First Northern wheatears in the net!

Weather: Temperature 6°C; gentle breeze from North (20°) 4 m/s. Visibility more than 10 km. Clouded 7/8.

Bird ringing:

2 Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes - Gærdesmutte - Zaunkönig)
2 European robin (Erithacus rubecula - Rødhals - Rotkehlchen)
1 Common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus - Rødstjert - Gartenrotschwanz)
1 Northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe - Stenpikker - Steinschmätzer)
1 Northern wheatear (Greenland) (Oenanthe oenanthe leucorhoa - Grønlandsk Stenpikker -  Steinschmätzer-leucorhoa)
1 Song thrush (Turdus philomelos - Sangdrossel – Singdrossel)
1 Lesser whitethroat (Sylvia curruca - Gærdesanger - Klappergrasmücke)
4 Eurasian blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla - Munk - Mönchsgrasmücke)
13 Common chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita - Gransanger - Zilpzalp)
14 Willow warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus - Løvsanger - Fitis)
1 Common firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla - Rødtoppede fuglekonge - Sommergoldhähnchen)
1 European pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca - Brogede fluesnapper - Trauerschnäpper)
1 European starling (Sturnus vulgaris - Stær - Star)
1 House sparrow (Passer domesticus - Gråspurv - Haussperling)
1 Common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs - Bogfinken - Buchfink)
10 Lesser redpoll ((Acanthis Cabaret) - Lille Gråsisken (Acanthis Flammea Cabaret - Alpen-birkenzeisig))
1 Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula - Dompap - Gimpel)

A total of 47 birds identified into 17 species. None of them was caught in the Helgoland trap (Blåvandrusen).

The first Northern Wheatears and bullfinch of the season were caught.

Male Northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe - Stenpikker - Steinschmätzer), picture: H. Schinke

Yesterday I wrote it will be interesting to see how many of the wryneck will stay in the area. It depends how the behaviour of the photographer will be too. The fuglestation has good relationships to the neighbours. This could change quickly if persons who are easily recognized as ornithologist will further on enter private properties only for their own excitement to get a close shot. Of course it seems for this people it also does not matter that to establish a breeding ground it needs some privacy for the birds. Next time a photo will posted here.

Bent heard the first common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus – Gøg – Kuckuck) here.

HS