tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41863268404642278082024-02-07T05:24:13.231+02:00Kihnu Bird SurveyKihnu bird study, birding observations, photos and more.
Stay tuned ;)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06192551421464258160noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186326840464227808.post-35040637223719705332012-12-23T21:01:00.003+02:002012-12-23T21:01:58.410+02:00Season greetings form winterly Kihnu!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06192551421464258160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186326840464227808.post-73244778921202268142012-10-30T19:58:00.002+02:002012-10-30T22:36:55.684+02:00The day of sensiations!<div style="text-align: justify;">
Aivo reached yesterday evening to the island, so we had 3 pairs of birders eyes on the island. The total number of migrating birds today has been less than 500 individuals, but Kihnu has showed today again some quality birding. Here are just some best observations made today on the island:</div>
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<b>Pink-footed Goose/</b> lühinokk-hani <i>Anser brachyrhynchus</i> - 1 migrating. First for the Kihnu island! This species is seen mostly in spring time when bigger Geese flocks are encountered on migration, but species is rather uncommon in autumn time. This is presumably latest autumn record ever for the country.</div>
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<b>Black Brant</b>/ kirde-mustlagle <i>Branta bernicla nigricans</i> 1 adult presented near the southern spit. 5th record of this Brent Goose subspecies for Estonia and first for the Pärnu county. This subspecies of Brent Goose breeds in Canada and Alaska, but also in Eastern Siberia. This individual was accomponied by adult Dark-bellied Brent Goose and four 1cy birds so presumably they have bred together in a mixed pair. </div>
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<b>Whinchat</b>/ kadakatäks <i>Saxicola rubertra </i>- 1 ind. at nearby village. It is common breeding bird in Estonia, but to see one in late October is another sensiation - this is latest autumn record ever (beating so far known latest autumn recrod with nearly 3 weeks!). </div>
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Still many <b>Pine Grosbeaks</b>/ männileevike <i>Pinicola enucleator</i> moving by. Today 1 ind. feeding at the northwestern part of the island and 3 birds flying around at the southern part. Minimum 13 different individuals are encountered by now on Kihnu island during the autumn season.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White Stork preferred boarder guard radar instead of our radar system. Photo by Margus Ellermaa.</td></tr>
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Late <b>White Stork</b>/ valge-toonekurg <i>Ciconia cicionia</i> still presented. One bird was flying around at the southern spit but due to strong southeastern wind returned back to ther north. It has been the same individual, seen on Sunday - bird has several feathers missing from the wing. </div>
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Now, we have deserved a good evening sauna and cold beer. After two weeks our bird survey period is over, so all twitchers can when sleep and work in a peace again :).</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black Brant (second from the right) with Dark-bellied Brent Geese. Note the larger white neck patch and prominent white flanks. Photo by Margus Ellermaa</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It`s good to do some shopping meanwhile. This shopping trip produced Estonian latest autumn record of the Whinchat. Photo by Margus Ellermaa.<br />
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Tarvo Valkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03537554603554470399noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186326840464227808.post-25921180033194557562012-10-29T17:50:00.001+02:002012-10-29T17:52:31.737+02:00Counting Pine Grosbeaks!<div style="text-align: justify;">
As I mentioned yesterday, now every single day there will be fewer and fewer birds. Today has been again small migration in first hour but after that very quiet. Few hundred <b>Chaffinches</b>/metsvint <i>Fringilla coelebs</i> has been the dominating migrant of the day. </div>
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But in quiet days, often some species may have the best movement. And today this species has been <b>Pine Grosbeak</b>/ männileevike <i>Pinicola enucleator</i>! Early morning we saw with Margus a flock of 3 individuals heading to the west and later on another group of 2 Pine Grosbeaks flew to the same direction. Lets see if those 5 individuals will be our best day here on the island. Bird survey here will last until 15th of November - so there will be still chanches to get higher counts for this uncommon migrant. </div>
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Tommorrow will be a bit stormy day, but hopefully on Wednesday we manage to do ship trip to count seabirds on offshore shoals. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waxwings trying to land on a rowan tree in a strong front wind. Photo by Tarvo Valker</td></tr>
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Tarvo Valkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03537554603554470399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186326840464227808.post-29004959712877405052012-10-28T20:06:00.001+02:002012-10-29T11:08:05.161+02:00Suprises continue<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two White-backed Woodpeckes has been encountered today at Kihnu island. Finally we managed to get photo of this unusual bird at Kihnu island. Photo by Margus Ellermaa. </td></tr>
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Migration in general has been quiet today - seems that most of the late migrants has escaped from the snow and coming winter. Now every next day will be fewer and fewer birds. But still several interesting sightnings has occured during the day:<br />
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<li><b>Jack Snipe</b>/ mudanepp <i>Lymnocryptes minimus </i>- 1 ind. flushed up from the beach. First record of the autumn season</li>
<li><b>Short-eared Owl</b>/ sooräts <i>Asio flammeus</i> - 1ind. migrating on the sea. 1st record for the autumn season. </li>
<li><b>White Stork</b>/ valge-toonekurg <i>Ciconia ciconia</i> - 1 very late individual migrating. First for the autumn season!</li>
<li><b>Pine Gosbeaks</b>/ männileevike <i>Pinicola enucleator</i> - at least 2 individuals presented nearby field station most of the day (presumably same ones as yesterday). But birds are still not photographable. </li>
<li><b>Ringed Plover</b>/ liivatüll <i>Charadrius hiaticula</i> - 1 late ind. shortly landed at the beach and when continued migration</li>
<li><b>White-backed Woodpecker</b>/ valgeselg-kirjurähn <i>Dendrocopos leucotos</i> - 1 migrating SW and 2nd individual late on shortly feeding at our garden. 3rd and 4th sightning of the autumn season for the White-backed Woodpecker. Also 5 Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers/ väike-kirjurähn Dendrocopos minor has been recorded today. Both species having exceptional invasion this autumn season.</li>
<li><b>Black Redstart</b>/ must-lepalind <i>Phoenicurus ochruros</i> - 1 migrating, 2 locals in the field station garden, 1 ind. in the middle of the island. </li>
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Tarvo Valkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03537554603554470399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186326840464227808.post-91525805019320810862012-10-27T19:13:00.004+03:002012-10-27T19:13:40.812+03:00Another nice day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Snow is covering most of the mainland and last migrants escape from the winter. Due to strong wind during the night, I restart the radar system in the early morning. Meanwhile Margus get already first good bird of the day. 1cy Kittiwake/ kaljukajakas Rissa tridactyla fly over the southern spit, less than 10 meter away from Margus. Another new species, already 4th during this week, for the Kihnu island. Now is just about the best time to see this uncommon migrant. </div>
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Late, I hear calls of Pine Grosbeaks/ männileevike Pinicola enucleator again and I manage to find one adult male and one female type bird feeding in the distant. I try to get closer but birds continue soon their journey, so I only manage to get poor record shot. It has been great movement of Pine Grosbeaks in Southern Finland during last week and several individuals has been encountered in Estonia as well. Next weeks should bring them even more here - it could be start of the best invasion of the last decades. </div>
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Migration. It has been the best movement of Barnacle Geese/ valgepõsk-lagle Branta leucopsis of the season - 900 ind. and we also manage to see last flock of Cranes/ sookurg Grus grus (120 ind.) moving south. Also Stock Doves/ õõnetuvi Columba oenas showed small movement with 20 migrating individuals today and 12 migrating Wood Larks/ nõmmelõoke Lullula arborea has been recorded. And one late Lapland Bunting/ keltsalind Calcarius lapponicus has been encountered again on migration.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waiting for the spring. Young male Black Redstart with autumn colours and first snow. Photo by Tarvo Valker</td></tr>
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There has been several bigger snowfalls during the day. Real winter and tough survival course for the late migrants. I go out for sitewatching at 8.20 and already before I manage to put up my scope properly I notice raptor flying over the head about 150 meters high up in the sky. Quickly I check the bird with the bins and I am amazed - late <b>Osprey</b>/ kalakotkas <i>Pandion haliaeetus</i> migrating south in heavy snowfall! Most of the Ospreys are already in Africa by now, so this is very late fellow and actually first one we have seen here on the island in October. </div>
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Me and Margus continue sitewatching for several hours, having breaks only during very heavy snowfalls when visibility is dropping to zero. We manage to see several hundred <b>Fieldfares</b>/ hallrästas <i>Turdus pilaris </i>and nearly 1,500 migrating <b>Geese</b>/ hani <i>Anser species</i>. Also 3 <b>Hen Harriers</b>/ välja-loorkull <i>Circus cyaneus</i> are migrating. </div>
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Afternoon we check local birds and take some photos of the autumn colours with the snowcover. And with several late migrants as well. <b>Black Redstart</b>/ must-lepalind <i>Phoenicurus ochruros</i> is still in good shape. Margus and Andrea re-found late <b>Turtle Dove</b>/ turteltuvi <i>Streptopelia turtur</i> nearby field station and 1 <b>Lapland Longspur</b>/ keltsalind <i>Calcarius lapponicus</i> has been seen at the beach. Winter should continue here for several days, so some other late migrants may show up now. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After the storm - lighthouse still in the same place. Photo by Tarvo Valker. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lapland Bunting (on the left) with Meadow Pipits. Photo by Margus Ellermaa. </td></tr>
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Tarvo Valkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03537554603554470399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186326840464227808.post-81010800735560660032012-10-25T20:06:00.000+03:002012-10-25T20:10:24.336+03:00First snowfall!Early morning has been rather quiet again with only some movement of <b>Fieldfares</b>/ hallrästas <i>Turdus pilaris</i> - the biggest migration flock has been 530 indviduals today. Few <b>Razorbills</b>/ alk <i>Alca torda</i> flying on the sea. Local birds nearby field station - 1cy male <b>Black Redstart</b>/ must-lepalind <i>Phoenicurus ochruros</i> (presented for almost two weeks now), 2-3 <b>Chiffchaffs</b>/ väike-lehelind <i>Phylloscopus collybita, </i>25<i> </i><b>Waxwings</b> / siidisaba <i>Bombicylla garrulus</i> and 1 late<b> Barn Swallow</b>/ suitsupääsuke <i>Hirundo rustica</i>.<br />
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In the afternoon first snowfall of the season has started. Winter is coming and big storm as well. According to the weather forecast, tommorrow should be stormy with a wind reaching up to 25 m/s!<br />
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<br />Tarvo Valkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03537554603554470399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186326840464227808.post-57248847746150812282012-10-24T22:06:00.001+03:002012-10-24T22:06:12.835+03:00The new species for the Pärnu county!<b id="internal-source-marker_0.022427059710025787" style="font-weight: normal;"></b><br />
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<b id="internal-source-marker_0.022427059710025787" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But quiet days often offer nice surprises. I do seawatching at the western side of the spit while Margus scope sea level on the eastern side. Suddenly he runs to me and shouts - "adamsii-adamsii"! I quickly check the water level and after few seconds my lifer bird flies into view - stunning </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Yellow-billed Diver</span><span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">/ tundrakaur </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Gavia adamsii</span><span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> showing itself for a half a minute in sideways with its heavy body, dark head and neck and of course with very powerful and pale bill. Also Mati and Andrea manage to see the bird. Unfortunately we enjoy the bird through the scope for "too long", so we notice to take record shots too late and all attempts to get any proper picture failed. It is not only first sighting for Kihnu island, but also first record for whole Pärnu county. Fabulous birding week at Kihnu - 3 days and 3 new species for the island! </span></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One step closer to the waxwing - finally one Waxwing was trapped to the net and close-up portraits become possible. The adult males have prominent black throat patch</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fanciest bird wing in the Western Palearctic - adult males have reddish tips of secondaries and wide bright yellow margins in the edges of the central flight feathers. All this conspicuousness believed to serve as male ornamentation</td></tr>
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Summertime at Kihnu! It has been the best species day of October at Kihnu island - we recorded exactly 100 species!</div>
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Early morning, me and Margus are sitewatching. Suddenly we hear the call which can belong only to <b>Pine Grosbeak</b>/ männileevike <i>Pinicola enucleator</i>. It is quite uncommon migrant in Estonia, so we must find the bird to be 100% sure on ID. After few minutes Margus manage to find nice male Pine Grosbeak taking off from the tree and going for the migration with constant calls. After one hour we hear again one bird flying over - possibly the same individual but it could be easily also new one. Today 2 Pine Grosbeaks has been ringed also at Kabli Bird Station (about 30 km from Kihnu island) - so it seems to be good year for them. </div>
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But today we manage to find also many very late migrants, like <b>Tree Pipit</b>/ metskiur <i>Anthus trivialis</i>, <b>Rosefinch</b>/ karmiinleevike <i>Carpodacus erythrinus</i> and <b>Turtle Dove</b>/ turteltuvi <i>Streptopelia turtur</i>. Beside that we recorded also some more usual late migrants, like Ringed Plover/ liivatüll Charadrius hiaticula, <b>Greenshank</b>/ heletilder <i>Tringa nebularia</i>, <b>Penduline Tit</b>/ kukkurtihane <i>Remiz pendulinus</i>, <b>Black Redstart</b>/ must-lepalind <i>Phoenicurus ochruros</i>, 2 <b>Serins</b>/ koldvint <i>Serinus serinus </i>and 3 <b>Chiffchaff</b>/ väike-lehelind <i>Phylloscopus collybita</i>. </div>
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Migration in general has been rather quiet compared with yesterday, but best for the autumn season for <b>Razorbill</b>/ alk <i>Alca torda</i> 53m, <b>Fieldfare</b>/ hallrästas <i>Turdus pilaris</i> 1170m and <b>Northern Bullfinch</b>/ leevike <i>Pyrrhyla pyrrhyla</i> 109m. Also second <b>Twite</b>/ mägi-kanepilind <i>Carduelis flavirostris</i> for the autumn season has been encountered today. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waxwing (siidisaba) swallowing the rowan berry. The berry crop is not good in the current autumn and birds consume them quickly</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Because of the calm day, Waxwings hunted aerially the flying insects along with berry eating. This kind of insect catching is their regular feeding mode in the boreal breeding range.<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waxwing showing off his extravagant plumage </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Portrait of the male Bullfinch (leevike). We have trapped two males today</td></tr>
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We apologize for the small break in our birding blog. We are still doing fine, but it has been very misty conditions recently with very few migrating birds. But today, everything changed....</div>
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Finally clear weather with slight northern wind which produced best daily counts of this autumn season for many migratory birds. Altogether, over <b>85 000</b> migrating birds has been counted by our team. Also species number seen today, has been as high as <b>87</b>. </div>
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It has been superb Geese migration day. At the peak of the migration some <b>17 000</b> Geese passed our study area within 10 minutes! Daily count of <b>Geese</b>/hani <i>Anser species</i> has been 76 000 which is new landmark for the season and one of the best <i>Anser </i>migration ever recorded in Estonia. In addition we counted 2, 750 <i>Anser/Branta</i> - määramata hani/lagle. Considering that Branta species are not numerous here we could say that today migrated at Kihnu island about 80 000 Anser species (+ probably extra thousands in the darkness). </div>
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Slight backwind produced also nice movement of broad-winged raptors today - <b>Common Buzzard</b>/ hiireviu <i>Buteo buteo</i><b> 224</b>m (best for the autumn season), <b>White-tailed Eagle</b>/ merikotkas <i>Haliaeetus albicilla</i> <b>7</b>m, And last, but not least - <b>Golden Eagle</b>/ kaljukotkas <i>Aquila chrysaetos</i> <b>2</b>m - first sighting for the Kihnu island. Finally also Thrushes showed some movement - <b>Fieldfare</b>/ hallrästas <i>Turdus pilaris</i> <b>855</b>m (best for the autumn season). Change of weather brought also first migrating <b>Snow Buntings</b>/ hangelind <i>Plectorphenax nivalis</i> and 1 <b>Shore Lark</b>/ sarviklõoke <i>Eremophila alpestris</i>. </div>
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Other interesting birds today - 1 local <b>Greenshank</b>/ heletilder <i>Tringa nebularia</i>, 1 migrating <b>Yellow Wagtail</b>/ hänilane <i>Motacilla flava</i> (one of the latest for the country), 1 <b>Black Redstart</b>/ must-lepalind <i>Phoenicurus ochruros </i>and 3 <b>Serins</b>/ koldvint <i>Serinus serinus</i> in the field station`s garden. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Juvenile Golden Eagle - 237th bird species for the Kihnu island. Photo by Tarvo Valker. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Today the most spectacular Goose migration took place at Kihnu island. Daily count nearly 80 000. Photo by Tarvo Valker</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The snapshot from the horizontal radar database during the culmination of the geese migration between 9 -10. Majority of flocks had South-westerly flight direction. The different colours reflect various speeds of the tracks</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Easterly wind has blown the water low and revealing the rocks with a green algae cover</td></tr>
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Tarvo Valkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03537554603554470399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186326840464227808.post-63152799980894962942012-10-15T21:26:00.001+03:002012-10-15T21:31:27.004+03:00Italian bird hunter in Estonia uses illegal bird call playback for attra...<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/WWCzMToIiu8?fs=1" width="480"></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06192551421464258160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186326840464227808.post-4316565458019041142012-10-14T22:07:00.002+03:002012-10-15T21:34:46.304+03:00The deadly disco<div style="text-align: justify;">
Considering the bird migration - it has been really quiet day. Only few flocks of <b>Hooded Crows</b>/ hallvares <i>Corvus cornix</i> and <b>Jackdaws</b>/ kaelushakk <i>Corvus monedula</i> moving south. But in quiet mornings, sometime something more special can show up. A very late 1cy <b>Hobby</b>/ lõopistrik <i>Falco subbuteo</i> has been encountered on migration. It is probably latest autumn record of this species in Estonia. </div>
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In the garden it is now very few birds left compared few days ago. But still, one Serin/ koldvint Serinus serinus showed up again and Black Redstart/ must-lepalind Phoenicurus ochruros has been also presented now for several days.<br />
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Today we got also some media coverage for our project, then the TV3 broadcast the news story on our bird radar: (<a href="http://www.tv3play.ee/play/283831/">http://www.tv3play.ee/play/283831/</a>) the time section 4:32 - 6:29 in the video file. Sorry, no English subtitles!<br />
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But considering other life, it has been day full of action. First, we hear constant calls of Teals/ piilpart Anas crecca and Wigeon/ viupart Anas penelope. It is clear, that it must be playback for the hunting. So our bird team went to check it and manage to find Italian hunter and loudspeakers playing duck sounds. This is prohibited way of hunting in whole EU and we manage to get pictures and videos<br />
of this illegal action on the island. Hopefully environmental inspectors make some pressure on local hunters society for stopping the use of waterfowl playback. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The Deadly bird disco - Italian hunter has using illegal waterfowl vocalization playback next to the hunting hide, set up by local hunting managers, for attracting ducks into shooting range. The powerful loudspeakers has been erected in "stereo" to the two poles on the both sides of the hide. The poles of the bird deterring setup on the islets, we have covered in our blog in ..... could b seen as well. All this is happening in the Natura 2000 bird protection area, which is specially designated for waterbird conservation. </td></tr>
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Tarvo Valkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03537554603554470399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186326840464227808.post-68136056888948975162012-10-13T22:14:00.002+03:002012-10-13T22:14:45.685+03:00Quiet day <div>
It has been fairly quiet day in respect of bird migration - quite needed break for our team.The sky was frequently darkened by passing rain and blizzard clouds. It seems, that usual migrants like finches, sparrowhawks and goose are almost gone. In the afternoon I have spotted one <b>Black Redstart</b> / must-lepalind <i>Phoenicurus ochurus</i> in our garden. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">... and what is left after it's passing</td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06192551421464258160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186326840464227808.post-73975958339039396062012-10-12T23:09:00.003+03:002012-10-13T07:41:03.339+03:00A day without the rain<div style="text-align: justify;">
Finally - a day without any rain. Only one during last nine days. The morning is chilly and seems that many birds has migrated and Geese migration is slightly less numerous today. Although we have seen more Barnacle`s than yesterday, the numbers here are very small. Altogether 13 500 Geese has been counted on migration. And <b>Bewick`s Swan</b>/ väikeluik <i>Cygnus columbianus</i> having again small movement - 67m (best for the autumn season). </div>
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<b>Sparrowhawk</b>/ raudkull <i>Accipiter nisus</i> migration is slightly ending - only 83 individuals today, but bigger brother is now starting: best for the autumn season for <b>Goshawk</b>/ kanakull <i>Accipiter gentilis</i> 6m. And also first movement of <b>White-tailed Eagles</b>/ merikotkas <i>Haliaeetus albicilla</i> - 5m. </div>
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Calm sea enabled us to scope birds making stopover on the sea. At least 750 <b>Velvet Scoters</b>/tõmmuvaeras <i>Melanitta fusca, </i>1,500 <b>Long-tailed Ducks</b>/ aul <i>Clangula hyemalis</i> and 15 <b>Red-throated Divers</b>/ punakurk-kaur <i>Gavia stellata</i> has been counted in the southwestern and southern part of the island. </div>
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<b>Serins</b>/ koldvint <i>Serinus serinus</i> had today best movement of the autumn season - 5 migrating + local birds in the garden. </div>
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Today there has been again several late migrants on the island - 1 <b>House Martin</b>/ räästapääsuke <i>Delichon urbicum </i>in a Swallow flock, 1 <b>Willow Warbler</b>/ salu-lehelind <i>Phylloscopus trochilus </i>and 1-2 <b>Yellow Wagtails</b>/ hänilane <i>Motacilla flava</i>. </div>
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Theoretically it is still possible to see 100 species in a day on Kihnu island. Our bird survey team recorded today 94 species of birds (92 of those nearby field station). Good number for mid-October.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The second Boreal Owl from the last night</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flock of Tree Sparrows have visited the spit in the morning</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Like Estonian Gibraltar - Common Buzzards are circling in the thermals to gain some 500 m altitude and leave to the sea</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The local 1-year White-tailed Eagle flew over our watchpoint today, while 5 other migrated south over the sea</td></tr>
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7 o`clock we open door of our field station. Calls of migrating geese everywhere. It`s getting a bit lighter after half a hour, but unfortunately fog everywhere. It is even hard to see Geese which are passing our head. But it is getting better after a hour and it is clear that despite of the hard conditions it`s going to be a nice Geese migration day!</div>
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Today we counted altogether 31 000 migrating Anser species/ määramata hani and 21 500 <i>Anser/Branta</i> - määramata hani/ lagle. At least 90% of those also belong to the Anser family because Barnacle Goose migration does not pass Kihnu so much. So, that means that at least 52 500 migrating Geese passed our study area today, but as I mentioned before, foggy conditions forced underestimation during first hour. Together with Geese, best migration day for <b>Bewick`s Swan</b>/ väikeluik <i>Cygnus columbianus</i> - 60m. </div>
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Just when I was counting a flock of 2,500 Geese, Margus spottes a bird on the wire. It is a <b>Hawk Owl</b>/ vöötkakk <i>Surnia ulula</i> - firs for the Kihnu island of this uncommon winter visitor. </div>
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Chilly weather and calm morning has forced to migrate also many other birds. Kihnu is not good place for Arctic migration, but today we managed to see some movement of <b>Divers</b>/ kaurid <i>Gavia species</i> - 290m. All of indentified ones has been <b>Black-throated Divers</b>/ järvekaur <i>Gavia arctica</i> - 180m. </div>
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Afternoon, Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers/ väike-kirjurähn Dendrocopos minor showed best movement of the autumn season - 26 has been counted today on migration. In one point we hear a very soft tick. It is clear that it must be either <b>White-backed Woodpecker</b>/ valgeselg-kirjurähn <i>Dendrocopos leucotos</i> or <b>Three-toed Woodpecker</b>/ laanerähn <i>Picoides tridactyla</i>. Both species would be exceptional on such a small island, so we try to find the bird. Finally I manage to find a female White-backed Woodpecker settled on a rowan tree. It is already second sightning of this bird during this autumn season. For me it has been 176th species in my Kihnu year list :). </div>
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Clear sky and calm weather enabled movement of broadwinged raptors - <b>Common Buzzard</b>/ hiireviu <i>Buteo buteo</i> -66m and <b>Rough-legged Buzzard</b>/ karvasjalg-viu <i>Buteo lagopus</i> 5m.<br />
Among late migrants - <b>Greenshank</b>/ heletilder <i>Tringa nebularia</i> - 1m, <b>Lapland Longspur</b>/ keltsalind <i>Calcarius lapponicus</i> - 1m and <b>Lesser Whitethroat</b>/ <i>Sylvia curruca</i> - 1 ind. in the garden.<br />
In the evening another Owl has registred. Just before midnight we caught <b>Tengmalm`s Owl</b>/ karvasjalg-kakk <i>Aegolius funereus</i> (second for the autumn season). So today has been great day of species - around our field station, altogether 91 bird species has been registred today. </div>
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After the very stormy days, the morning was completely windless and sea was calm. Glimpses of sun have made the weather pleasantly warm and even some flying insects appeared. We are just in the middle of the center of low pressure so called eye, surrounded by the dark rain clouds all around. Although it has been failry quiet day for the migration, it has offered nice birding. We are sitewatching and it is very quiet for the migration. Only few flocks of Tits are going for the migration. I try to take some photos of feeding <b>Brent Geese</b>/ mustlagle <i>Branta bernicla</i> when Margus spottes something. He tell me that something Coldcrest size bird with pale rump, flew into bushes at front of us. Already half a hour ago he thought that <span style="color: red;"><b>Pallas`s Leaf Warbler</b></span>/ kuld-lehelind <i>Phylloscopus proregulus</i> called in the garden but when the birr disappeared. Is it the same bird here? After few seconds the bird is out, nice Pallas`s Leaf Warbler staring at us in nice morning sun. I take my camera and get few record shots with shaking hands. It is lifer bird for me and my species number 300 for Estonian list! Big day for the Estonian twitcher. It has been first Pallas`s Leaf Warbler in Estonia during this autumn season.</div>
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But the day is not over yet! I continue sitewatching and Margus goes to count local birds on the next spit. He get another good bird for the day - 1cy <b>Montagu`s Harrier</b>/ soo-loorkull <i>Circus pygargus </i>which is probably the latest one for the country.<i> </i></div>
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Among late migrants - one <b>Spotted Flycatcher</b>/ hall-kärbsenäpp <i>Muscicapa striata</i> feeding in our garden. It seems that calm day has been good for insectivorous passerines - today at least 7 <b>Chiffchaffs</b>/ väike-lehelind <i>Phylloscopus collybita</i> has been encountered nearby field station. </div>
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Among migrants - <b>Wood Pigeon</b>/ kaelustuvi <i>Columba palumbus</i> - 4 160m, <b>Blue Tit</b>/ sinitihane Parus caeruleus - 340m.</div>
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Juvenile Montagu`s Harrier. Photo by Margus Ellermaa.</div>
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Yesterday evening was more calm and we put up bird nets again. Early morning we discoverd nice suprise - a <b>Tengmalm`s Owl</b>/ karvasjalg-kakk <i>Aegolius funereus</i> has been succesfully captured and ringed. </div>
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But the day has offered again spectacular visible migration as well. It is suprising that even so late in October, more than 100 000 migrating passerines has been counted. Especially good day for the passing <b>Bramblings</b>/ põhjavint <i>Fringilla montifringilla</i> 20 850m (best for the autumn season). There has been very few daily counts of this species, exceeding over 20 000 indviduals, so Kihnu island has shown again its importance for the passerines on migration. The most common passerine has been <b>Chaffinches</b>/ metsvint <i>Fringilla coelebs </i>again with 74 650 migrating individuals (+ passeriformes 10 000). Finally - first <b>Waxwings</b>/ siidisaba <i>Bombycilla garrulus</i> - a flock of 40 individuals has been encountered on migration. </div>
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Tarvo Valkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03537554603554470399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186326840464227808.post-9107446562965471992012-10-08T21:40:00.000+03:002012-10-08T21:40:13.148+03:00No doubts - Kihnu is the best place for <b>Sparrowhawk</b>/ raudkull <i>Accipiter nisus</i> autumn migration in Estonia. It has been again day with over 500 migrating Sparrowhawks - 513 individuals were counted today. <b>Hen Harrier</b>/ välja-loorkull <i>Circus cyaneus</i> had best movement of the autumn season - 11m.<br />
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It has been again small movement of arctic geese - 4 050m today. At the southern spit also 9 local <b>Brent Geese</b>/ mustlagle <i>Branta bernicla</i> - quite uncommon species in southwestern part of the country. Last days of <b>Crane</b>/ sookurg <i>Grus grus</i> migration - 870 ind. migrating today.<br />
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Yesterday has been nice Pigeon migration - <b>Wood Pigeon</b>/ kaelustuvi <i>Columba palumbus</i> 15 100m (best for the autumn season.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Brent Goose with the favored food - sea-grass flushed floating by the storm</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The big splash if the surfing went wrong</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Male Bramblings - on is flying another is diving</td></tr>
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Tarvo Valkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03537554603554470399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186326840464227808.post-3888119334252324552012-10-07T15:42:00.000+03:002012-10-10T20:43:06.669+03:00Cranes and Pigeons<div style="text-align: justify;">
Northwestern wind in the morning about 7 m/s which slightly turned to southwest and increased up to 11 m/s during the day. After some quiet days, it has been again superb migration day. <b>Cranes</b>/ sookurg <i>(Grus grus)</i> flocks passed the island until afternoon - daily total <b>9 615 </b>m! First flocks arrived around 8:30 a.m, which is showing that the birds have started from roosting areas in West-Estonia in first daylight.</div>
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<b>Wood Pigeons</b>/ kaelustuvi <i>(Columba palumbus)</i> also showed best migration of the autumn season - 13 680m. In late morning, passerines started more intensive migration again - <b>Chaffinches</b>/ metsvint <i>(Fringilla coelebs) </i>31 100m (+ passeriformes 11 900m). </div>
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Among late migrants - one <b>Curlew</b>/ suurkoovitaja<i> (Numenius arquata)</i> has been encountered on migration.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Despite of the good numbers of migrating Cranes, only few flocks flew over the island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">While in the morning the Wood Pigeons has been migrating in the higher altitudes (few flocks has been measured flying at in the 400 m altitude), the strong westerly wind in the afternoon, caused them to fly low over the sea </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The Goldrest sitting buffed in the last tree at the end of the spit</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Even flight back is risky affair, because wind can blow away!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Landmarks of the Southern tp of Kihnu with the migratory flocks of geese in the sky</td></tr>
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Tarvo Valkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03537554603554470399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186326840464227808.post-52478953044069763872012-10-05T22:07:00.000+03:002012-10-05T22:07:06.820+03:00<div style="text-align: justify;">
It has been stormy day at Kihnu island. Wind turned from southeast to west reaching up to 20 m/s. So it has been very quiet birdmorning with only few passing seabirds. Small groups of <b>Long-tailed Ducks</b>/ aul <i>Clangula hyemalis</i> occured and one 1 <b>Parasitic Skua</b>/ söödikänn <i>Stercorarius parasiticus</i> has been encounterd on migration. </div>
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Mariliis observed in the morning <b>Grey Wagtail</b>/ jõgivästrik <i>Motacilla cinerea</i> at the northwestern tip of the island. And she managed to find also uncommon migrant - <b>Yellow-browed Warbler</b>/ vööt-lehelind <i>Phylloscopus inornatus</i> among the <b>Coldcrests</b>/ pöialpoiss <i>Regulus regulus</i>. Although I was less than 100 meters away scanning another flock, I still managed to miss the bird. This is typical behaviour for this species - they just disappear at front of your eyes. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">In the mid-morning the wind has turned very quickly from the south-east to west. Because of this, waves still came from one direction but wind up to 20 m/s from opposite side was blowing the white spray off from the wave crests. One Goldeneye is trying to flay away from this violent environment.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Group of Great Cormorants in their regular evening flight to their roosting sites on islets north from Kihnu</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">At the second part of storm the wind is breaking the cloud cover loose and exiting and dynamic light appears</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Fast-running evening clouds above the lighthouse and radars</td></tr>
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Tarvo Valkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03537554603554470399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186326840464227808.post-65083077942567431072012-10-04T23:33:00.001+03:002012-10-05T07:25:17.924+03:00Third day with SparrowhawksCalm and partly cloudy morning, but wind has been increased rapidly during the day. First hours of daylight again with nice <b>Sparrowhawk</b>/ raudkull <i>Accipiter nisus</i> movement with 498 migrating individuals During last 3 days altogether our team has counted now 2,000 passing Sparrowhawks! In the morning we managed to ring again 3 Sparrowhawks, but due to wind increase we had to take off the nets during the day. In addition, we also catched and ringed 4 <b>Blackbirds</b>/ musträstas <i>Turdus merula</i>.<br />
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<b>Chaffinches</b>/ metsvint <i>Fringilla coelebs</i> is slightly ending the migration. Today has been best daily counts of autum season for <b>Greenfinch</b>/ rohevint <i>Carduelis chloris</i> 350m and Linnet/ kanepilind Carduelis cannabina 330m. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">6:25 in the morning. Birdwatchers have to wake early and lights are on in our house - counting starts after half an hour</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Another Sparrowhawk is passing the Moon</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The rare species - female top birdwatcher: Mariliis aka rarity-Mary is spotting the birds </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">We have witnessed how 4-year old White-tailed eagle was hunting for the Wigeon in the morning</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the several attempts, this dive was successful, eagle itself is almost under the water</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Eagle is leaving with the unlucky duck firmly grasped in his talons. At the same time the Sparrowhawk (left) is migrating low over the sea. Business as usual, some have a breakfast, some are travelling. </td></tr>
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Tarvo Valkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03537554603554470399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186326840464227808.post-53669563841498563342012-10-03T20:49:00.001+03:002012-10-03T22:14:21.128+03:00Active morning, slow day<br />
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Morning with nice
<b>Sparrowhawk</b>/ raudkull <i>Accipiter nisus</i> movement again.
Already before sunrise about 100 Sparrowhawks went off to the sea.
But unfortunately clouds and fog ruined migration on the afternoon.
So "only" 560 individuals has been counted today on
migration. Our nets turned to be also successful, today we managed to
catch and ring 5 Sparrowhawks.</div>
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Other migration has been
rather quiet today, but several local birds - <b>Whinchat</b>/ kadakatäks
<i>Saxicola rubertra</i> 1, <b>Whetear</b>/ kivitäks <i>Oenanthe oenanhte</i> 1 and
<b>Greenshank</b>/ heletilder <i>Tringa nebularia</i> 1. <br />
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/Tarvo Valker/<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The predator's portrait (male Sparrowhawk)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Incredible body size difference between female (left) and male (right) Sparrowhawks</td></tr>
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Tarvo Valkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03537554603554470399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186326840464227808.post-19617058343527195942012-10-02T22:50:00.002+03:002012-10-03T22:15:43.029+03:001,000 raptors!<br />
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First big raptor day for
Kihnu island with 1 000 migrating raptors!. This kind of raptor
migration can be seen in very few places in Estonia and for our
observation team it has been best raptor day ever in this country.
Fabolous day for <b>Sparrowhawk</b>/ raudkull <i>Accipiter nisus</i> with 954
migrating individuals. It is the second biggest daily count for this
species, being only 50 individuals less than best day in Sõrve bird
observatory! The importance of Kihnu island for Sparrowhawk migration
shows also bird counts done today at Lao (mainland spit straight up
north-east from Kihnu) there "only" 300 migrating Sparrowhawk
has been counted. Also very good day for <b>Merlin</b>/ väikepistrik <i>Falco
columbarius</i> - 17m, which is exactly the same number as current best
daily count done in Estonia. Best day of the autumn season for <b>Hen
Harrier</b>/ välja-loorkull <i>Circus cyaneus</i> - 10m. Signs of the late
autumn has been 1 migrating <b>Honey Buzzard</b>/ herilaseviu <i>Pernis
apivorus</i> and 3 <b>Hobbies</b>/ lõopistrik <i>Falco subbuteo</i>. Today also first
<b>Rough-legged Buzzard</b>/ karvasjalg-viu <i>Buteo lagopus</i> has been
encountered.
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Passerine migration has
been rather quiet today - seems that <b>Chaffinches</b>/ metsvint <i>Fringilla
coelebs </i>migration is slightly ending for this autumn. The most
interesting observation among passerines has been very late <b>Sand
Martin</b>/ kaldapääsuke <i>Riparia riparia</i> - the second latest record for
the country. Also first <b>Serin</b>/ koldvint <i>Serinus serinus</i> were observed
today. Local birds today nearby field station - <b>Willow Warbler</b>/ salu-lehelind <i>Phylloscopus trochilus</i> and <b>Redstart</b>/ lepalind <i>Phoenicurus phoenicurus</i>. </div>
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In the late evening Mati put up raptor nets. Today is very calm night and hopefully we manage
to catch for the ringing purposes some Owls and of course tommorrow
some Sparrowhawks. Radar also detecting big movement of nocturnal migration today - most probably passing <b>Robins</b>/ punarind <i>Erithacus rubecula </i>and <b>Song Thrushes</b> / lauluräsyas <i>Turdus philomelos</i>. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The raptors migration started already before the sunrise in the first morning light</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Sparrowhawk - the hero of the day</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Sometimes the air was too crowded of hawks</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">The mighty and bulky juvenile Goshawk going off to the migration</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Huge flock of Wood Pigeons taking some circling flight for reaching ti the higher altitude before the sea crossing</td></tr>
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Tarvo Valkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03537554603554470399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186326840464227808.post-66412033701677982052012-10-01T19:01:00.001+03:002012-10-01T19:01:40.257+03:00100, 000 birds in 3 hours!<br />
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Another intensive morning
of visible passerine migration. Unfortunately rainshowers started
already around 10:30 a.m, and this took the chance to get very high
numbers. Despite the rainy conditions since late morning, it has been
another day with over 100, 000 migrants.
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Most of the migrants has
been passerines - daily total: 127, 000. Among indentified passerines
- <b>Chaffinches</b>/ metsvint <i>(Fringilla coelebs)</i> 49 800m and
today already remarkable numbers of <b>Bramblings</b>/ põhjavint
<i>(Fringilla montifringilla)</i> - 12 900m while numbers of <b>Siskins</b>/
siisike <i>(Carduelis spinus)</i> has been decreased down to 4 450.
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Pigeons are about to
reach culmination of main migration - <b>Wood Pigeon</b>/ kaelustuvi
<i>(Columba palumbus)</i> - 4 630m (new record for the autumn season)
and also good day for <b>Stock Dove</b>/ õõnetuvi <i>(Columba
oenas)</i> - 76m. Raptors had due to bad weather movement only for
first two hours in the morning, but still one of the best days for
<b>Sparrowhawk</b>/ raudkull <i>(Accipiter nisus)</i> - 172m and
<b>Merlin</b>/ väikepistrik <i>(Falco columbarius)</i> - 6m.
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Local birds included
today 2 <b>Honey Buzzards</b>/ herilaseviu <i>(Pernis apivorus)</i>
and 1 <b>Greenshank</b>/ heletilder <i>(Tringa nebularia) </i>at the harbour. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mixed flock of passerines consisting mostly Chaffinches and Bramblings. Photo by Tarvo Valker<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Cloud" of migrating Wood Pigeons. Photo by Tarvo Valker<br /><br /></td></tr>
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Tarvo Valkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03537554603554470399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4186326840464227808.post-74358970387741032892012-09-29T21:13:00.002+03:002012-09-29T21:56:03.453+03:00Cranes are leaving and Swans are coming<br />
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Nice <b>Crane</b>/sookurg <i>Grus grus</i> migration in
the morning between 9.00-11.30. In total 1 019 Cranes has been
counted today flying over the Kihnu island. Most of the flocks passed
our observatory along western side of the island, about 3km off the
shoreline. Considering migration times those should be Cranes making
stopover in Estonia and now continue their journey to the wintering
areas (mostly in France and Spain). This is possible that this will
be the best day of Crane migration on Kihnu island because flocks
flying over the water are spreading on the sea and not concentrating
around Kihnu island. Together with migrating Cranes, 16 <b>Bewick
Swans</b>/ väikeluik <i>Cygnus columbianus</i> has encountered on migration.</div>
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Also other bigger
landbirds showed nice movement today - <b>Wood Pigeon</b>/ kaelustuvi
<i>Columba palumbus</i> 1 160m (best for the autumn season), <b>Sparrowhawk</b>/
raudkull <i>Accipiter nisus</i> 86m, <b>Hen Harrier</b>/välja-loorkull <i>Circus
cyaneus</i> 5m (best for the autumn season), <b>Merlin</b>/ väikepistrik <i>Falco
columbarius</i> 5m, <b>Peregrine Falcon</b>/ rabapistrik <i>Falco peregrinus </i>2
adult migrating (+2 local birds - adult and juvenile) and <b>Hobby</b>/ lõopistrik <i>Falco subbuteo</i> 1
migrating and 1 local individual flying around.
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Passerine migration in
the morning has been very quiet, but due to weather change during the late morning (wind
slightly turned from west to south) passerines had nice migration
from mid-day until darkness. So it has been another day (fourth for
the autumn season) with over 100 000 passing passerines! Among
passerines today - <b>Chaffinches</b>/metsvint <i>Fringilla coelebs</i> 71 000m,
<b>Brambling</b>/põhjavint <i>Fringilla montifringilla</i> 1 125m (best for the autumn season), <b>Siskin</b>/siisike
<i>Carduelis spinus </i>12 350m, <b>Meadow Pipit</b>/sookiur <i>Anthus pratensis </i>1
615m (best for the autumn season), <b>Reed Bunting</b>/ rootsiitsitaja
<i>Emberiza schoeniclus</i> 55m (best for the autumn season), <b>Parrot
Crossbill</b>/männi-käbilind <i>Loxia pytyopsittacus</i> 3m (first for the
autumn season) and <b>Passeriformes</b>/ määramata värvuline 18 750 m. No
doubt - the bird of the day has been migrating<span style="color: red;"> <b>Short-toed
Lark</b></span>/välja-väikelõoke <i>Calandrella brachydactyla</i>. Unfortunately I
had to make some tehnical work at the same time inside so I missed
the bird myself and chance to get photos of the bird. But Timo saw
bird flying rather low and calling two times before going to the sea
trip. But hopefully already tommorrow will be even better day! :)</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wood Pigeons formed today several bigger migration flocks. Photo by Tarvo Valker</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My favourite autumn birds. Photo by Tarvo Valker</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Smallest in the Europe - among Kihnu people called as "idi" but on the mainland known as "pöialpoiss". Photo by Tarvo Valker<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nature calendar is ticking - Cranes are leaving! Today 1 000+ Cranes migrating at Kihnu island. Photo by Tarvo Valker<br />
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