Volunteering at Antikythira

Antikythira Bird Observatory (ABO), run by the Hellenic Ornithological Society / BirdLife Greece, is organizing a bird ringing campaign, supervised by the Hellenic Bird Ringing Center. We hereby invite you to participate in our bird ringing campaign (either as a ringer or a helper). Volunteer applications for the spring season of 2017 have just started. […]

The migration is fading and today was a slow day. In total only 14 birds. Daily total can be found here: http://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1696/20160518

The winds were even stronger today and thus we got few birds (31 in total). We still though have a fair variety of species that reached up to 10. As yesterday the House Martin (Delichon urbicum, Λευκοχελίδονο was the most common species ringed. Daily totals can be found here: http://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1696/20160516

Yesterday we had to close the nets after the first net round due to rain that lasted more or less up to midday. The weather improved slightly today So we managed to ring though the whole constant effort session. The bird of the day was defiantly the Common House Martin (Delichon urbicum, Λευκοχελίδονο ;39 ringed). […]

A really hot day today with significantly less bids, around 60 in the constant effort site. The Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin, Κηποτσιροβάκος) is still the most common species by far being half of the birds trapped. Daily totals can be found here: http://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1696/20160511

Garden warblers are reaching their peak with more of the half ringed today belonging to them. Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata, Σταχτομυγοχάφτης) are all around the place are was the second most common species at the ringing table. Sand Martin (Riparia riparia, Οχθοχελίδονο) are still around but in lower numbers. The bird of the day though […]

Strong wind today as well but nevertheless, as yesterday, we had had good catch today (117 in the constant effort). The most abundant species was the Sand Martin (Riparia riparia, Οχθοχελίδονο) followed by the Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin, Κηποτσιροβάκος). Daily totals can be found here:http://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1696/20160509

Stronger winds today but nevertheless we had 90 birds in total (71 in the constant effort). The most abundant species was the Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin, Κηποτσιροβάκος) and second most common the Sand Martin (Riparia riparia, Οχθοχελίδονο). The bird of the day was without any doubt the Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus, Μαυροκιρκίνεζο) a species that […]

The weather have been exceptionally unsteady this season and once more we could not set up nets for two consecutive days. The first net round was quite exiting as we got three Nightjars (Caprimulgus europaeus, Γιδοβύζι; one at the constant effort site and two one at the opportunistic) and 8 Golden Orioles (Oriolus oriolus, Συκοφάγος). […]

After 2 day off we had a nice day today. 90 birds, at the constant effort site, of 19 species. The most common species were the Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin, Κηποτσιροβάκος) and the Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix, Δασοφυλλοσκόπος). Daily totals can be found here: http://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1696/20160502