Revtangen BO September 16th

The warm southeast continues. Almost no wind in the early hours, then light SE turning S, increasing and turning back towards SE. Sunny in periods, but also cloudy at times. Playback as yesterday. Nets open 06-19, netmeter hours approx. 4200. 

Ringed: Grey Wagtail 2, Tree Pipit 2, Meadow Pipit 16, Dunnock 2, Winter Wren 3, Northern Wheatear 5 (all leucorhoa), Whinchat 1, European Robin 10, Common Redstart 2, Song Thrush 2, Redwing 1, Common Blackbird 1, Fieldfare 1, Garden Warbler 5, Blackcap 23, Willow Warbler 4, Chiffchaff 14, Yellow-browed Warbler 1, Goldcrest 3, Great Tit 4, Blue Tit 2, Pied Flycatcher 1, House Sparrow 3, Chaffinch 4, Greenfinch 3. Total = 115. Also 17 controls. 

The second Yellow-browed Warbler of the season was trapped today. Gulbrynsanger.

Ringmerket: Vintererle 2, trepiplerke 2, heipiplerke 16, jernspurv 2, gjerdesmett 3, steinskvett 5 (alle leucorhoa), buskskvett 1, rødstrupe 10, rødstjert 2, måltrost 2, rødvingetrost 1, svarttrost 1, gråtrost 1, hagesanger 5, munk 23, løvsanger 4, gransanger 23, gulbrynsanger 1, fuglekonge 3, kjøttmeis 4, blåmeis 2, svarthvit fluesnapper 1, gråspurv 3, bokfink 4, grønnfink 3. Total = 115. Også 17 kontroller. 

Observations: Black-throated Diver 1 flying south, Red-breasted flycatcher 1 (1cy) , Hen Harrier 1, Common Kestrel 2, Yellow Wagtail 2. Notable migration of Red-throated Diver with 41 seen flying south, also lots of Barn Swallows on the move south over the fields to the west. 

The Robinson Traps are still producing migrants, including 137 Silver Y, 8 Rush Veneer (Nomophila noctuella), 1 Dark Sword-grass (Agrotis ipsilon) and 1 Rusty-dot Pearl (Udea ferrugalis). The highlighty today was the second Norwegian record of the tortricid moth Crocidosema plebejana.

Crocidosema plebejana. Kattostvikler. 

Haavard Husebö, Alf Tore Mjøs, Morten Stokke and Njaal Sölvberg. 1 visitor.