Spring has already arrived and I've seen my first
Swallows (
Delichon, Hirundo and
Cecropis),
Little Ringed Plovers (Charadrius dubius),
Short-toed Snake Eagles (Circaetus gallicus)... and a really early
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra), a migrant that usually arrives during the first week of April.
Last weekend almost started on Friday morning, when I trapped this male
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos). It was an adult (EURING 6).
That afternoon, Joan and Bernat helped me in the last
Yellowhammer's (Emberiza citrinella) ringing afternoon. I didn't expect to catch any bird, but we finally trapped 3! (and there were at least 9 around)
On Saturday morning I did a quick visit to Llobregat Delta, where this male
Common Pochard (Aythya ferina) was showing off about his bill, sky-blue 'F=S'.
But the good ringing was on Sunday. I went to
l'Aiguamoll de la Sala in order to try to catch some
Reed Buntings (Emberiza schoeniclus) coming to the roosting. It was a nice surprise when we trapped this handsome
Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)!
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2nd-year (EURING 5). Two outermost GCs are retained. |
That afternoon I also trapped a
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola), some
Zitting Cisticolas (Cisticola juncidis),
Corn Buntings (Emberiza calandra), collybitas, schoeniclus and other usual stuff.
On Monday morning I came back to that place to catch more 'March-migrants'. I felt really lucky in the first netround when I saw a
Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) hanging in one net in the Llobregat river.
As interesting birds, I also caught a
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea), two
Kingfishers (Alcedo atthis), a thirsty
Cirl Bunting (Emberiza cirlus) and a nice male
Penduline Tit (Remiz pendulinus)!
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'Flappy' Grey Wagtail |
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Adult male Kingfisher |
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2nd-year (EURING 5) female Cirl Bunting |
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Adult (EURING 6) Penduline Tit |
I really want to feel migration soon... Let's see what kind of surprises is this spring keeping for us.
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