Volunteering at Antikythira

55 days have passed and today we had our last mist netting session for the season. The migration flow has faded! In total we had 31 birds of 12 species. Ringing totals for the today and the season can be found here: http://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1696/20160520  

Daily totals at http://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1696/20160519

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 migration flow have dropped here at the south and that is evident by ring totals (19 birds). Nets are going to opened until Friday! Daily totals can be found here: http://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1696/20160517

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). […]

Strong wind are back and made us close the nets yesterday after the first net round. In any case the winds faded down and we ringed though out the whole period today. In total we got 28 birds at the constant effort site with most of the birds being Garden Warblers (Sylvia borin, Κηποτσιροβάκος) and […]

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