October end

This month has been pretty mental for numbers of birds ringed almost all over Scandinavia, Gedser has been no exception. We've ringed over 4500 birds as follows.

Barnacle Goose 1,
Sparrowhawk 58,
Kestrel 1,
Woodcock 1,
Long-eared Owl 4,
Tengmalm's Owl 11,
Waxwing 1,
Wren 132,
Dunnock 126,
Robin 377,
Redstart 16,
Ring Ouzel 1,
Blackbird 78,
Fieldfare 8,
Song Thrush 86,
Redwing 25,
Reed Warbler 1,
Whitethroat 1,
Blackcap 23,
Chiffchaff 266,
Willow Warbler 3,
Goldcrest 569,
Firecrest 1,
Long-tailed tit 29,
Coal Tit 17,
Blue tit 2179,
Great Tit 247,
Treecreeper 1,
Great Grey Shrike 1,
Jay 6,
House Sparrow 4,
Tree Sparrow 35,
Chaffinch 91,
Brambling 15,
Greenfinch 46,
Goldfinch 15,
Siskin 20,
Redpoll 8,
Bullfinch 15,
Reed Bunting 18

Total 4538.

Great Grey Shrike - Lanius excubitor

Tengmalm's Owl - Aegolius funereus

 As well as all the new birds we have also been busy catching previously ringed birds. Bird from Sweden, Norway and Russia were caught this month. Blue, Great and Long-tailed tits, Chiffchaff and a Tengmalm's Owl from Sweden (see attached map), a Blue Tit from Norway and a Great Tit from Russia!

Tengmalm's Owl movement

Above is a picture of the Tengmalm's owl movement. Just over 100km from where is was ringed Falsterbo 11th October, to Gedser in 16 days!

Mad months

Apologies for not posting since July end. To be honest the last 2 and a half months have been mental. Here I'll summarize Kvismaren (with totals and a few pics) and try to bring you up to date with mine and the girlfriends new adventures in Denmark at Gedser Bird observatory.

So, we left Kvismaren and closed down the station on October 1st after I had spent 5 and a half months living there this year and the same the year before. We finished our ringing efforts on the 30th September after around 90 days of ringing (subtracting the raining offs). Totals below.

Greylag Goose 1
Teal 2
Sparrowhawk 1
Kestrel 8
Little Ringed Plover 1
Ringed Plover 4
Lapwing 8
Knot 1
Curlew Sandpiper 1
Dunlin 3
Ruff 4
Snipe 5
Wood Sandpiper 20
Common Sandpiper 6
Black-headed Gull 35
Herring Gull 1
Common Tern 13
Black Tern 10
Wood Pigeon 1
Long-Eared Owl 3
Swift 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 4
Sand Martin 57
Swallow 912
House Martin2
Tree Pipit 61
Yellow Wagtail 6
Grey Wagtail 1
White Wagtail 78
Wren 27
Dunnock 14
Robin 250
Thrush Nightingale 56
Blue Throat 2
Redstart 5
Whinchat 7
Wheatear 4
Blackbird 36
Fieldfare 23
Song Thrush 18
Redwing 3
Grasshopper Warbler 4
River Warbler 2
Savi's Warbler 1
Sedge Warbler 259
Marsh Warbler 19
Reed Warbler 818
Great Reed Warbler 149
Icterine Warbler 7
Barred Warbler 1
Lesser Whitethroat 12
Whitethroat 36
Garden Warbler 104
Blackcap 101
Wood Warbler 2
Chiffchaff 15
Willow Warbler 607
Goldcrest 322
Spotted Flycatcher 29
Pied Flycatcher 119
Bearded Tit 52
Long-tailed Tit 25
Marsh Tit 33
Willow Tit 1
Coal Tit 95
Blue Tit 590
Great Tit 362
Nuthatch 30
Treecreeper 8
Penduline Tit 17
Red-backed Shrike 5
Magpie 4
Jackdaw 1
Starling 269
Tree Sparrow 60
Chaffinch 135
Brambling 22
Greenfinch 41
Goldfinch 4
Siskin 20
Linnet 1
Rosefinch 1
Yellowhammer 25
Ortolan Bunting 11
Reed Bunting 281

Total Ringed 6397

Below are some pics from Kvismaren.

Brambling 1cy Female

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 2cy+ female

Little Ringed Plover 1cy

Redstart 1cy female

Spotted Flycatcher 1cy

Wood Warbler (Left), Willow Warbler (Right)

Wood Warbler 1cy, stunner

Now I'm sat in Denmark, watching the rain hit the window. Another post about our lives in Gedser will appear shortly!