Probaly this years final nightjar.

This morning I went out to one of my hot spots for nightjar for maybe a last try to catch a nightjar. Immediately when I start the playback a nightjar fly right into the mistnet and I could pick out a female born this year.
After that it was almost quietly in the forest but when I should take down the nets a new nightjar has fly in the net. Sadly this nightjar has come from the other side of the net, and when I go forward to the net it start flapping and run away from me.

New hot spot this morning.

This morning I try a new site at this time in the year and found a new hot spot for young nightjars.
Earlier in the seasons I have caught older birds in this area, but now I get it a try to young birds.
The site is a rocky height with pines surrounded with a bit older clear cuts and I think is´s be a meetingpoint for birds in the height.
In the dawn 3 young nightjars was trapped in the mistnet among the pines and when they was ringed the sun came up over the trees.

 Attitude from a Nightjar.

 Nice nightjartrail between the pines.

I caught one male and one female. The third bird was unsexed. This is the male.

Some nightjars this morning.

This morning I went out 03:15 a.m to my ringing site in the forest. Already when I put up the three mistnet I could hear som nightjars calling in the dark. After a while I check the mistnet and catch one bird.
When it was ringed and released I wait a while and then go out to the net again. This time it was no birds in the net, but several was flying around among the trees. Soon it´s to bright and the acticity was decrease and when I should put down the net there was two more birds in it. All birds was first year birds from this summer.

 The mistnet site are on a rocky height among the pines and beside a clearing cut.

 The player with decoy are placed among the nets. Usually I place it at the end of net, but now it in the middle of nets.

The nights final ringed bird was N.o. 158 this year and N.o. 406 since the start 2010.

More Nightjars this recordyear.

This morning I went out to the forest at 03:00 a.m to catch nightjars before my ordinary work. When I go out from my car I have some nightjars call, wingclap and shurring and I quickly put up the nets and start the playback. After a while I have three nightjars in the net and 4-6 anothers fly around. One of the catched bird go out from the net and i only could ringed two birds this morning.

 Early morning in the forest.

 First year male.

 Second year male.

Nearly sunrise and I must go to my work.

Wonderful morning with Nightjars.

A few days ago I go out at morning to a nightjar area and try to catch some birds. When I go to the place I saw some nightjars and I have big expectations to catch some this morning.
I put upp two mistnets at the heights and start the player and directly I have 4 nightjars around the nets.
After a while I check the net and have two nightjars in it, one was a bird born this year and the other was older.

 Early morning in the forest and time to put up the nets.

 The older bird in the invisible mistnet.

 The first year bird in the other net.

 First year male.

 Same bird.

 The mouth filled with food.

 Take of with the food.

Sone it´s to brightly to catch nightjars.

Still catch nightjars.

Still we catch many nightjars but the shurring activity is bad. The most nightjars be caught in ¨meetingpoints¨ there many birds are flying around at evening and morning. In the middle of the night there are less activity in the forest.
We found some nests and ringed the chicks and try to catch the parents to. Two nights ago we ringed the nestlings in one nest and put up mistnet around. After a while both parents was caught in the net.

 Weight of the nestling.

 Two chicks in this¨nest¨.

Angry father.