with more nest boxes in the woods cleaned and repaired. Most done now, with only 40 left to clean prior to the end of the season.

There will be three at the Obs overnight; Chris, Kay & Liam.

Gale force winds and prolonged periods of heavy rain meant no ringing today and very few birds seen.

Time spent preparing month-end report and doing some of the end of season tasks. Might go for a swim on the football pitch just now!!!

There will be two at the OBs overnight; Chris & Kay.

Only four nets used today, from 0700 until 1300 with just 15 new birds of 8 species.

Rasmus, Niklas, Lasse and Mattias, who was out for the day, spent the morning and the early part of the afternoon at SUDD but there was very little movement of birds past the island and only a few passerines among the bushes.

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

Nets opened at 0630 in a moderate to strong wind from the north north-east which brought occasional light snow flurries. Nets closed at 1300 with 57 new birds of 16 species, plus our third Finnish controlled bird of the week – this one a 1cy female Sparrowhawk (Sparvhök).

Rasmus, Niklas, Jacob and Bosse spent the morning in the south with some good sightings including two Great Northern Diver (Svartnäbbad islom), a Bewick Swan (Mindre sångsvan) and nearly 100 Snow Bunting (Snösparv).

There will be five at the Obs overnight; Chris, Kay, Niklas, Rasmus and Lasse.

Very strong to gale force winds, together with prolonged period of rain/sleet meant there was no ringing today.

Rasmus, Jacob, Bosse & Niklas all spent the morning at SUDD doing their best to migration watch, despite the weather.

Work progressing well on year-end paperwork and getting protocols etc in place ready for next season.

There will be 7 at the Obs overnight; Chris, Kay, Lena, Bosse, Jacob, Rasmus & Niklas.

Frost on the ground lingered through the morning in sheltered places. Nets opened at 0715 and closed at 1330 with 97 new birds of 13 species.

Among the new birds, we trapped a male 1cy Reed Bunting (Sävsparv) with a ring from the Finnish ringing scheme on it, with a Blue Tit (Blåmes) caught yesterday, also with a Finnish ring on.

Lena, Bosse and Niklas arrived on the mid-morning ferry, with Bosse and Niklas straight out to do some migration watching together with a potentially new member, Mattias. Quiet for birds but plenty of White-tailed Eagle (Havsörn) and one Golden Eagle (Kungsörn).

There will be 7 at the Obs overnight; Chris, Kay, Lena, Bosse, Niklas, Rasmus and Jacob.

Nets opened at 0715 with a light shower of rain for 30 minutes at 0900 before a brighter end to the morning, with the wind gradually increasing. Nets closed at 1430 with 118 new birds of 15 species.

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

Very strong winds prevented any ringing today. Instead the morning was spent cleaning and repairing over 50 of the nest boxes in the woods. Another couple of days should see the task completed.

Lasse spent the morning in the south, but once more there was little to report.

There will be two at the OBs overnight; Chris & Kay.

Overnight rain cleared by mid-morning to allow for some nets opened from 0845 until 1330 when rain returned. Wind strong westerly veering north-west by the end of ringing.

Just 18 new birds of 8 species.

Lasse spent the morning in the south but saw very few birds and no sign of passage of wildfowl.

There will be three at the Obs overnight; Chris, Kay & Lasse.

Nets opened at 0730 in strong westerly wind that increased to very strong by the time netting finished at 1245.

Just 25 new birds of 12 species continues the pattern of a very frustrating autumn.

Lasse, Yonas and Einar spent time around the island in the morning and noted how few birds there are here at the moment.

There will be three at the Obs overnight; Chris, Kay & Lasse.

Nets opened at 0715 with some closed as the wind increased through the morning, with netting finishing at 1230.

The return of strong south-west winds had an immediate impact on birds, with very few on the island and just 20 new birds caught of 9 species.

Måns, Yonas and Einar spent the morning in the south but saw little evidence of any passage.

There will be five at the Obs overnight: Chris, Kay, Yonas, Einar and Lasse.

Nets opened at 0715 in overcast and calm conditions, with wind from the west but veering to east for a time. Cloud gradually cleared to give clear skies by the time the final nets were closed at 1500.

A total of 114 new birds of 22 species including the first Common Snipe (Enkelbeckasin) and Meadow Pipit (Ängspiplärka) of the year and a late Lesser Whitethroat (Ärtsångare).

Måns, Yonas and Einar headed south for migration watching but had very few birds moving over a flat sea. Better luck in the afternoon during a walk north when Måns reported two Crested Tit (Tofsmes) north of Saltmar.

A pleasure to have Fika with Magnus and Måns.

There will be five at the Obs overnight; Chris, Kay, Yonas, Einar and Måns.

Nets opened at 0700 in light winds with 6 degrees and frost on the ground. Remained light winds from NW all morning, increasing in the last hour before ringing stopped at 1400.

A total of 173 new birds of 13 species.

There will be five at the Obs overnight: Chris, Kay, Yonas, Einar and Måns.

Nets opened at 0715 in overcast conditions with fog descending on and off through the morning. A period of light rain interrupted things for 45 minutes with further fog before clear skies at 1200 until netting finished at 1400.

A total of 60 new birds of 17 species.

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

Overnight mist cleared just as the nets were opened at 0700 and did not come back down again until about 1200, with nets closed at 1345.

A total of 139 new birds of 18 species was OK but not as good as we had hoped given the weather conditions.

Mikael headed south but had to give up as the mist came back down.

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

Nets opened at 0700 in almost calm conditions with the light wind from north-west gradually increasing and veering to East by the time netting stopped at 1345.

A total of 160 new birds of 16 species was a bit more encouraging for this time of year.

Mikael headed to the north for the morning.

There will be three at the Obs overnight: Chris, Kay & Mikael.

Nets opened at 0700 and closed at 1230 with 71 new birds of 10 species.

A big thanks to Liam for running the nets from 0915 until the end of the session whilst Chris & Kay headed off the island to Stockholm

There will be three at the Obs overnight: Chris, Kay & Mikael.

Nets opened at 0700 and closed at 1215 with only 59 new birds of 11 species continuing the poor autumn season.

Good to spend time with Ebba and help her gain more experience ringing. Also a big thanks to Liam for hosting a very good two days for the youngsters who came yesterday and today. Very good of him to give his time so willingly to help the aims of the Observatory. Hopefully our young new members will stay many times into the future.

There will be three at the Obs overnight: Chris, Kay & Liam.

Nets opened at 0645 and closed at 1300 with a moderate southerly wind increasing through the morning to strong by the time netting finished. Just 84 new birds of 15 species including a Red-breasted Flycatcher (Mindre flugsnappare).

Liam headed off at 1015 to join two families who were taking part in the youth day – all seem to be enjoying themselves, with a visit to the station to see birds being ringed, followed by some migration watching at SUDD and a walk up the island.

Janne and Lillian spent the morning at SUDD before leaving today.

There will be eight at the Obs overnight: Chris, Kay, Liam, Ebba, Mattias, Didrik, Holger & Lovis.

Nets opened at 0645 and closed at 1345 with 130 new birds of 16 species.

There will be 7 at the Obs overnight: Chris, Kay, Liam, Janne, Ebba, Mattias and a friend of Jannes.

Nets opened at 0700 in a very strong wind though this dropped quickly to allow for all nets being opened by 0800 with netting continuing until 1315. Good netting conditions for the majority of the morning but very few birds on the island, so (another) poor day total of only 40 new birds of 12 species. Among these were the first three Waxwing (Sidensvans) of the year, part of a flock of about 40 which arrived late morning.

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

Nets opened at 0645 and closed at 1215, with the strong SW winds, which increased to very strong through the morning, limiting the number of nets in use.

A stunning total of 8 new birds of 5 species!!!!!!

Starting to check, empty and repair nest boxes this afternoon.

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

Strong winds restricted the number of nets opened at 0630, with netting finishing at 0915 when rain that was forecast for 1100 arrived early.

A total of only 13 new birds of 8 species for the day.

Bird bags washed.

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

Overnight rain did not stop until 0900 when all nets were opened until 1415 with 98 new birds of 14 species. Among these was a Jack Snipe (Dvärgbeckasin) the first caught since 2014 and only the 18th trapped in 31 years.

The participants in the photography course arrived at 1100, together with a potential new member of nine years old, in time to see a good range of species being ringed, including the Jack Snipe and the Long-tailed Tits (Stjärtmes). Glad the sunshine arrived in time for the group to enjoy the island at its best – a successful course!!!

Håkan arrived for the morning to drop out the binoculars for next weekend, which have kindly been loaned to the Observatory by Gunnar Olssons poto. https://www.gofoto.se/

Håkan also saw the Jack Snipe – some lucky people out here this weekend!!!

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

The overnight rain that was forecast to clear before dawn only stopped at 0915 so netting restricted from 0915 until 1315 with 35 new birds of 13 species caught. A late Garden Warbler (Trädgårdssångare) was the only bird of note.

The photography course is running this weekend and there is good signs of participants out and about on the island looking for good bird ‘models’ as well as landscape shots. Looking forward to seeing them all up at the Obs tomorrow.

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

Nets opened at 0630 and closed at 1230, though only a few nets used due to very strong winds. Only 3 birds of 3 species.

There will be two at the Obs tonight; Chris & Kay.

Nets opened at 0615 and closed at 1230 with 110 new birds of 18 species.

Mikael headed to the north for the morning, seeing a nice range of species, but in low numbers.

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

Overnight rain cleared at 0630, when nets were opened until 1200, with continuing strong, occasionally very strong, NW winds limiting the number of nets in use.

A total of 63 new birds of 12 species including a Barred Warbler (Höksångare), the latest ever trapped at the Observatory by three days. Also caught the first nine Long-tailed Tit (Stjärtmes) of the autumn.

Mikael headed north and had some good migration watching.

Liam leaves today, a big thanks to him for being here to help with the ringing.

There will be three at the Obs overnight: Chris, Kay & Mikael.

All nets opened at 0615 and closed at 1300 with 195 new birds of 18 species. Overnight light rain cleared at 0600 and mist arrived at 0900, remaining for most of the rest of the ringing session.

Niklas & Mikael headed to north at first light, while Håkan headed to SUDD but went north once the mist descended.

There will be four at the Obs overnight; Chris, Kay, Liam and Mikael.

At last, all nets opened with netting taking place from 0615 until 1215. Sadly, nobody remembered to tell the birds – so just 35 new birds of 13 species. This is the 1st of October NOT the first of July???

Nilkas & Rasmus spent the morning in the north, but returned equally disappointed with their results!

Thanks to Tore for calling up to put the new router in, keeping us up to date and operational. Great also to have spent time with Rasmus: good company and a credit to the Observatory.

There will be six at the Obs overnight: Chris, Kay, Liam, Niklas, Mikael and Håkan.