Revtangen BO October 17th

Another sunny and calm autumn day with light easterlies in the morning. Cold, only 3 degrees before the sun rose. Soon after dawn lots of bramblings and redpolls were on the move overhead, and tape-luring provided us with the best catch of the year so far. Nets up 07.30-14.30, netmeter hours approx.  2500. Playback on redwing, song thrush and common blackbird at dawn, grey wagtail, brambling, redpoll and european goldfinch later on.

Ringed: Grey wagtail 1, winter wren 10, european robin 5, redwing 5, fieldfare 1, common blackbird 22, blackcap 1, goldcrest 16, blue tit 4, great tit 1, tree sparrow 3, brambling 22, greenfinch 2, lesser redpoll 35, mealy redpoll 174. Total = 309. Also 9 controls, including a lesser redpoll from somewhere else in Norway. 

Lesser redpoll (left) and mealy repoll. Both are adult males. Brunsisik (venstre) og gråsisik, begge er 2K+ hanner. 

Ringmerket: Vintererle 1, gjerdesmett 10, rødstrupe 5, rødvingetrost 5, gråtrost 1, svarttrost 22, munk 1, fuglekonge 16, blåmeis 4, kjøttmeis 1, pilfink 3, bjørkefink 22, grønnfink 2, brunsisik 35, gråsisik 174. Total = 309. Også 9 kontroller, inkl. en brunsisik fra annetsteds.

Observations: Rough-legged buzzard 1, water rail 1, great spotted woodpecker 1, grey wagtail 3, european goldfinch 5, bullfinch 1. 

Ingvald Ekeland, Håvard Husebø and Alf Tore Mjøs.