The nets were opened bright and early at 5:30 today, and we waited to see which birds would be trapped. It turned out to be a slow ringing day, but there were some nice surprises. Jan and Andre, the ringers from Holland, did their duty, we had a group of 6 to 11 year-old boys with us who were very excited to see the birds, and release them after they were ringed.
Andre had five birds that he had in the hand for the first time, including a Rueppell's Warbler (Sylvia rueppelli), a Sardinian Warbler (Sylvia melanocephala), A samamisicus Common Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) several Spanish Sparrows (Passer hispaniolensis), a Spectacled Bulbul (Pycnonotus xanthopygos), and one eastern Orphean Warbler (Sylvia crassirostris). This was the first one caught in the nets.
Overhead migration was light, but we did have one dark-morph Booted Eagle.
Overhead migration was light, but we did have one dark-morph Booted Eagle.
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| dark-morph Booted Eagle |
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| eastern Orphean Warbler (Sylvia crassirostris) |
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