Revtangen BO October 30th

A few windy days recently, but this morning was calm and cloudy with a light drizzle just after dawn. Nets open 07.30-16.30, netmeter hours approx. 3200. Playback on Common Blackbird, Fieldfare and Redwing around dawn, later Yellowhammer, Grey Wagtail and Bohemian Waxwing. 

Ringed: Sparrowhawk 1, Grey Wagtail 1, Winter Wren 5, Bohemian Waxwing 34, Dunnock 3, European Robin 2, Redwing 9, Common Blackbird 26, Fieldfare 10, Blackcap 1, Goldcrest 7, Long-tailed Tit 97, Great Tit 1, Blue Tit 12, House Sparrow 6, Tree Sparrow 5, Greenfinch 11, Mealy Redpoll 2, Yellowhammer 10. Total = 243. Also 29 controls, including Blue Tit and Common Blackbird with Stavanger-rings not from Revtangen, and two Long-tailed Tits with Swedish rings. 

Bohemian Waxwing 2cy+ female. The best catch of Bohemian Waxings for many years today, with 34 trapped and ringed. Sidensvans 2K+ hunn.

Observations: Bohemian Waxwing 300 migrating north. 

Renate Berg, Espen Helgesen and Alf Tore Mjös. 3 visitors.

Revtangen BO October 25th

Significantly colder this morning, with only 1 degree C and a mostly clear sky. No wind, later very light easterlies turning SW around mid-day. Nets open 07-16. Playback on Blackcap, Rewing and Common Blackbird at dawn, later Grey Wagtail, Yellowhammer and Twite. 

Ringed: Grey Wagtail 4, Winter Wren 5, Bohemian Waxwing 1, European Robin 3, Song Thrush 2, Redwing 3, Common Blackbird 8, Fieldfare 1, Blackcap 5, Chiffchaff 3 (2 tristis), Goldcrest 3, Blue Tit 10, Great Tit 2, Coal Tit 1, Treecreeper 1, Tree Sparrow 3, Chaffinch 1, Greenfinch 2, Mealy Redpoll 2, Lesser Redpoll 1, Twite 1, Yellowhammer 7, PINE BUNTING 1. Total = 70. 

Ringmerket: Vintererle 4, gjerdesmett 5, sidensvans 1, rødstrupe 3, måltrost 2, rødvingetrost 3, svarttrost 8, gråtrost 1, munk 5, gransanger 3, fuglekonge 3, blåmeis 10, kjøttmeis 2, svartmeis 1, trekryper 1, pilfink 3, bokfink 1, grønnfink 2, gråsisik 2, brunsisik 1, bergirisk 1, gulspurv 7, HVITHODESPURV 1. Total = 70.

Pine Bunting 1 cy female, the first ever at Revtangen BO. Hvithodespurv 1K F, ny art for Revtangen OS. 

A few minutes before we trapped the Pine Bunting another major rarity was trapped and ringed by John Alsvik at Maleneset by Lake Orrevatnet, a little more than a kilometer away from Revtangen BO - a SIBERIAN ACCENTOR! Both birds were shown to visiting birders shortly after at Orre Friluftshus. This might be a difficult photo to repeat... thanks to Björn Mo for the nice photo.

Siberian Accentor 1 cy. Sibirjernspurv 1K. Photo: Björn Mo.

Haavard Husebö and Alf Tore Mjös. 2 visitors.

Revtangen BO October 24th

Light easterlies and much nicer weather than yesterday, sunny at times. Nets open 07-17, netmeter hours approx. 3600. Playback on Blackbird, Redwing and Blackcap around dawn, later Grey Wagtail, Yellowhammer, European Goldfinch and Twite. 

Ringed: Grey Wagtail 2, Winter Wren 5, European Robin 2, Song Thrush 1, Redwing 3, Common Blackbird 3, Blackcap 9, Chiffchaff 3, Goldcrest 1, Long-tailed Tit 11, Blue Tit 66, Eurasian Nuthatch 1, Treecreeper 1, Magpie 1, Tree Sparrow 1, Chaffinch 1, Greenfinch 1, European Goldfinch 1, Twite 7, Yellowhammer 9, Reed Bunting 1. Total = 130. Also 12 controls. 

This Grey Wagtail was bird number 8000 ringed at Revtangen BO in 2016, and also the 80th Grey Wagtail. Those of our readers with a keen interest in statistics will now realise that we ring exactly 1% Grey Wagtails!

Haavard Husebö and Alf Tore Mjös. 3 visitors.

Revtangen BO October 23rd

A bit more windy from the NE this morning and a very light drizzle, gradually less wind and eventually cloudy with no rain later in the day. Nets open 07-17, netmeter hours approx. 3600. Playback on Blackcap through the night, and Yellowhammer and Long-tailed Tit during the day. 

Ringed: Winter Wren 2, Dunnock 1, Song Thrush 3, Redwing 7, Common Blackbird 4, Fieldfare 4, Blackcap 2, Chiffchaff 2, Willow Warbler 1, Long-tailed Tit 50, Blue Tit 1, Tree Sparrow 1, Greenfinch 7, European Goldfinch 3, Yellowhammer 21, Reed Bunting 1. Total = 110. Also 17 controls, including a Long-tailed Tit from Latvia. Several other Long-tailed Tits from Latvia have also been controlled at other Norwegian bird observatories recently, these are the first controls of Baltic-ringed Long-tailed Tits ever in Norway. 

A very late 1cy Willow Warbler was trapped today. It made a strange call while handled, probably because of some abnormal bill details. This might also explain the strange call from a skulking bird we've heard from a corner of the trapping area for 3 days now, we thought it had to be a mega rarity from the far east.... Løvsanger.

Renate Berg, Espen Helgesen, Alf Tore Mjös and Morten Stokke. 3 visitors.

Revtangen BO October 22nd

Another calm day with light easterlies, cloudy most of the day. Nets open 07-17, netmeter hours approx. 3600. Playback as yesterday, in addition we played Long-tailed Tit most of the day to draw in any flocks that might miss the mist-nets initially. 

Ringed: Grey Wagtail 2, Winter Wren 4, Dunnock 1, European Robin 2, Song Thrush 1, Redwing 4, Common Blackbird 2, Fieldfare 2, Blackcap 2, Chiffchaff 1, Goldcrest 3, Long-tailed Tit 40, Blue Tit 19, Treecreeper 1, House Sparrow 1, Chaffinch 3, Brambling 1, Greenfinch 12, Mealy Redpoll 1, Twite 2, Yellowhammer 32. Total = 136. Also 27 controls. '

Ringmerket: Vintererle 2, gjerdesmett 4, jernspurv 1, rødstrupe 2, måltrost 1, rødvingetrost 4, svarttrost 2, gråtrost 2, munk 2, gransanger 1, fuglekonge 3, stjertmeis 40, blåmeis 19, trekryper 1, gråspurv 1, bokfink 3, bjørkefink 1, grønnfink 12, gråsisik 1, bergirisk 2, gulspurv 32. Total = 134. Også 27 kontroller.

Twite, 1 cy male. Even though we see and hear them more or less every day, twites are rarely caught. The two trapped today were therefore easily "birds of the day". Bergirisk 1K hann.

Observations: Spotted Redshank 1 flew over, European Goldfinch 7, Crossbills species around 70 migrating north, "Eastern" Bullfinch 1. 

Renate Berg, Espen Helgesen, Alf Tore Mjös and Morten Stokke

Revtangen BO October 21st

Still this unusually calm weather with light easterlies in the morning, turning NE, at times almost no wind at all. Cloudy but also sunny periods. Nets open 07-17, netmeter hours approx. 3600. Playback on Blackcap through the night, and Grey Wagtail, Yellowhammer and Bohemian Waxwing through the day. 

Ringed: Grey Wagtail 2, Meadow Pipit 1, Winter Wren 4, Bohemian Waxwing 3, European Robin 5, Common Blackbiurd 7, Redwing 6, Blackcap 7, Goldcrest 3, Long-tailed Tit 25, Great Tit 5, Coal Tit 1, Blue Tit 12, House Sparrow 1, Chaffinch 7, Brambling 1, Greenfinch 3, Mealy Redpoll 1, Yellowhammer 29. Total = 124. 

Blue Tit number 1000 at Revtangen BO in 2016 was ringed today. Blåmeis nr. 1000 i 2016.

Observations: Bohemian Waxwing ca. 150 migrating north during the afternoon, Common Crossbill ca. 50 migrating north, "Eastern" Bullfinch 1. 

Bohemian Waxwing, 2cy+ female. Sidensvans 2K+ F.

 

Haavard Husebö, Alf Tore Mjös and Njaal Sölvberg.  

Revtangen BO October 20th

Light easterlies in the morning, later light shifting breeze. Cloudy. Playback on Blackcap in the night, and Grey Wagtail, Redpoll and Yellowhammer during the day. Nets open 07-15, netmeter hours approx. 2900. 

Ringed: Grey Wagtail 3, Winter Wren 3, Bohemian Waxwing 1 (first this season), European Robin 19, Song Thrush 1, Redwing 2, Common Blackbird 6, Blackcap 8, Chiffchaff 3 (1 tristis), Goldcrest 23, Great Tit 5, Coal Tit 1, Blue Tit 16, Long-tailed Tit 44, Treecreeper 3, House Sparrow 2, Tree Sparrow 1, Mealy Redpoll 6, Yellowhammer 27. Total = 174.

Ringmerket: Vintererle 3, gjerdesmett 3, sidensvans 1 (første i år), rødstrupe 19, måltrost 1, rødvingetrost 2, svarttrost 6, munk 8, gransanger 3 (1 tristis), fuglekonge 23, kjøttmeis 5, svartmeis 1, blåmeis 16, stjertmeis 44, trekryper 3, gråspurv 2, pilfink 1 gråsisik 6, gulspurv 27. Total = 174. 

Observations: Bohemian Waxwing 50 migrating north. 

Asbjörn Folvik, Alf Tore Mjös and Njaal Sölvberg

Revtangen BO October 19th

Cloudy, light breeze from E-NE. Nets open 07-18. Netmeter hours approx. 4000. Playback on Chiffchaff and Blackcap through the night, and Grey Wagtail, Yellowhammer, Long-tailed Tit and Brambling during the day. 

Ringed: Grey Wagtail 1, Winter Wren 2, European Robin 17, Common Redstart 1, Song Thrush 2, Redwing 3, Blackcap 38, Yellow-browed Warbler 1, Chiffchaff 2, Goldcrest 1, Great Tit 1, Coal Tit 1, Blue Tit 37, Long-tailed Tit 25, Tree Sparrow 4, House Sparrow 1, Chaffinch 1, Brambling 1, Greenfinch 3, Mealy Redpoll 2, Yellowhammer 24. Total = 168. 

This rather late Yellow-browed Warbler was the 9th ringed this autumn. Gulbrynsanger.

Female Common Redstart. Rødstjert hunn.

Two first-year male Yellowhammers. The top bird has a chestnut eye-ring and an incomplete chestnut malar stripe. To 1K gulspurvhanner, den øvereste med kastanjebrun øyering og underskjeggstripe. 

Haavard Husebö, Alf Tore Mjös and Njaal Sölvberg.

Revtangen BO October 18th

The wind and rain eased off during the day and we managed a short trapping session in the afternoon from 15-18.30. Wind from the SE, cloudy with a few light rainshowers. Netmeter hours approx. 1200. No playback. 

Ringed: Winter Wren 2, European Robin 3, Redwing 3, Song Thrush 1, Common Blackbird 3, Fieldfare 1, Blackcap 24, Goldcrest 3, Great Tit 1, Treecreeper 1, House Sparrow 1, Tree Sparrow 3, Greenfinch 1. Total = 46. Also 17 controls, including a 1 cy Blackcap with a ring from The Netherlands. 

Alf Tore Mjös

Revtangen BO October 15th

Light ESE in the morning, gradually increasing. Cloudy. Nets open 07-15, netmeter hours approx. 2900. Playback on Chiffchaff and Blackcap during the night, and Grey Wagtail, Yellowhammer and European Goldfinch during the day. 

Ringed: Eurasian Woodcock 1, Meadow Pipit 1, Grey Wagtail 1, Winter Wren 5, Dunnock 2, European Robin 4, Common Blackbird 7, Fieldfare 1, Song Thrush 1, Redwing 6, Blackcap 10, Chiffchaff 1, Goldcrest 2, Blue Tit 24, Great Tit 1, House Sparrow 1, Tree Sparrow 3, Chaffinch 2, Brambling 3, Greenfinch 8, European Goldfinch 1, Mealy Redpoll 4, Yellowhammer 5. Total = 94. Also 12 ciontrols. 

Ringmerket: Rugde 1, heipiplerke 1, vintererle 1, gjerdesmett 5, jernspurv 2, rødstrupe 4, svarttrost 7, gråtrost 1, måltrost 1, rødvingetrost 6, munk 10, gransanger 1, fuglekonge 2, blåmeis 24, kjøttmeis 1, gråspurv 1, pilfink 3, bokfink 2, bjørkefink 3, grønnfink 8, stillits 1, gråsisik 4, gulspurv 5. Total = 94. 

Asbjörn Folvik, Haavard Husebö and Alf Tore Mjös

Revtangen BO October 14th

Back to the weather we've had the previous two weeks, with light easterlies and mainly sunny. Nets open 07-17, netmeter hours approx. 3600. Playback on Chiffchaff during the night and Grey Wagtail, Yellowhammer and European Goldfinch during the day. 

Ringed: Eurasian Woodcock 1, Tengmalm's Owl 1, Meadow Pipit 1, Winter Wren 7, European Robin 5, Song Thrush 8, Redwing 14, Common Blackbird 7, Fieldfare 1, Blackcap 6, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Chiffchaff 9 (2 tristis), Goldcrest 4, Great Tit 1, Blue Tit 18, Tree Sparrow 5, House Sparrow 1, Chaffinch 3, Brambling 2, Greenfinch 17, Lesser Redpoll 1, Mealy Redpoll 1, Common Rosefinch 1, European Goldfinch 3, Yellowhammer 16. Total = 134. 

1 cy Tengmalm's Owl trapped at dawn. Perleugle.

A late 1 cy Common Rosefinch trapped today. Rosenfink.

Abnormally long hind claw on this Meadow Pipit. 

Haavard Husebö and Alf Tore Mjøs

Revtangen BO October 13th

A change in the weather today with a cloud-covered sky and a quite strong wind from ESE. We used around 250 meter nets in stead of the usual 360, because the wind was too strong in both ends of the trapping area. Playback on European Goldfinch, Goldcrest and Chiffchaff.

Ringed: Winter Wren 5, European Robin 17, Song Thrush 3, Redwing 14, Common Blackbird 2, Fieldfare 1, Chiffchaff 20 (2 tristis), Goldcrest 52, Great Tit 2, House Sparrow 1, Chaffinch 3, Brambling 8, Greenfinch 7, European Goldfinch 3, Lesser Redpoll 7, Mealy Redpoll 3, Eurasian Siskin 2, Yellowhammer 2. Total = 152. We also controlled a Goldcrest with a ring from Finland.

Chiffchaffs from a vast geographical area are passing through at the moment. This one is an average abietinus, the dominant ssp/colourmorph...

...while this one was small and clearly more green/yellow than the rest - ssp. collybita?

This cold-toned bird without any yellow in the supercilium but lacking the rusty-toned ear-coverts is probably somewhere on the abietinus-tristis cline....

...while this bird has the typical rusty-toned ear-coverts and supercilium of tristis but perhaps the slight yellow hue above the eye indicate that it also belong in the vast overlap-zone between classical abietinus and tristis.

Haavard Husebö and Alf Tore Mjös

Revtangen BO Octover 12th

E to ESE light wind, at times 4-5 m/s but mostly quite windless. Sunny. Playback on Blackcap during the night and Redwing at dawn, and Grey Wagtail, Yellowhammer, Redpoll and European Goldfinch during the day. Nets open 07-17, netmeter gours approx. 3300.

Ringed: Water Rail 1, Meadow Pipit 2, Grey Wagtail 2, Winter Wren 9, European Robin 15, Song Thrush 4, Redwing 5, Common Blackbird 2, Fieldfare 3, Blackcap 2, Chiffchaff 6, Goldcrest 9, Great Tit 8, Blue Tit 27, House Sparrow 1, Tree Sparrow 2, Chaffinch 3, Brambling 8, Greenfinch 6, Lesser Redpoll 4, Mealy Redpoll 8, ARCTIC REDPOLL 1, European Goldfinch 3, Common Linnet 2, Reed Bunting 1. Total = 134.

A few northern redpolls have arrived the last days, such as this adult male Mealy Redpoll. Gråsisik.

In between the Mealies we also found the first Arctic Redpoll (ssp. exilipes) of the season. Polarsisik.

Ingvald Ekeland, Haavard Husebö and Alf Tore Mjös. 2 visitors.

Revtangen BO October 11th

Light SE and part cludy. Nets open 07-20, netmeter hours approx. 4200. Playback on Blackcap through the night, and Redpoll, Grey Wagtail and Meadow Pipit during the day. Today we were back on track with a decent arrival of Winter Wrens, European Robins and thrushes in the morning.

This was the 800th Meadow Pipit ringed at Revtangen BO in 2016, by far the best season total ever.

Ringed: Meadow Pipit 3, Grey Wagtail 3, Winter Wren 9, European Robin 21, Song Thrush 6, Redwing 10, Common Blackbird 5, Fieldfare 3, Blackcap 4, Chiffchaff 7 (5 abietinus, 2 tristis), Goldcrest 22, Great Tit 9, Blue Tit 46, Tree Sparrow 2, House Sparrow 2, Chaffinch 2, Brambling 18, Greenfinch 23, Lesser Redpoll 2, Mealy Redpoll 19, Eurasian Siskin 2, Reed Bunting 3, Yellowhammer 2. Total = 223. Also 17 controls.  

This Lesser Redpoll was ringed as a 1cy at Revtangen BO in August 2014 and controlled today. A 3cy bird still without any red in the breast should be a female, but a winglength of 75 mm like this one is certainly not common in female Lesser Redpoll. 

Ingvald Ekeland, Haavard Husebö and Alf Tore Mjös. 2 visitors.

Revtangen BO October 10th

Part cloudy and a northeastern breeze. Nets open 07-15, netmeter hours approx. 2600. Playback on Blackcap during the night, Song Thrush/Redwing around dawn and Grey Wagtail/Brambling/Meadow Pipit during the day. Today represented an anticlimax compared to the previous week, with the only arrival around dawn was a medium occurrence of Winter Wrens.

Two flocks of Long-tailed Tit passed through the garden today, and one flock was trapped. The first this season. Stjertmeis.

Ringed: Grey Wagtail 2, Meadow Pipit 3, Winter Wren 10, European Robin 1, Song Thrush 1, Redwing 2, Common Blackbird 4, Blackcap 4, Goldcrest 6, Great Tit 1, Blue Tit 4, Long-tailed Tit 10, Chaffinch 1, Brambling 3, Greenfinch 8, Yellowhammer 5. Total = 65. Also 21 controls, including a Greenfinch not from Revtangen and a Blue Tit ringed at Revtangen in January 2013. 

Ringmerket: Vintererle 1, heipiplerke 3, gjerdesmett 10, rødstrupe 1, måltrost 1, rødvingetrost 2, svarttrost 4, munk 4, fuglekonge 6, kjøttmeis 1, blåmeis 4, stjertmeis 10, bokfink 1, bjørkefink 3, grønnfink 8, gulspurv 1. Total = 65.

Haavard Husebö, Alf Tore Mjös and Njaal Sölvberg. 1 visitor.

Revtangen BO October 9th

Same weather, but more cludy in the afternoon. Light easterlies. Nets open 07-17, but most were closed a while in late morning because we had a little too many birds to handle. Netmeter hours approx. 3000. Playback on Blackcap a few hours before dawn and Redpoll, European Goldfinch and Grey Wagtail during the day.

Ringed: Meadow Pipit 2, Winter Wren 15, European Robin 17, Song Thrush 2, Redwing 5, Common Blackbird 8, Blackcap 13, Chiffchaff 3, Goldcrest 75, FIRECREST 1, Treecreeper 1, Great Tit 1, Blue Tit 31, Tree Sparrow 1, House Sparrow 1, Chaffinch 4, Brambling 7, Greenfinch 15, Lesser Redpoll 2, Mealy Redpoll 8, European Goldfinch 1, Reed Bunting 1.Total = 214. Also 20 controls, in cluding 3 Blue Tits ringed elsewhere.

This 1 cy female Firecrest arrived in a small rush of Goldcrests just after dawn. Rødtoppfuglekonge.

Ringmerket: Heipiplerke 2, gjerdesmett 15, rødstrupe 17, måltrost 2, rødvingetrost 5, svarttrost 8,  munk 13, gransanger 3, fuglekonge 75, RØDTOPPFUGLEKONGE 1, trekryper 1, kjøttmeis  1, blåmeis 31, pilfink 1, gråspurv 1, bokfink 4, bjørkefink 7, grønnfink 15, brunsisik 2, gråsisik 8, stillits 1, sivspurv 1. Total = 214. Også 20 kontroller, inkl. 3 blåmeis med fremmede ringer. 

Ingvald Ekeland, Alf Tore Mjös and Njaal Sölvberg. 2 visitors.

Revtangen BO October 8th

Weather as previous days, but  a bit more cloudy in the morning. Nets open 07-17, netmeter hours approx. 3200. Playback on Blackcap through the night and Grey Wagtail, European Goldfinch and Brambling during the day. 

Ringed: Meadow Pipit 4, White Wagtail 1, Winter Wren 15, European Robin 17, Song Thrush 6, Redwing 4, Common Blackbird 5, BLYTH´S REED WARBLER 1, Blackcap 7, Siberian Chiffchaff (tristis) 1, Goldcrest 53, Great Tit 9, Coal Tit 1, Blue Tit 18, Chaffinch 2, Brambling 2, Greenfinch 23, Eurasian Siskin 2, European Goldfinch 1. Total = 172. Also 21 controls, including 2 Blue Tits not from Revtangen. 

The second Blyth'S Reed Warbler this week (1 cy). Notice the short p2 and a winglength of 67 mm, unusually long for this species. Busksanger 1K.

Ringmerket: Heipiplerke 4, linerle 1, gjerdesmett 15, rødstrupe 17, måltrost 6, rødvingetrost 4, svarttrost 5, BUSKSANGER 1, munk 7, sibirgransanger (tristis) 1, fuglekonge 53, kjøttmeis 9, svartmeis 1, blåmeis 18, bokfink 2, bjørkefink 2, grønnfink 23, grønnsisik 2, stillits 1. Total = 172. Også 21 kontroller, inkl. 2 blåmeis merket annetsteds.  

Observations: Very quiet, but 2 Grey Wagtails, a Lapland Bunting and 5+ European Goldfinch.

Ingvald Ekeland and Alf Tore Mjös. 3 visitors (2 adults and one child).

Revtangen BO October 7th

The un usually stable weather continues, with light easterlies in the morning and mostly sunny and no wind later in the day. Playback on Blackcap during the night and Redwing around dawn, Grey Wagtail, Brambling and European Goldfinch during the day. Nets open 07-16, netmeter hours approx.  3000. 

Ringed: Sparrowhawk 1, Grey Wagtail 1, Meadow Pipit 1, Winter Wren 10, European Robin 6, Song Thrush 4, Redwing 11, Common Blackbird 6, Fieldfare 1, Blackcap 10, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Chiffchaff 1, Goldcrest 45, Blue Tit 52, Great Tit 5, Eurasian Treecreeper 1, Tree Sparrow 6, House Sparrow 1, Chaffinch 1, Brambling 5, Greenfinch 3, European Goldfinch 1, Mealy Redpoll 1, Yellowhammer 2. Total = 176. Also 8 controls, including 3 not from Revtangen. 

One of the femnale Bramblings had some white feathers in the wings. Bjørkefink.

Ringmerket: Spurvehauk 1, vintererle 1, heipiplerke 1, gjerdesmett 10, rødstrupe 6, måltrost 4, rødvingetrost 11, svarttrost 6, gråtrost 1, munk 10, møller 1, gransanger 1, fuglekonge 45, blåmeis 52, kjøttmeis 5, trekryper 1, pilfink 6, gråspurv 1, bokfink 1, bjørkefink 5, grønnfink 3, stillits 1, gråsisik 1, gulspurv 2. Total = 176. Også 3 kontroller, inkl. 3 fra andre steder enn Revtangen. 

Haavard Husebö and Alf Tore Mjös

Revtangen BO October 6th

Another cold and clear night gave way for a cold and clear morning with very light easterlies. Nets open 06.30-15, netmeter hours approx. 2700. Playback on Blackcap during the night and Grey Wagtail, Brambling and European Goldfinch during the day.

Ringed: Meadow Pipit 7, Grey Wagtail 1, Winter Wren 18, European Robin 14, Common Blackbird 3, Fieldfare 2, Song Thrush 3, Redwing 9, Blackcap 24, Chiffchaff 2 (including 1 tristis), Goldcrest 16, Coal Tit 3, Blue Tit 34, Great Tit 8, Chaffinch 1, Brambling 6, Greenfinch 3, Mealy Redpoll 1, Yellowhammer 1, Reed Bunting 2. Total = 158

The first Siberian Chiffchaff of thre season. Sibirgransanger (P.c.tristis).

Ringmerket: Heipiplerke 7, vintererle 1, gjerdesmett 18, rødstrupe 14, svarttrost 3, gråtrost 2, måltrost 3, rødvingetrost 9, munk 24, gransanger 2 (inkl. 1 tristis), fuglekonge 16, svartmeis 3, blåmeis 34, kjøttmeis 8, bokfink 1, bjørkefink 6, grønnfink 3, gråsisik 1, gulspurv 1, sivspurv 2. Total = 158. 

Haavard Husebö, Alf Tore Mjös and Mark Thomson. 

Revtangen BO October 5th

Nets open from dawn till dusk, netmeter hours approx. 4000. Still clear and sunny. ESE 5-6 m/s in the morning, later more or less windless. Playback on Blackcap through the night and Grey Wagtail and Yellowhammer during the day. 

Ringed: Great Spotted Woodpecker 2, Meadow Pipit 4, Grey Wagtail 4, Dunnock 2, Winter Wren 12, Northern Wheatear 1 (leucorhoa), European Robin 4, Redwing 4, Song Thrush 8, Common Blackbird 7, Blackcap 31, Willow Warbler 1, Chiffchaff 4, Goldcrest 7, Treecreeper 2, Coal Tit 4, Great Tit 14, Blue Tit 122, Chaffinch 1, Brambling 7, Greenfinch 8, Yellowhammer 2, Reed Bunting 1. Total = 252. Also 11 controls, including 2 Blue Tits not from Revtangen. 

Ringmerket: Flaggspett 2, heipiplerke 4, vintererle 4, jernspurv 2, gjerdesmett 12, steinskvett 1 (leucorhoa), rødstrupe 4, rødvingetrost 4, måltrost 8, svarttrost 7, munk 31, løvsanger 1, gransanger 4, fuglekonge 7, trekryper 2, svartmeis 4, kjøttmeis 14, blåmeis 122, bokfink 1, bjørkefink 7, grønnfink 8, gulspurv 2, sivspurv 1. Total = 252. Også 11 kontroller, inkl. 2 blåmeis merket annetsteds. 

Asbjörn Folvik, Haavard Husebö, Alf Tore Mjös.

Revtangen BO October 4th

Another sunny and clear day with light ESE in the morning, turning south and increasing around noon. Nets open 06.30-13.30, netmeter hours approx. 2300. Playback on Blackcap and Chiffchaff through the night and Grey Wagtail, Brambling and European Goldfinch during the day.

Ringed: Meadow Pipit 3, Grey Wagtail 3, Winter Wren 12, European Robin 8, Song Thrush 10, Redwing 9, Common Blackbird 4, Fieldfare 1, BLYTH`S REED WARBLER 1, Blackcap 24, Chiffchaff 4, Yellow-browed Warbler 1, Goldcrest 10, Coal Tit 1, Great Tit 6, Blue Tit 64, Tree Sparrow 3, Chaffinch 1, Brambling 3, Greenfinch 11, European Goldfinch 1, Yellowhammer 7. Total = 188. Also 7 controls.

This 1 cy Blyth´s Reed Warbler was trapped in the morning. Busksanger.

Ringmerket: Heipiplerke 3, vintererle 3, gjerdesmett 12, rødstrupe 8, måltrost 10, rødvuingetriost 9, svarttrost 4, gråtrost 1, BUSKSANGER 1, munk 24, gransanger 4, gulbrynsanger 1, fuglekonge 10, svartmeis 1, kjøttmeis 6, blåmeis 64, pilfink 3, bokfink 1, bjørkefink 3, grønnfink 11, stillits 1, gulspurv 7. Total = 188. Også 7 kontroller. 

Haavard Husebö and Alf Tore Mjös. We had a visit from 26 students and one teacher from Godalen school, and 1 adult and one child in addition. 

Revtangen BO October 3rd

A clear night and a cloudless day with almost no wind. Playback on Blackcap during the night and Grey Wagtail, Brambling and European Goldfinch during the day. Nets open 06.30-14, netmeter hours approx. 2500. Today the Blue Tits took a day off and allowed us to run a normal trapping session. Dawn brought a decent fall of Blackcaps and Goldcrests and a very good arrival of Winter Wrens by our standards.

Ringed: Water Rail 1, Meadow Pipit 9, Grey Wagtail 7, Winter Wren 21, Redwing 1, Common Blackbird 3, Fieldfare 1, Blackcap 20, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Chiffchaff 4, Willow Warbler 1, Goldcrest 20, Eurasian Treecreeper 2, Coal Tit 1, Great Tit 1, Blue Tit 25, House Sparrow 1, Tree Sparrow 1, Chaffinch 3, Brambling 27, Greenfinch 18, European Goldfinch 5, Common Linnet 2, Yellowhammer 1. Total = 176. Also 9 controls. 

The first Water Rail of the autumn (1 cy) was trapped today. Vannrikse.

Playback resulted in 5 European Goldfinches, all were 1 cy. Stillits. 

Ringmerket: Vannrikse 1, heipiplerke 9, vintererle 7, gjerdesmett 21, rødvingetrost 1, svarttrost 3, gråtrost 1, munk 20, møller 1, gransanger 4, løvsanger 1, fuglekonge 20, trekryper 2, svartmeis 1, kjøttmeis 1, blåmeis 25, gråspurv 1, pilfink 1, bokfink 3, bjørkefink 27, grønnfink 18, stillits 5, tornirisk 2, gulspurv 1. Total = 176.

Observations: Richard's Pipit 1. 

Asbjörn Folvik, Haavard Husebö, Alf Tore Mjös and Mark Thomson.

Revtangen BO October 2nd

A clear night with the sky alive with calls of migrating redwings and song thrushes. Dawn produced a decent arrival of Blackcaps, Winter Wrens and European Robins. As soon as the sun was up the nets went down - once again we were overrun by the Blue Plague, in the form af biting, gnawing, scratching and screaming Blue Tits. Bramblings were on the move in numbers for the first time this autumn, but we were to busy extracting birds to count them. 

Nets open 07-18, although 2/3 of them were closed much of the day. Netmeter hours approx. 2000. Playback on Blackcap through the night and Brambling during the day. 

The third Common Rosefinch (1 cy) of the autumn was trapped today. Rosenfink 1K.

Ringed: Sparrowhawk 1, Winter Wren 11, European Robin 9, Common Blackbird 2, Song Thrush 3, Redwing 3, Blackcap 34, Chiffchaff 1, Goldcrest 18, Great Tit 14, Blue Tit 155, Chaffinch 2, Brambling 156, Greenfinch 15, Common Linnet 2, COMMON ROSEFINCH 1, Yellowhammer 1. Total = 428. Also 10 controls, including 4 Blue Tits not from Revtangen BO. 

Ringmerket: Spurvehauk 1, gjerdesmett 11, rødstrupe 9, svarttrost 2, måltrost 3, rødvingetrost 3, munk 34, gransanger 1, fuglekonge 18, kjøttmeis 14, blåmeis 155, bokfink 2, bjørkefink 156, grønnfink 15, tornirisk 2, ROSENFINK 1, gulspuv 1. Total = 428. Også 10 kontroller, inkl. 4 blåmeis fra andre lokaliteter. 

Haavard Husebö, Paul Terje Haarr and Alf Tore Mjös. 6 visitors (4 adults, 2 children). 

Revtangen BO October 1st

Finally the wind settled enough to open the mistnets, although still in the west 5 m/s with rainshowers in the morning. Gradually turning north and then northeast in the evening. Sunny periods in the afternoon. We've had a week with very strong wind and lots of rain from the 23rd-30th, and trapping has not been possible during this period. Today the nets were opened around dawn, no playback during the night. Playback on Yellow-browed Warbler and Garden Warbler around dawn, after dawn we turned off the Graden Warbler and played Olive-backed Pipit and Grey Wagtail. 

Nets open 07.30-18.30, but most nets were closed from around 09.30 because there were lots of Blue Tits moving through, too may to handle for two persons. Netemeter hours approx. 1800. 

The second Olive-backed Pipit of the autumn was trapped today. Looked like it was attracted by the playback. Sibirpiplerke.

Ringed: Collared Dove 1, Grey Wagtail 5, Meadow Pipit 1, OLIVE-BACKED PIPIT 1, Barn Swallow 1, Winter Wren 1, Northern Wheatear 1, Common Blackbird 1, Fieldfare 2, Redwing 2, Blackcap 6, Willow Warbler 1 (ssp. acredula), Yellow-browed Warbler 1, Goldcrest 1, Coal Tit 2, Great Tit 7, Blue Tit 225, Common Starling 2, House Sparrow 3, Chaffinch 3, Brambling 22, Greenfinch 52, Common Linnet 1, Yellowhammer 2, Reed Bunting 1. Total = 344. Also 27 controls, including 8 not from Revtangen. 

Ringmerket: Tyrkerdue 1, vintererle 5, heipiplerke 1, SIBIRPIPLERKE 1, låvesvale 1, gjerdesmett 1, steinskvett 1, svarttrost 1, gråtrost 2, rødvingetrost 2, munk 6, løvsanger 1, gulbrynsanger 1, fuglekonge 1, svartmeis 2, kjøttmeis 7, blåmeis 225, stær 2, gråspurv 3, bokfink 3, bjørkefink 22, grønnfink 52, tornirisk 1, gulspurv 2, sivspurv 1. Total = 344. Også 27 kontroller, inkl. 8 merket på andre lokaliteter. 

Paul Terje Haarr and Alf Tore Mjös