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2018 ringing report

22 mrt 2019
4 minuten

2018 ringing report

The 2018 ringing report for Meijendel, Wassenaar is out now! Download here (pdf; 4 MB; in Dutch only) English summary When the first day of a year sees the highest number of birds ever trapped for a snowless winter's day (exactly 100), and one of these birds is a new species for the site (Coues's Arctic Redpoll), than that's nothing short of an amazing start. Partly due to two late cold spells in March our ringing group Vrs Meijendel, situated in the dunes of Meijendel, Wasse

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Arctic surprise

10 nov 2018
2 minuten

Arctic surprise

There's a big if - but another big redpoll invasion could be in the making. The if depends on stuff like weather conditions, and the exact turn the majority of the wandering birds in Europe will take. But it's obvious that at the moment, a higher number of birds than usual is passing through. And they are early! The thought alone is thrilling - two large invasions in a row would be unprecedented (as far as I could find). Note there were a long 9 yrs between the biggies from

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Hume's Leaf Warbler: my bird of the autumn

11 nov 2017
2 minuten

Hume's Leaf Warbler: my bird of the autumn

Autumn 2016 was nothing less than perfect. But this autumn, well... it was a bit boring to be honest. I missed most good vis mig days, ringing was often impossible due to unfavourable weather, and I hardly saw anything notable in the field. The Hawfinch an Parrot Crossbill invasions were the rare highlights. But since November, things seem to have changed a bit. A self-found Richard's pipit that performed well was an omen. And I found the motivation to go ringing again. And w

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