Archive for September, 2008
White Wagtail and Short-toed Lark
White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) and Short-toed Lark (Calandrella brachydactyla) the new species in the nets today.
Posted: September 30th, 2008 under Bird Ringing.
Comments: 5
Sparrowhawk
This juvenile female Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) was caught at dawn.
Posted: September 29th, 2008 under Bird Ringing.
Comments: 5
raptors..
The juvenile bird of the photo is the first Short-Toed Eagle (Circaetus gallicus) of this fall. Very few Lesser Spotted Eagles (Aquila pomarina) appear in the sky and like the one of the second photo they pass realy high.
Posted: September 29th, 2008 under Raptor Migration Monitoring.
Comments: 1
Cuckoo
This juvenile bird is the first Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) of the season.
Posted: September 28th, 2008 under Bird Ringing.
Comments: none
See what happens?
Posted: September 27th, 2008 under Bird Ringing.
Comments: none
First Robin
The first Robin (Erithacus rubecula) of the season.
Posted: September 24th, 2008 under Bird Ringing.
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Levant Sparrowhawk and Hobby
At nightfall two more new species for this autumn. Levant Sparrowhawk (Accipiter brevipes) (first seasonal observation yesterday) and Hobby.Both imature birds.
Posted: September 23rd, 2008 under Bird Ringing.
Comments: 6
Yellow Wagtail and Turtle Dove
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) and Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur) are the new birds in the nets for today. Both species have been around long before we catch them.
Posted: September 23rd, 2008 under Bird Ringing.
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Black-Eared Wheatear
The Black-Eared Wheatear (Oenanthe hispanica) is one of the four Oenanthe species one can watch in Antikythira during migration. The other three are: Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe), Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina) and Desert Wheatear (Oenanthe deserti).
Posted: September 22nd, 2008 under migration.
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Nightjar
The first Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) of the season very early this morning.
Posted: September 19th, 2008 under Bird Ringing.
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