Revtangen BO December 30th

Light-moderate winds from the SE, mostly cloudy. Nets open from dusk til dawn, which at the end of December is approx. 08.30-16.30. Netmeter hours approx. 2300. Playback on Fieldfare. Lots of Fieldfares and also unusual amounts of Redwings are in western Norway now, probably pushed south by heavy snowfall in the northern half of the country.

Ringed: Bohemian Waxwing 3, Redwing 4, Fieldfare 38. Total = 45. Also 5 controls. 

There was still room for another species at the 2017-ringing total. Bohemian Waxwings have been very scarce this autumn in SW-Norway, but a small flock of 5 wisited the garden today and 3 were trapped. Adult male left, adult female right. Sidensvans, ad. hann til venstre og ad. hunn til høyre.

Observations: Hen Harrier 1-2, Sparrowhawk 1, Fieldfare 200+, Redwing 20+. 

Renate Berg, Asbjörn Folvik, Alf Tore Mjös and Morten Stokke.