Link to today’s observations in the Dofbasen from observers in the area.

People: Mio Brix, Luis Q. Langfeld, Laura Tamminen, Sarah Partridge, Jule Tappe, Michael Ancher, Simon S. Christiansen, Erik Christophersen, Knud Pedersen, Birgitte and Bjørn Dahl Porsgaard, Paul Partridge, Linda Mertz, Anders Østerby + tour, Jørgen Kabel, Lisa Vergin, Sebastian Klein, Jonas Kjærgaard

 Unfortunately, this will be my last blog. I will be leaving on Monday, but words cannot describe the joy I felt being here. I did not expect to learn so much and hopefully I will be able to return soon. BUT! The day had a few exciting moments.

I spent the morning with Sarah ringing. The weather was a bit windy, but we could keep most of the nets open. Despite not getting anything too extraordinary in the nets in Kabeltromlen we spotted a small flock of 4 bearded reedlings (Skægmejse) flying past. Those were a lifer for me! Their name is a bit misleading because they are actually not related to tits (Mejse) at all! An hour or two later I was focused on some birds being ringed when suddenly Simon literally shouted with all his power: “NØDDEKRIGE!!”

I flinched so badly haha. But indeed, a nutcracker flew quite close by, followed by a second one! Everyone grabbed their cameras and binoculars; I always love such moments. It is so precious seeing everyone get so excited and restless to see a special bird. In total we saw 4 nutcrackers! Those birds are vital for reforestation! They cache various seeds for upcoming harsher days. They are able to relocate about 80% of their hidden seeds, but the remaining 20% will sprout into new trees! One of the Nutcrackers we saw flew past us from such a short distance, I could almost see all of its white spots.

Northern nutcracker flying over the people at KAB. Photo by Erik Christophersen (Heres a link to his Flickr profile, where he posts a lot of beautiful photos.)

We were later joined by Luis! Photo by Simon S. Christiansen

Over at Jenne sø there was a very special capture. Michael Ancher caught an Arctic redpoll (Hvidsisken)! It is the first one for all of Denmark this Autumn. He also had a Jay (Skovskade) recapture from last year.. From the data we know its at least 3 years old!

Fluffed up little Arctic redpoll (Hvidsisken). Photo by Michael Ancher.

The observation team consisted of Jule, Mio and Luis, or the “German Trio” as I call it. They reported seeing 2 great skuas (Storkjove) and an Arctic skua (Almindelig Kjove). A flock of 40 Golden plovers (Hjelje) flew by aswell! The razorbills (Alk) have also gotten very active with about 920 migrating birds counted today. I’d say that’s quite a successful count!

After our daily noon routine there was a Zello about a lesser spotted eagle (Lille Skrigeørn) flying close to the lighthouse. All the volunteers ran out to see it and got a great view! I joined a bit later but still managed to see it. These eagles are rare visitors in Denmark and do not breed here.

Great look of the magnificent 1 cy. Lesser Spotted Eagle (Lille Skrigeørn). Photo by Egon Østergaard

Today the others will be going nightcatching at Skarvsøen, fingers crossed they get something exciting!

I will end my last blog with a poem my grandma wrote about Skagen a week after I arrived here. It was originally written in Estonian, but it has been translated!

At the tip of the Jutland Peninsula,

where the waters of two seas meet,

the migration of raptors and seabirds,

and there is so much more to see.

At great speed they plunge into the water,

flocks of gannets diving for food.

Turning and flipping beach stones,

the turnstone with its wedge-shaped bill.

A wheatear with its black and white tail

Peers from a rock, searching for bugs.

On beach stones or in shallow water,

A rock pipit, a small passerine, is seen.

Among the dunes, a redstart,

Eagerly stuffing itself with insects before migration.

The far-reaching voice of the bluethroat, a tundra bird,

Lets it be known that it too is there.

 Large black eyes and a tiny beak,

      plumage like an extraordinary masterpiece,

Often heard, rarely seen,

The mysterious and exciting nightjar.

A tiny wren with an upright tail,

Yet possessing a loud and ringing voice.

Between crevices in bark and debris,

Its dining table is rich and plentiful.

Birds have their own life and language,

By protecting them, we protect ourselves.

-My Grandmother

Loone A.

Link to today’s observations in the Dofbasen from observers in the area.

People: Mio Brix, Luis Q. Langfeld, Laura Tamminen, Sarah Partridge, Jule Tappe, Michael Ancher, Simon S. Christiansen, Lars Bo Jacobsen, Erik Christophersen, Søren Skov, Sophie Booker, Páll Vang Kjærbo, Birgitte and Bjørn Dahl Porsgaard, Paul Partridge, Linda Mertz

This morning was a family activity morning. The wind was very strong so we decided not to go ringing. Instead everybody went to the count, with me being a bit late to catch up on university classes before. The count was also supported by Knud and with the boiler suits, everyone felt very warm and cosy (read yesterday’s post to read about them!). Highlights were a Short-eared Owl (Mosehornugle), some Water Pipits on the beach (Bjergpiber) and a Merlin (Dværgfalk). Like on the previous days, there was also an adult Arctic Tern (Havterne), this time resting on the beach.

Short-eared Owl (Mosehornugle) and Hooded Crow (Gråkrage). Foto: Luis Q. Langfeld.

Arctic Tern (Havterne) on the beach. Foto: Luis Q. Langfeld.

After the count, we cycled back through the wind, ate lunch and went our ways: Luis read and rested, Laura doodled in her notebook, Sarah started her new proper and serious job, I went on a walk and Mio biked into town. He wanted to get a haircut, but the hairdresser was on holiday. It’s not too urgent though, since he wouldn’t let me cut it.

In the afternoon, Jeppe, Sophie and Páll came over. Jeppe had baked very delicious bird-shaped biscuits and Sophie and Páll brought gammeldags æblekage. Both were extremely delicious, so thank you!

Eating cake and biscuits.

Jeppe's super delicious seabird biscuits.

The, we started a game of Codenames. That is a game of word association were someone has to name a word that the other people of the team have to associate with certain words layed on the table. The first three games were won by the team of Mio, Sophie and me but in the fourth game, the other team of Páll, Jeppe and Luis made a comeback and also won a game.

On their way back, our three beloved guests found a dead Red Crossbill (Lille Korsnæb) that was lying around the lighthouse. We don’t know what happened to it but registered the bird accordingly.

Just in time for evening meeting, our new guests Birgitte and Bjørn arrived. We are happy to have you here!

Afterwards, Sarah cooked a fantastic dinner, joined by her aunt Linda and uncle Paul. Now after sunset, Mio and I will check a lake behind Ellekrattet to see if we can catch Common Snipe (Dobbeltbekassin) or Jack Snipe (Enkeltbekassin). Wish us luck!

Link to todays observations in the Dofbasen from observers in the area.

People: Mio Brix, Luis Q. Langfeld, Laura Tamminen, Sarah Partridge, Jule Tappe, Michael Anker, Jeppe Madsen, Sophie Booker, Páll Vang Kjærbo, Birgitte and Bjørn Dahl Porsgaard, Paul Partridge, Linda Mertz

The day started very calmly, with little wind, but during the morning, the wind picked up. As a result, the ringing team at Kabeltromlen, consisting of Simon, Laura and Luis (and later Jule as well), had to close some nets during the day and eventually close all of them an hour earlier than usual. Nevertheless, they still had a nice day with the usual, but always lovely, birds, such as the colourful Bramblings (Kvækerfinke). Between the rounds, they also found a small Adder (Hugorm) and enjoyed watching the large flock of Jackdaws (Allike) that came in from the sea.

This flock was also spotted by the team at World's End 3 today, consisting of Sarah, Knud and Jule (with me joining later). Here, too, it was a lovely morning, with plenty of Razorbills (Alk) migrating, as well as some Goldeneyes (Hvinand). The highlight was definitely a Nutcracker (Nøddekrige) that flew by very close, right over the dunes.

While Knud, Jule and Sarah were counting the auks (Lomvie og Alk) during the first two hours, I took the opportunity to check some bushes around Stald Grenen, Nedermose and Nordstrand. On my way to Stald Grenen, I spotted a Ring Ouzel (Ringdrossel) flying overhead and later, a Jack Snipe (Enkeltbekkasin) flew over at Nedermose. 

Michael Ancher had good numbers in the ringing at Jennes Sø of both Lesser Redpoll (Lille Gråsisken) and Mealy Redpoll (Stor Gråsisken)

All in all, it was a lovely morning, but we all realised that it was quite cold today. So, later in the afternoon, we decided to try out the boiler suits!

Prepared for every temperature now! 

Earlier, Jule, Sarah and I ate stick-bread session in the lighthouse garden. It was a lovely first lunch after the count and ringing!

Campfire + stick bread = hygge!

In the afternoon, Jule fixed a bike. It wasn't an easy job, and it took quite a bit of hard work, but hard work always pays off in the end! So, she managed to fix it, and now she can cycle out to KAB or WE3 faster than the wind again!

Now, after a delicious dinner, we're looking forward to a movie evening!

Highlights from the observations:

Nutcracker (Nøddekrige)-1

Lapland Bunting (Lapværling)-2 (later 5 Birds west of Sandormentrack by Erik)

Ringing (Kabeltromlen):

Gransanger 1

Fuglekonge 4

Kvækerfinke 1

Dompap 3

Røspurv 5

Rødhals 3

Gærdesmutte 13

Vindrossel 3

Total 35

Ringing (Nørdstjernevej)

Sangdrossel 1
Munk 3
Solsort 1
Musvit 1
Gærdesmutte 1
Bogfinke 1
Grønirisk 1

Total: 9

Ringing (Jennes Sø)

Gransanger 5
Rødhals 2
Rørspurv 1
St gråsisken 18
Lille gråsisken 45
Vindrossel 2
Fuglekonge 2

total: 75

Link to todays observations in the Dofbasen from observers in the area.

People: Jule Tappe, Mio Brix, Laura Tamminen, Luis Q. Langfeld, Sarah Partridge, Simon S. Christiansen, Páll Vang Kjærbo, Sophie Booker, Jeppe Madsen, Knud Pedersen, Erik Christophersen, Oluf Lou + Tour, Michael Ancher

Good evening!

Our two teams experienced two very different mornings today.

Sarah and me were at the count. We were so grateful when the sun finally came through the morning clouds. Before that it was freezing with cold winds coming from the north. Not the best conditions to stand at the highest dune around. If we'd be distracted by a lot of birds migrating over the sea, but we could only count lower numbers. At least, two skuas showed up, one was identified as an Arctic Skua (Almindelig Kjove), the other was too far away to decide wether it was a Pomarine or Arctic Skua (Mellem eller Almindelig Kjove). To cheer us up a Lapland Bunting (Lapværling) flew by. I also enjoyed some migrating Western Jackdaws (Allike) and Hooded Crows (Gråkråge).

Bundled up Luis at the count to withstand the cold (photo: Sarah Partridge)

Meanwhile, the ringing team had a busy day with 56 caught birds in total. A special surprise during the first round and definitely today's favourite was a Jack Snipe (Enkeltbekkasin)! Especially adorable are the green and violet iridescent feathers on the back that are hardly ever visible in the field, even more as Jack Snipes are very secretive and elusive birds that rely on perfect camouflage during the day rest.

Mio at the mist nets with a freshly extracted Goldcrest (Fuglekonge) (photo: Laura Tamminen)

Jack Snipe (Enkeltbekkasin) after ringing (photo: Mio Brix)

The wonderful back plumage of a Jack Snipe (Enkeltbekkasin) (photo: Simon Christiansen)

The afternoon activities were mostly related to data entry, paperwork and walks around Grenen with again two Lapland Buntings (Lapværling) as well as a very confiding Razorbill (Alk) hunting just next to the beach.

Jule entering ringing data in the afternoon sun (photo: Sarah Partridge)

Razorbill (Alk) hunting close to the beach (photo: Luis Q. Langfeld)

As last night's attempts for catching birds were not successful, we try again tonight. Fingers crossed that we'll get to ring some more birds! We'll let you know.

Highlights from the observations:

Lapværling – 2

Ringing (Kabeltromlen):

Enkeltbekkasin – 1

Vindrossel – 1

Sangdrossel – 1

Jernspurv – 1

Blåmejse – 4

Musvit – 2

Gærdesmutte – 9

Rødhals – 6

Gråsisken (Lille) – 2

Dompap – 5

Kvækerfinke – 7

Rørspurv – 8

Gulspurv – 1

Fuglekonge – 6

Gransanger – 2

Total: 56

Link to todays observations in the Dofbasen from observers in the area.

People: Jule Tappe, Mio Brix, Laura Tamminen, Luis Q. Langfeld, Sarah Partridge, Simon S. Christiansen, Páll Vang Kjærbo

Good afternoon readers! Today was a very good day for us and now we are happy to be warming up in the lighthouse.

First, some excitement from last night after the blog was written. Mio and Jule went night catching at Grenen to try to catch the storflock of Bjerglærke (Shorelark/Horned lark), and they had success with four in two rounds! They brought their treasures back to the lab to ring them there, where Simon and Lisa also joined us. The Bjerglærker were extremely round and soft and cute.

Two of the Bjerglærke from last night

A handsome male in winter plumage

Jule and Mio checking their birds for active moulting

After a slightly shorter sleep, Mio and I went to open the nets at Kabeltromlen, and were then joined by Simon. We had a very busy first round, which was made busier by my forgetfulness so I had to bike back to the lighthouse twice while Mio was extracting birds. The day was very productive, with 52 birds ringed and five retraps.

The best bird of the day was our foreign visitor, a female Munk (Blackcap) ringed in Chzechia . She is a great representation of evolution in action. Historically, blackcaps always travelled south to Africa for winter, but a larger portion of the population is now skipping the migration and instead travelling north to Scandinavia and Britain. This is likely a response to changing climate, thought to be also influenced by the abundance of bird feeders in Britain (about half of British households feed birds). The reverse-migrating birds were found to have slightly increased survival, smaller fat reserves (making escape from predators easier), higher wintering site-fidelity, as well as longer beaks and rounder wings (showing adaptations suited for a more generalized diet). They also return to their breeding grounds ten days earlier (on average) than their southern-migrating counterparts; although, all blackcaps now leave later and return earlier, for an average breeding season 63 days longer than it was in the 1960s. This incredible flexibility allows blackcaps to adapt to changing environments, and will help the species survive in the face of rapidly changing climates. Therefore, this Munk from Chzechia who has come to winter in the north is the winner of evolution. Also, Blackcap was bird of the year in Chzechia in 2026.

The winner of evolution

Some other highlights from the ringing included two Lille Gråsisken (Lesser Redpolls) together with one Stor Gråsisken (Mealy Redpoll), two male Kvækerfinker (Bramblings), an adult and a young one, and a few glorious Fuglekonge (Goldcrests).

Two Lille and one Stor (middle) Gråsisken

Meanwhile, Jule, Laura, and Luis went observing at World’s End III. They were very cold but enjoyed seeing the migration today, with some highlights of 3 Lapværling (Lapland bunting), one Toppet Lappedykker (Great Crested Grebe), and at the very end, a snespruv (Snow bunting), and a Dobbeltbekkasin (Snipe).

After lunch, we completed the Novana count of resting waterbirds. Mio and Luis went to Skarvsøen and Nørdstrand, while Laura, Jule and I went to the top of the lighthouse to count Kattegat. We also welcomed our new guests to the apartment this afternoon.

Tonight we will try night catching again and see what we get.

Highlights from the observations:

Toppet Lappedykker – 1

Sodfarvet Skråpe – 1

Lapværling – 3

Snespurv – 1

Ringing (Kabeltromlen):

Vindrossel – 2

Gulspurv – 1

Musvit – 1

Gærdesmutte – 12

Rødhals – 4

Gråsisken (Lille) – 2

Gråsisken (Stor) – 1

Munk – 1

Dompap – 10

Kvækerfinke – 2

Rørspurv – 9

Bogfinke – 1

Fuglekonge – 3

Gransanger – 2

Total: 52

Link to todays observations in the Dofbasen from observers in the area.

People: Jule Tappe, Mio Brix, Laura Tamminen, Luis Q. Langfeld, Sarah Partridge, Simon S. Christiansen, Lisa Vergin. 

 I am currently writing in the living room, tucked in my blanket and curled up on the couch. When did it get so cold?? As soon as the flocks of thrushes (Drossel) arrived, it got chilly. Birds like the redwing (Vindrossel) really bring out the Autumn feeling in my opinion.

I went ringing with Luis and Jule today, but this was by far the shortest ringing day I’ve experienced here. The weather got too poorly and the nets were getting stuck onto branches. Despite that, we still managed to ring a few lovely birds. While Luis and Jule were opening the nets they already caught an adult redwing! And when me and Jule started closing while Luis had joined the observers, we got a sweet little redpoll! (Gråsisken).

Lovely little Mealy redpoll! (Stor Gråsisken) Photo by Laura Tamminen

Sarah and Mio went observing and were also joined by Knud! It is great having you back. They had quite a nice day, seeing two black guillemots (Tejst), a few golden eyes (Hvinand) alongside the usual migrators. The horned larks (Bjerglærke), Lapland bunting (Lapværling) and snow bunting (Snespurv) were also visible.

The highlights of today are definitely the two sooty shearwaters (Sodfarvet Skråpe) and an adult Arctic tern! (Havterne) The tern is special because this time of year is quite late for an adult bird! These two species also inspired today’s title. We refer to the sooty shearwater as the King of Migration which is from a song! Me and Luis previously argued that the true king of migration should be the Arctic tern because they take the longest yearly migration of any animal on Earth! Can you guess how much? They travel about 40,000 to 80,000 km annually! That is more than enough to crown them as Kings.

To settle the small debate, we decided that the terns could be the Queens of Migration. Everyone’s happy then haha.

After coming back a bit earlier than usual, I already started preparing for my dinner tomorrow. I really hope it will turn out great because I have a special idea for it! We also had an early meeting today, then cleaned our station and did shopping.

We said goodbye to our lovely guests, Jesper and Karen. It was so nice having you at the station. Hopefully you will visit again!

As the last activity for today i decided to go up the lighthouse with Jule and Sarah. Fun fact i am horrified of heights! I gripped onto the wall for dear life. Luckily there was no wind so that made the experience a bit easier.

A quick photo i snapped from the lighthouse.

An interesting art exhibition has opened in Det Grå Fyr, so if you are into art, come check it out!

Link to todays observations in the Dofbasen from observers in the area.

People: Jule Tappe, Mio Brix, Laura Tamminen, Luis Q. Langfeld, Sarah Partridge, Simon S. Christiansen, Jesper and Karen Marie Olesen, Knud Pedersen, Erik Christophersen

Another sunrise, another day at SKAF. Today, Mio and Luis were at World’s End 3 for the observations and had a real autumn count. With over four hundreds of Auks (Lomvie/Alk), several Geese flocks including Brent Geese (Knortegås) in the air, they were busy. The perfect autumn songbird quartet was also enjoyed by them: Resting on the beach, they saw Twites (Bjergirisk), Lapland Bunting (Lapværling), Snow Bunting (Snespurv) and Horned Larks (Bjerglærke).

Horned Larks (Bjerglærke) on the beach (very cute). Foto: Luis Q. Langfeld.

Twites (Bjergirisk) on the beach (also very cute). Foto: Luis Q. Langfeld.

In the ringing, Simon was busy trying to get an overview of all the thrushes in the air. Several hundreds of Redwings (Vindrossel) had finally reached Skagen, with several Fieldfares (Sjaggers) and even a Ring Ouzel (Ringdrossel). There was also a calling Lapland Bunting (Lapværling) for us and of course, also some birds in the net: Two Redwings (Vindrossel), several Siskins (Grønsisken) and a Goldcrest (Fuglekonge) kept us busy, among the usual species we catch like Wrens (Gærdesmutte) or Blackcaps (Munk).

One of the beautiful Redwings (Vindrossel) we caught today.

Back at the station, everyone had a quick lunch and entered data. Jeppe brought a dead Fulmar (Mallemuk) to the station which will be added to the „Seabirds under pressure (SUPRE)“ project that you can read more about on the blog from Sunday. After the lunchbreak, we cycled into town to go to the brewery. There, local birdwatcher Karsten Klausen hold a concert with his friend and while enjoying beer and other nice drinks, we listened to their music and had nice talks. Something that birdwatchers can always talk about, are birds they would like to see or catch someday. Of course, in birdwatching, you also sometimes have regrets. This is where today’s title comes from. That’s life, though. The concert was great and it was a nice atmosphere. We especially enjoyed the „Flagbakken Blues“ that talked about birdwatching at Flagbakken. Because I had been in town before the concert already, Mio took me on the back of his bike. That was quite an adventure!

At the brewery (Laura is hiding behind Mio). Foto: Jule Tappe.

Mio and I on the bike. Foto: Sarah Partridge.

In the lighthouse, a nice dinner awaited us, cooked by Jesper and Karen Marie, which was very delicious, so thank you! After this long day, there was one last event awaiting us. Luis held a presentation about his stay at Long Point Bird Observatory last year and we were all very amazed by the North American way of „Banding“ and all the warblers.

Warblers, warblers and more warblers in the presentation about Luis's stay at Long Point Bird Observatory.

Now, I am sitting in the living room and Mio and Luis are still typing in data from the count. Busy birdwatchers, as always. At least, there are no regrets about today.

As we got up this morning, we checked the weather forecast and, as we had already seen yesterday, there was still too much rain to go out for observations or ringing. So, we could all sleep in! Our day started later with a very nice and delicious pancake breakfast prepared by Sarah. We continued the morning by doing some data work, going to the top of the lighthouse, checking audio recordings, or reading books. After a while, we decided to play a round of our beloved board game, Wingspan! For Jule, it was her first time playing it, so at first, she (and also Sarah, who hadn't played the game for a long time) was maybe a bit confused by all the rules the game has. But with time, you get the hang of it and then it's a lot of fun to play!

Playing Wingspan. Photo by Simon S. Christiansen

In the morning, we also received a very interesting recapture letter! Normally, we get these letters for passerines we have ringed, but today it was a Turnstone (Stenvender) that had been read with a scope in the Netherlands! We caught and ringed it here in late August in the storm-petrel net.

Map of the ringed Turnstone (Stenvender) from Skagen down to the Netherlands

After we finished our game of Wingspan, the weather looked okay for going out for a bit. We all spread out in different directions. Luis and I did a quick seawatch session from World's End 1, where we saw a Great Skua (Storkjove) and a Merlin (Dværgfalk), which Jule also saw later.

In the evening, we enjoyed the dinner that our guests had prepared. Later, Jule and I went out into the night and tried to catch Jack Snipes (Enkeltbekkasin), but unfortunately, the spot was too dry, so we didn't succeed. However, we saw a sleeping Mealy Redpoll (Stor Gråsiskin).

With that, our rather different day here came to an end. Let's see what the next day will bring!

Highlights from the observations:

Great Skua (Storkjove)-1

Merlin (Dværgfalk)-1

No ringing today due to rain

Link to today’s observations in the Dofbasen from observers in the area.

People: Jule Tappe, Mio Brix, Laura Tamminen, Luis Q. Langfeld, Sarah Partridge, Simon S. Christiansen, Jesper and Karen Marie Olesen

A morning without wind and clear sky brought a calm experience to Skagen Fuglestation. With great view, the observation team got to see rather low activity on the sea. Even more surprisingly, there were three Sooty Shearwaters (Sodfarvet Skråpe) passing by showing an unusual flappy flight style without stronger wind. There was also some migration of Jackdaws (Allike) and geese.

Ringing yielded an unsteady session with a busy first round with several Eurasian Wrens (Gærdesmutte) and later a flock of Eurasian Blue Tit (Blåmejse), but otherwise calmer rounds. During the ringing, we could watch a Siberian Nutcracker (Tyndnæbbet Nøddekrige) migrating high over towards Grenen.

Busy with ringing and observing birds at Kabeltromlen (photo: Páll Veng Kjærbo)

We also got a notice about the recovery of an Eurasian Blue Tit (Blåmejse) ringed at Skagen Fuglestation on 23/03/2026. It was refound at the Hanko Bird Observatory in Finland 188 days later in September and 741 km away to east/northeast.

Locations of the ringing and the recovery site of the Eurasian Blue Tit (Blåmejse)

In the afternoon, we did a trip to Råbjerg Mile, the largest moving dune in Danmark. It was a very fascinating view from high above and surrounded by a landscape shaped by sand! We were very surprised to find a putative Giant House Spider (Eratigena atrica) on top of the dune. This species is normally associated with human buildings. But it seemed as keen to climb the dune as we were!

Hiking up Råbjerg Mile (photo: Laura Tamminen)

Jule making a sand angel (photo: Sarah Partridge)

A house spider far away from the next house on top of a moving dune (photo: Luis Q. Langfeld)

As we were already in mountain mood, we continued our summit scouting with climbing up to Flagbakken with a wonderful view over Klitplanagen and seeding Broad-leaved Helleborine (Skovhullæbe), a kind of orchid, next to the path. Up there, we saw several Eurasian Jays (Skovskrige), a flock of Red Crossbills (Lille Korsnæbb) and to our delight another Nutcracker (Nøddekrige) flying north!

Watching for the Nutcracker (Nøddekrige) at Flagbakken (photo: Laura Tamminen)

As last station of our hill hopping journey, we finally climbed the highest point of the Skagen area, the dune of Stokmilen. While it started raining, we still enjoyed the view over the city and port of Skagen.

Ringing – Kabeltromlen

Eurasian Wren (Gærdesmutte) – 13

European Robin (Rødhals) – 4

Eurasian Bullfinch (Dompap) – 2

Common Chiffchaff (Gransanger) – 7

Common Reed Bunting (Rørspurv) – 1

Eurasian Blackbird (Solsort) – 1

Eurasian Blackcap (Munk) – 4

Common Chaffinch (Bogfinke) – 1

Great Tit (Musvit) – 1

Eurasian Blue Tit (Blåmejse) – 12

Total: 46

Observation Highlights:

Long-tailed Skua (Lille Kjove) – 1

Sooty Shearwater (Sodfarvet Skråpe) – 3

Siberian Nutcracker (Tyndnæbbet Nøddekrige) – 2

Link to today’s observations in the Dofbasen from observers in the area.

People: Jule Tappe, Mio Brix, Laura Tamminen, Luis Q. Langfeld, Sarah Partridge, Simon S. Christiansen, Páll Vang Kjærbo, Sophie Booker, Jesper and Karen Marie Olesen, Manuel Tacke, Jørgen Kabel, Hanne and Jens Eriksen, Jeppe Madsen,