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#ExpeditionGradient still rocks!
A massive #collection of >3600 samples was made available for #reuse. Check it out @AviSampleNet metadata repository.๐
#Feather and #blood #samples from 4 migratory species collected at 21 #European sites!
#fieldmemories #ornithology #birds
The summary of the #ExpeditionGradient:
- 2 years of preparations
- 77 days on the road
~ 12000 km on the wheels
- 13 countries
> 3000 meters of nets set
- 1100 sampled & 2300 ringed #birds ๐ฆ
~ 5 kg of insects collected ๐
- 0 setbacks ๐
26/26
#ornithology #ecology #phdlife
Site 22&23&24 (extra and the last one)!
We managed to add one sampling site in Lapland! ๐คฏ The dream team is doing amazing job!
Great reunion with @vmpakanen in Oulu! โฌ๏ธ
Peak of Sedge Warbler densities but generally lower diversity of birds. ๐
25/n
#ExpeditionGradient
Goal #3: Large-scale spatial pattern in interactions between flowering #plants ๐ฟ, pollinating #insects ๐ and insectivorous #birds. ๐ฆ
For this purpose, we quantify plant-pollinator network, sample insect community and collect bird feces ๐ฉ
24/n
#ecology #ExpeditionGradient
Members of the gang #5: Tadeรกลก (yes, another one).
A soon-to-be MSc student with a deep interest in #insects. He is responsible for insect data collection and quantification of plant-insect #interactions. ๐
23/n
#student #ExpeditionGradient #ecology
Sites 19&20&21 in Finland! ๐ซ๐ฎ
Days are so long.... ๐คฏ
A very nice get together with Ed and Nora from @informedbirds team!
Reed Warblers left us in southern Finland but Sedge Warblers show great densities.
22/n
#ExpeditionGradient
Members of the gang #4: Zuzka is a BSc student and a master in disentangling birds from nets.๐ฆ #fieldworker
She loves sweets and puppies. ๐ซ๐
21/n
#ExpeditionGradient #student
Site 17&18 in Estonia ๐ช๐ช - what a beautiful country!
Sampling is going better than expected with many interesting species โฌ๏ธ ๐ (Citrine Wagtail)
Shout out to our amazing collaborator Jaanus!
Btw: Midsummer celebration in the north is magic! ๐โ๏ธ
20/n
#ExpeditionGradient
Site 16 in Lithuania ๐ฑ๐น. Excellent collaboration with Arลซnas from the ลฝuvintos Biosphere Reserve and a first glimpse of mid-summer endless days... โ๏ธ
The Great Reed Warbler densities dropped to zero but number of Sedge Warblers increased.
19/n
#ExpeditionGradient #ecology
Site 15 - summary of sampling in Poland! ๐ต๐ฑ
Our collaborator Wojtek Bielaลski came with Oksana, Ola and Irena ๐บ๐ฆ. They were forced to leave ๐บ๐ฆ so I am glad the kids had great time with us. โค๏ธโฌ๏ธ
I wish the war madness will end soon!๐๏ธ
18/n
#StandWithUkraine #ExpeditionGradient
Members of the gang #3: Jaromรญra (literally Springpeace)
A BSc student interested in year-round habitat associations in European passerines. ๐ฆ
She is a data manager and a wonderful chef โฌ๏ธ for our #ExpeditionGradient. We love her, especially me. ๐
17/n
#student #ecology #gf
Site 13 - commercial fishpond system but we caught all four species in just one day! ๐คฏ
Pawel (fishpond manager) offered us free accommodation and help a lot!
First Common Rosefinches and loads of mosquitos... ๐ northern vibes.
16/n
#ExpeditionGradient
Site 12 - first site in #Poland ๐ต๐ฑ and finally all four target species in good numbers! โฌ๏ธ
Barn Swallows in the barn of Mr. Andrzej โฌ๏ธ and the first accommodation after almost a month on the road.
15/n
(Site 9-11 will be sampled in Ukraine next year)
#ExpeditionGradient
Transfer through #Carpathians in #Romania. ๐ท๐ด
We gained a few extra days and spent them in Romanian foothills and mountains. Romania is incredibly diverse country. โค๏ธโฌ๏ธ
Next stop is in Poland. ๐ต๐ฑ
14/n
#ExpeditionGradient #nature #mountains
Site 8 - in the wetlands of the river Siret very close to Ukrainian ๐บ๐ฆ borders and the very last site in Romania ๐ท๐ด.
We planned to sample in Ukraine too but ***** forced us to change the plans... ๐
13/n
#StandWithUkraine #ExpeditionGradient
Members of the gang #2: Boris
Boris is a MSc #student working on a #migratory #divide in Eurasian Reed Warbler within central and eastern #Europe. ๐
He is a really skilled fieldworker and a great friend!
Passionate about #birds ๐ฆ but also #fish ๐
12/n
#ExpeditionGradient
Site 7 was disappointing - A private fishpond area with degraded reedbedsand no grazing (Iasi, Romania). Evening storm โ๏ธ forced us to leave without Barn Swallows...
Great Reed Warblers are becoming scarce but we got first breeding Sedge Warblers.
11/n
#ExpeditionGradient
Members of the gang #1: @SerafinTada (Tadeรกลก)
A motivated BSc student and a chief ringer of the #ExpeditionGradient. He will use the core data we collect for his thesis @science_charles.
Just ringing a Black Tern โฌ๏ธ
10/n
#photographer #ecology #student
Site 6 - Mosaic of #natural habitats and little fields. Burned #pastures attracted #Ortolan Buntings and dense shrubs Barred Warblers (Motoseni, Romania).
However, densities of Great Reed Warblers dropped so we added nets and left with 11.
9/n
#ExpeditionGradient #ecology
Site 5 - We got the samples (20 from each target species) in just one day! ๐ฆ So, we deserved the first free afternoon in hills (Focsani, Romania). ๐๏ธ
Moreover, we bought ๐ cheese directly from shepherds.
8/n
#ExpeditionGradient #ecology
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