Monday, August 23, 2010

August 22 - Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) !

Today is the 7th day. A usual day in the station. Not too many birds; but a special one: Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) was on the net! It was the one which has been active for a long time close to the nets.
11 species out of 18 birds in total were ringed today.

Good biriding...:)

Here are the birds ringed today:

Marsh Warbler (Acrocephalus palustris)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Thrush Nightingale (Luscinia luscinia)
Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio)
Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Barred Warbler (Sylvia nisoria)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
House sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Long-eared Owl (Asio otus)

1 comment:

  1. Fantastic start to season. Great birds. Greetings from the International Ornithological Congress in Brazil.

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