Vi har fanget en Ringdrossel!

On Saturday morning, Isis, Hayley and I went to Kabeltromle and had a rather slow morning. We got some visitors at the ringing: Jørgen Hulbæk had arrived at Skagen for two exciting spring month and some Danish birdwatchers watched the ringing of a Dunnock (Jernspurv) and Robin (Rødhals). Guests are always welcome at Kabeltromeln to watch the ringing and on slow days some good talks delight the ringers. Also Simon and Lisa joined for a bit at Kabeltromle and went out to Worlds end and the Radar station.

There was enough time to take pictures of an angry Bluetit (Blåmejse) and a little flock of Redpolls ssp. flammea (Stør Gråsisken) delighted us.

Blåmejse

Stor Gråsisken waiting in the box

Together, we closed the nets and and I left Isis extract the big Thrush, that was hanging quite calmly in one of the last nets in the line of four. Looked like a Blackbird (Solsort) I thought unexitedly and began closing the first net of the line of four. But when I approached closer to Isis, I finally got excited. Isis was too. The Thrush had a white half moon on its breast. We caught a Ring Ouzel (Ringdrossel)!

 

It was immediately put out on zello and Simon Jr. sprinted to Kabeltromle from observations to see it. Other birdwatchers came too to admire the pretty male. In the end, the unexcing ringing session had been worth it!

Ringmæking

Rødhals: 8

Ringdrossel: 1

Solsort: 1

Sangdrossel: 1

Vindrossel: 1

Fuglekonge: 2

Blåmejse: 1

Nordlig Gråsisken: 6

Total: 21

 

Ringmæking Jenne Sø/ Nordstrandvej

Nordlig Gråsisken: 16

Lille Gråsisken: 2

Rørspurv: 1

Total: 19

 

The morning obs had been busier, Magnus and Simon and Knud had over 11000 Common Scoters (Sortand), 4 Arktik Scuas (Almindelig Kjove), five shags and 90 Pink-footed Geese (Kortnæbbet Gås).

A full list of today's observations can be found here.

Back at the station, the Easter bunny had finally been at Skagen Fuglestation and brought us some Chocolate, which Was very much appreciated, as we were again out of Chocolate! Thanks  to the Easter bunny!

In the late afternoon, it started raining again and the excess of precipitation in the last days made the whole station fall asleep one after the other. So it was very quiet when Dorthee and Kjeld came to our apartment to borrow some of the kitchen tools, as our guests were cooking for us today. We had a lovely and rich dinner on that last evening together with our guests and were a bit sad they had to leave the next day. Hopefully, there will be better weather at their next stay in Skagen.

But spring and its birds are on their way and we are looking forward to that. The weather is looking better for the next days and we are waiting for the first Willow Warbler (Løvsanger) in the nets and the first Pallid Harrier (Steppehøg) to turn up. It will be soon!

See you in the field!

Hanelie

Sum of the raptors in the area based on observations typed into Dofbasn the same day

People: Hayley Land, Isis Khalil, Hanelie Sidhu, Magnus Houen Lauritsen, Simon Kiesé, Simon S. Christiansen, Lisa Vergin, Knud Pedersen, Dorothe and Kjeld.