Since last Thursay and this Week-End, we were litteraly drownig in the rain... This bad weather forced us to only use the Helgoland Trap when it was raining a bit less.. But it was worth it anyway, because Blackbirds are seen everywhere in the dunes! And despite the bad weather conditions, we've had good sessions of capture, since the Helgoland trap allowed us to catch a big amounth of Blackbirs.
Yesterday, the weather improved and North wind brought new birds to us. Finally, we caught 414 birds yesterday including 259 Blackbirds and 352 birds today,among these 249 Blackbirds! In the sky, we could see loads of flocks of birds, among them, a great numer of Fieldfare (We ringed 39 of them yesterday, unprecedented at the ringeg station!) and we have seen and heard a few Bohemian Waxwings.
This morning, about ten Bohemian Waxwings landed in front of the Helgoland trap but none of them could be ringed...
Sparrowhawks are following their preys to the South and for this species as well, we had never seen that at the ringing station: 2 sparrowhawks yesterday, and 2 others again today!
On the surprises side, we captured our first Common Kestrel and Eurasian Siskin for the ringing station, one more Eurasion Woodcok, 1 Common Starling ringed in Littuany and 1 Blackbird ringed in Denmark!!
Yesterday, the weather improved and North wind brought new birds to us. Finally, we caught 414 birds yesterday including 259 Blackbirds and 352 birds today,among these 249 Blackbirds! In the sky, we could see loads of flocks of birds, among them, a great numer of Fieldfare (We ringed 39 of them yesterday, unprecedented at the ringeg station!) and we have seen and heard a few Bohemian Waxwings.
This morning, about ten Bohemian Waxwings landed in front of the Helgoland trap but none of them could be ringed...
Sparrowhawks are following their preys to the South and for this species as well, we had never seen that at the ringing station: 2 sparrowhawks yesterday, and 2 others again today!
On the surprises side, we captured our first Common Kestrel and Eurasian Siskin for the ringing station, one more Eurasion Woodcok, 1 Common Starling ringed in Littuany and 1 Blackbird ringed in Denmark!!
Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris).
Two "Giants" of the ringing station : Eurasian Woodcok and Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Scolopax rusticola et Accipiter nisus).
Eurasian Sparrowhawks in every perspectives... : 4 in 2 days! (Acipiter nisus).
Common Kestrek, first one for the station (Falco tinnunculus).
Fieldfares (Turdus pilaris).
Eurasian Siskin, superb male (Carduelis spinus).
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