Tankar summary

12 days in Tankar Bird Observatory has passed and I have survived back to home. Common Nightingale was the only real rarity we saw there, Yellow-browed Warblers are always nice but not that rare. Nice ringing memories include first Black Grouses for me, 4 Short-eared Owls (very rarely caught there at all) and first ever Grey-headed Woodpecker to be ringed there.
Thanks to Toni, Jarno and Jürgen for company there!

During 12 days I ringed 1373 birds. Below the list of species ringed:

Goldcrest 1033
Blue Tit 58
Long-tailed Tit 51
Great Tit 33
Willow Tit 28
Bohemian Waxwing 27
Bullfinch 20
Robin 16
Fieldfare 14
Song Thrush 11
Treecreeper 11
Brambling 9
Redpoll 9
Blackbird 8
Chaffinch 8
Chiffchaff 7
Redwing 7
Tengmalm's Owl 6
Short-eared Owl 4
Dunnock 4
Coal Tit 4
Black Grouse 2
Great Grey Shrike 2
Long-eared Owl 1
Grey-headed Woodpecker 1 (Toni ringed it)

Black Grouse, female.

Grey-headed Woodpecker, 1cy female. Ringing tick for Toni!