Jan Visser and I opened the nets officially this morning, starting with 9 nets and an hour later remaining with 7 nets until closing at around 10 a.m.
The first bird we caught was a Robin Erithacus rubecula, a species that is not very common here in the southern desert of Israel.
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| Robin |
Aside from that an assortment of Chiffchaffs Phylloscopus collybita, Lesser Whitethroats Sylvia curruca, Bluethroats Luscinia svecica, Savi's Warblers Locustella Luscinioides, Sardinian Warbler Sylvia melanocephala. In total, we had 22 birds on this hot day. Towards the end, the wind had started to turn to the south, blowing very softly, but this usually means that we will be getting a sand storm later on today. This is something that is very common in early spring. Temperatures this morning started at 14 degrees and high are expected to be around 27 degrees.
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| Savi's Warbler |
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