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