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Revtangen BO August 15th-29th

A period dominated by northerlies, but with a few days with light NE on the 22nd-23rd producing a few migrants in the trapping area. Playback on Sand Martins on the 21st-22nd also produced a nice catch. Only 4 days with normal trapping effort with mist-nets in the trapping garden. Finally we made 3 attempts at trapping waders with 8 walk-in traps at Revtangen, on the 26th-27th and 29th. An excellent week from the 21st-29th, with more than a thousand birds ringed. 137 juvenile Sanderlings was trapped on a single day on the 26th, a new observatory record. The previous single-day record for Sandlerlings was set exactly 70 years ago, 91 birds on August 26th 1951.

Grasshopper Warbler 1 cy. Gresshoppesanger.

Ringed, August 15th-29th: European Storm-petrel 5, Bar-tailed Godwit 34, Dunlin 328, CURLEW SANDPIPER 2, Little Stint 2, Sanderling 182, Red Knot 11, Green Sandpiper 1, Turnstone 45, COMMON SWIFT 1, Sand Martin 182, White Wagtail 4, Tree Pipit 53, Meadow Pipit 3, Northern Wheatear 1, Fieldfare 1, Common Blackbird 2, European Robin 2, GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 8, Reed Warbler 16, Sedge Warbler 6, Garden Warbler 43, Blackcap 21, Common Whitethroat 7, Willow Warbler 33, Chiffchaff 1, Great Tit 1,Tree Sparrow 4, House Sparrow 1, Greenfinch 3. Total = 1026.

Wader trapping with walk-in traps at Revtangen.

Norwegian summary of ringing results,15.-29. august: Havsvale 5, lappspove 34, myrsnipe 328, TUNDRASNIPE 2, dvergsnipe 2, sandløper 182, polarsnipe 11, skogsnipe 1, steinvender 45, TÅRNSEILER 1, sandsvale 182, linerle 4, trepiplerke 53, heipiplerke 3, steinskvett 1, gråtrost 1, svarttrost 2, rødstrupe 2, GRESSHOPPESANGER 8, rørsanger 16, sivsanger 6, hagesanger 43, munk 21, tornsanger 7, løvsanger 33, gransanger 1, kjøttmeis 1, pilfink 4, gråspurv 1, grønnfink 3. Total = 1026.

Revtangen BO August 15th-29th