Revtangen BO October 19th

Light northeasterlies and partly cloudy, mostly sunny in the morning but more clouds arriving during the day. 5 degrees in the morning. Nets up 07.30-15.30, netmeter hours approx. 2900. Playback on common blackbird, redwing and fieldfare at dawn, grey wagtail the whole day, goldfinch, yellowhammer and brambling from late morning.

Ringed: Water rail 1, grey wagtail 9, winter wren 3, common blackbird 13, fieldfare 3, song thrush 1, redwing 6, blackcap 1, chiffchaff 1 (tristis), goldcrest 3, blue tit 3, common magpie 1, tree sparrow 3, brambling 7, greenfinch 14, mealy redpoll 132, lesser redpoll 28, arctic redpoll (ssp. exilipes) 1, bullfinch 1, yellowhammer 1. Total = 232. Also 12 controls, including a lesser redpoll from somewhere else. 

 1 cy arctic redpoll (ssp. exilipes). Polarsisik 1K. 

Ringmerket: Vannrikse 1, vintererle 9, gjerdesmett 3, svarttrost 13, gråtrost 3, måltrost 1, rødvingetrost 6, munk 1, gransanger 1 (tristis), fuglekonge 3, blåmeis 3, skjære 1, pilfink 3, bjørkefink 7, grønnfink 14, gråsisik 132, brunsisik 28, polarsisik 1, dompap 1, gulspurv 1. Total = 232. Også 12 kontroller, inludert en brunsisik med fremmed ring. 

Observations: Hen harrier 1 adult male, merlin 1, water rail 2-3, grey wagtail 15, barred warbler 1 (same ringed bird), goldfinch 10, brambling 1700 migrating NE, fieldfare 700 migrating NE. 

Håvard Husebø and Alf Tore Mjøs. 2 visitors.