Revtangen BO September 11th

A short session with 7 walk-in traps at Revtangen 18-21 resulted in 8 Bar-tailed Godwits, 33 Dunlin, 1 Common Ringed Plover and 9 Red Knots. Total = 51. 

1cy Bar-tailed Godwit. A new colourringing project on Bar-tailed Godwits initiated in Norway in 2016.

This oddly shaped Bar-tailed Godwit had very short and thick tibia, and could not be colour-ringed. Notice also the extra toe!

Alf Tore Mjös

Revtangen BO September 9th

An amputated morning session because of too strong wind from the southwest. Nets open 06-10, playback on Meadow Pipit. 

Ringed: Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 (first this season), Tree Pipit 1, Meadow Pipit 11, Fieldfare 1, Blackcap 1, Chaffinch 1. Total = 16. 

Haavard Husebö and Morten Stokke.

Revtangen OS September 8th

Another gloomy morning with a heavy cover of clouds.Very light easterlies that turned south and increased, after 12 the wind was too strong and the nets were closed around 13. Nets open 05.30-13, netmeter hours approx. 2500. Playback on Reed Warbler, Garden Warbler and Grasshopper Warbler through the night, but with little success. Playback on Grey Wagtail, Meadow Pipit and Tree Pipit during the morning saved a decent catch.

Ringed: Sparrowhawk 1, Grey Wagtail 3, Tree Pipit 2, Meadow Pipit 46, European Robin 7, Song Thrush 1, Redwing 1, Blackcap 1, Garden Warbler 3, Common Whitethroat 1, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Willow Warbler 3, Chiffchaff 1, Coal Tit 2, House Sparrow 1, Chaffinch 6, Greenfinch 2, Lesser Redpoll 1, Reed Bunting 1. Total = 84. Also 3 controls. 

Haavard Husebö, Alf Tore Mjös and Njaal Sölvberg.

Revtangen BO September 7th

Light easterlies in the morning under a heavy cover of clouds. The wind turned south and increased to 5-6 m/s around noon. Nets open 05.30-19, netmeter hours approx. 4400. Playback on Garden Warbler, Reed Warbler and Grasshopper Warbler throught the night, but with very little effect. More efficient were playback on Meadow Pipit and Tree Pipit during the day, while playback on Grey Wagtail producet nothing today. 

Ringed: Sparrowhawk 2, Tree Pipit 6, Meadow Pipit 75, European Robin 1, Redwing 3, Reed Warbler 1, Garden Warbler 1, Common Whitethroat 1, Willow Warbler 4, Goldcrest 1, House Sparrow 3, Chaffinch 4, Yellowhammer 2, Reed Bunting 1. Total = 105. Also 5 controls. 

Observations: Sparrowhawk 3, Merlin 1, Grey Wagtail 5. 

Haavard Husebö and Alf Tore Mjös.

Revtangen BO September 5th

Light easterlies in the morning, turning south and increasing, from around 11.30 windy and sunny and no birds were trapped after 12. Nets open 05.30-13.30, netmeter hours approx. 2500. Playback on Reed Warbler, Garden Warbler and Grasshopper Warbler through the night, Tree Pipit, Meadow Pipit, Grey Wagtail and European Goldfinch during the day. 

Ringed: Grey Wagtail 7, Tree Pipit 2, OLIVE-BACKED PIPIT 1, Meadow Pipit 27, European Robin 2, Redwing 1, Fieldfare 2, Grasshopper warbler 2, Reed Warbler 4, Garden Warbler 6, Blackcap 11, Willow Warbler 3, Chiffchaff 2, Blue Tit 1, Eurasian Nuthatch 1, Greenfinch 1. Total = 73. 

A record-early Olive-backed Pipit was no doubt the bird of the day. This is the 10th ringed at Revtangen BO. Sibirpiplerke.

Observations: Hen Harrier 2, Sparrowhawk 6, Common Kestrel 2, Grey Wagtail 12, Yellow Wagtail 5. 

Haavard Husebö and Alf Tore Mjös. 1 visitor. 

Revtangen BO September 4th

Light northeasterlies that turned north around noon. Sunny. Nets open 05.30-21, netmeter hours around 5000. Playback on Garden Warbler, Reed Warbler and Grasshopper Warbler through the night, and Meadow Pipit, Tree Pipit, Common Linnet, Grey Wagtail (until around 11) and Nutcracker (from around 11). Today felt like the first day of autumn, with the first Winter Wrens and Song Thrushes this autumn trapped in the early hours.

Ringed: Barn Swallow 1, Tree Pipit 1, Meadow Pipit 74, Grey Wagtail 2, Winter Wren 2,  European Robin 3, Common Redstart 3, Redwing 2, Song Thrush 2, Fieldfare 2, Grasshopper Warbler 2, Reed Warbler 2, Blackcap 11, Garden Warbler 8, Common Whitethroat 3, Willow Warbler 5, Chiffchaff 2, Blue Tit 1, Spotted Flycatcher 1, House Sparrow 2, Tree Sparrow 3, SPOTTED NUTCRACKER 1, Chaffinch 4, Greenfinch 1, Common Linnet 4. Total = 145. Also 5 controls. 

There are invasive movements of Spotted Nutcrackers in SW Norway at the moment. This one is a 1cy of the nominate subspecies, the first ringed at the BO since 1999.

Observations: Osprey 1, Sparrowhawk 20, Marsh Harrier 1, European Goldfinch 2, Great Spotted Woodpecker 1, Grey Wagtail 10. 

Least Weasel (Mustela nivalis) outside the ringing room this morning. Snømus. 

Renate Berg, Espen Helgesen, Alf Tore Mjös and Morten Stokke. 12 visitors.

Revtangen BO September 3rd

The last 5 days have been nothing but wind and rain. Today the rain cleared but the wind was in the west, although not very strong. Nets open 07.30-17.30, netmeter hours approx. 3200. Playback on Meadow Pipit, Grey Wagtail and Common Linnet. 

Ringed: Grey Wagtail 1, Tree Pipit 2, Meadow Pipit 50, Barn Swallow 1, Fieldfare 2, Blackcap 1, Willow Warbler 1, Coal Tit 1, House Sparrow 1, Chaffinch 1, Common Linnet 8, Reed Bunting 1, Yellowhammer 4. Total = 74. Also 8 controls. 

Ringmerket: Vintererle 1, trepiplerke 2, heipiplerke 50, låvesvale 1, gråtrost 2, munk 1, løvsanger 1, svartmeis 1, gråspurv 1, bokfink 1, tornirisk 8, sivspurv 1, gulspurv 4. Total = 74. 

Renate Berg, Espen Helgesen & Alf Tore Mjös