Saturday 21 October 2017

End of the season 2017



This year we had been ringing birds till 15th of October 13 o’clock (list of caught birds and photos of all caught species in the end). We wanted to remove the nets even earlier - 13-14th of October. But birds were migrating and getting into the nets – so we continue ringing as long as possible.

Pallas's Rosefinch

Tuesday 3 October 2017

Bird count days 2017

30th of September and 1st October we took part in Europe and Asia every year bird count:   Our team of five bird observers registered 1572 birds of 54 species. 

It was good migration of Hawfinches (559 registered) and Common Redpolls (Accanthis flammea) (390 registered). Also tits were in good numbers and third place by numbers got Coal Tit (Parus Ater) – 125 birds registered.
Hawfinch (Coccothraustes Coccothraustes) - most numerous October migrants on the station