Another day, another early wake up at Skagen Fuglestation. With the solstice rapidly approaching and the spring standard ringing season starting to come to a close, we are now well within our earliest wakeup schedule (02:45)! Tue and I headed out the door at 3:15 AM to get to Kabeltromelen to open the nets for the morning. 

While we knew there would be raining coming in the morning, we knew we had a few hours to have the nets open and try to catch any late season migrants pushing through the area. It was quite cold this morning, with all the humidity in the air, but we still managed to have a fairly productive day! Several new Marsh Warblers (Kærsanger) and a few Gransanger (Chiffchaff) amongst the birds caught. 

On the last round before we needed to close for the rain, at 06:45 AM, we were about to close the same net that the Cettisanger was in, when I noticed a larger, brown-red colored bird hanging in the net with two other birds. I immediately recognized it as a Common Nightingale (Sydlig Nattergal)! This represents the third individual rung in Skagen and the very first for Sakgen Fuglestation (2 rung birds in the 2000s). This also represents the 16th record foe Skagen! A surprisingly rare bird despite its namesake! We aged the bird as an adult (3k+) which was also fairly surprising, given most of the rarities caught in Skagen are typically immature birds.

Sydlig Nattergal 

The observers also came over to see the Nightingale, after having a nice morning themselves, with a nice dark morph Pomarine Skua (Mellemkjove)! They also had far fewer Fulmars (Mallemukker) than in recent days with only 20 being seen! They were also some of the only observers present today at Verdens Ende, with only one other birder present! Very similar to what we had in March! A far cry from just 3 days ago when 30+ birders were present!

The remainder of the day was fairly slow with the most notable thing to happen being the arrival of former volunteer Haniele Sidhu! She will be here through the remainder of the spring season and into summer!

And so, another day passes at Skagen Fuglestation. What will tomorrow bring? We will have to see!

Highlights: 

Mellemkjove 1

Sydlig Nattergal 1

Hanelie Arrival!

Ringing:

Kærsanger 4

Rørsanger 1

Gransanger 3

Grønsiskin 1

Gulbug 1

Rørspurv 1

Sydlig Nattergal 1

Tornsanger 1

Total: 13

People: Lucas Corneliussen, Cora Köberle, Tue Baaner, Andrew Jacobs, Simon S. Christiansen, Hanelie Sidhu

Today had high winds so with ringing cancelled we all went to world’s end 3 for the observations to get a better look at the seabirds up close. As is typical on a windy day there were many Northern Fulmars (Mallemuk) flying offshore, however today there were quite a few Common Terns (Fjordterne) and Black-legged Kittiwakes (Ride) moving inshore. There were two Arctic Skua (Almindelig Kjove) a light morph and a dark morph, possibly the birds that seem to have been passing the tip every day for about a week now. A male Eurasian Wigeon (Pibeand) flew past us which was nice as a species we haven’t seen in awhile now. At the end of the observation period we saw a Long-eared Owl (Skovhornugle) out over the ocean in the gull flock as it flew inland past the lighthouse towards ellekrattet.

Common Tern (Fjordterne) photo Andrew Jacobs

After the observations Rasmus packed up and we said our goodbyes as he headed out from the station for the season.

Simon received a call of two Northern Fulmars  (Mallemuker) to be collected from the beach so in the afternoon Cora and I headed out to retrieve them for the Northern Fulmar (Mallemuk) project, they were easy to find but were rapidly being buried by the sand. While we were out we also tried to look for some gull rings however couldn’t get close enough to read them, although a nice Black-legged Kittiwake (Ride) flew right over them over land. There was a large flock of Common Terns (Fjordterne)  ripping around just offshore providing good views. Some of the terns flew over land up the sandworm track with a nice Little Tern (Dværgterne) with them.  Another bird we hadn’t seen for a little while was a Western Yellow Wagtail (Gul Vipstjert) with the White Wagtails (Hvid Vipsjert) at the beach entrance to the sandworm track.

European Herring Gull (Sølvmåge) photo Andrew Jacobs

Black-legged Kittiwake (Ride) photo Andrew Jacobs

When we got back to the station Tue got back from his trip and we prepared for the coming days.

Highlights:

Little Tern 1 (Dværgterne)

Long-eared Owl 1 (Skovhornugle)

Eurasian Wigeon 1 (Pibeand)

Observations from the area on DOFbasen today

People: Lucas Corneliussen, Cora Köberle, Andrew Jacobs, Tue Baaner, Rasmus Matthiesen-Juhl, Simon S. Christiansen, Anders Rasmussen.

Hejsa folkens, her kommer den dejlige melding fra Skagen Fuglestation. 

I dag startede jeg dagen ud med CES ringmærkning ved Skarvsøen sammen med Lucas, mens Cora, Andrew, Simon og Lisa stod for ringmærkningen ved kabeltromlen. Det viste sig at være en rigtig god ide at ringmærke to steder i dag.  Der gik nemlig ikke længe efter mig og Lucas havde taget første runde, før de ringede fra kabeltromlen med nyheden om at der var blevet fanget en Lille Rørsanger!!! 

Det var en nyhed der kunne sætte gang i os, og jeg kan love jer for at der var fart på da vi næsten løb gennem klitterne fra Skarvsøen for at kunne nå at se fuglen. Heldigvis nåede vi det, og sikke en fantastisk fugl at få lov at opleve så tæt på. Normalt finder man primært lille rørsanger i Centralasien, så det er altså noget af en sjældenhed her i Danmark, dog er Skagen helt sikkert stedet at være, hvis man vil have chancen for at se en af disse små fugle her i landet. 

Lille Rørsanger 

Efter vi havde set fuglen vendte vi snuden tilbage mod Skarvsøen for at færdiggøre ringmærkningen. i løbet af dagen var der især vildt mange Rørsanger, men hen mod slutningen, blev vi glædeligt overraskede af en ung Skægmejse i nettet. Det var en 1k fugl, altså født i år. Det var virkelig en stor oplevelse at have en af dem i hånden, da det virkelig er en unik og fascinerende fugl, som slet ikke kan sammenlignes med andre. 

Skægmejse 1k 

Ved kabeltromlen gik det fortsat også godt, da de både fangede en 1k Topmejse og 1k Sortstrubet bynkefugl. man kan virkelig se nu hvordan de første kuld er begyndt at komme på vingerne, det er en fornøjelse at kunne være med til at byde den nye generation af fugle velkommen. 

Topmejse 1k

Sortsturbet bynkefugl 1k 

Morgen observationen bestod i dag af Rasmus og hans far Anders. Der var ikke det helt store træk af fugle, og man kan mærke hvordan det store træk af fugle er forbi nu. Til gengæld er det også nu der virkelig er chance for at finde nogle sjældenheder, så det er bestemt ikke mindre spændende. Højdepunktet endte med at være en Topskarv, men der var også en Sandterne ude omkring grenen, som desværre viste sig at være svær at finde. Vi krydser fingre for at den lægger vejen forbi igen i morgen. 

Da vi kom hjem, havde vi lige et par timer, inden vi alle tog på Skagen Bryghus for at fejre en helt fantastisk sæson, inden folk begynder at tage hjem. Det var vildt hyggeligt, og bagefter havde vi en tur rundt i byen, hvor vi også lige lavede et ekstra stop for at hapse en enkelt øl mere. som afslutning fik vi også lige en lille is på torvet. det er ikke en dårlig måde at slutte en ellers helt igennem fantastisk dag af på. 

Vi ses derude.

Highlights: 

Topskarv 

Sandterne 

Ringmærkning Kabeltromlen: 

kommer senere 

Ringmærkning CES: 

kommerer senere 

Today’s observations in Dofbasen from observers in the area

Morgenen startede som sædvanligt ude på Grenen, hvor jeg i dag havde selskab af Tue, Cora, Andrew og min far. Jeppe, Naja og Aksel hjalp også til med dagens tællinger. Der skete ikke specielt meget i løbet af morgenen, men 2 Sorthovedet måger var et stort lyspunkt. Pludselig i den sidste time af morgenobsen, melder Knud en Lille Kjove ud, ude fra Verdens ende 3. Vi så den virkelig godt, da den langsomt trak nordvest langs kysten. Det var virkelig en fed fugl, og et nyt kryds for flere på stationen:) Vejret tillod desværre ikke ringmærkning i dag, så Lucas fik lov til at sove længe

Ved 11-tiden tog jeg sammen med Jeppe, Lucas, Andrew og min far til Troldkær for at kigge efter hedepletvinger. Det lykkedes, og vi så rigtig mange af dem! Vi fandt også en virkelig skummel sortstrubet bynkefugl, som lignede en Sibirisk! “Desværre” viste det sig for bare at være et usandsynligt hvidt eksemplar af Sortstrubet Bynkefugl. Fuglen var så hvid, at vi i første omgang troede at vi kiggede på en Broget Fluesnapper.

Da vi kom hjem fra Troldkær, gjorde vi hele stationen rent. Jeg havde i dag fået æren af at skulle vaske gulve. Heldige mig:) Efter rengøringen tog flere af os til et foredrag nede i cafeen, som handlede om den geologiske historie i Skagenområdet, set fra et fugleperspektiv. Det var virkelig spændende! Imens vi var til foredrag, havde Lucas lavet mad til vores dinnerparty! Vi havde nemlig inviteret Jørgen Hulbæk, Jeppe, Naja og min far til aftensmad. Det var virkelig lækkert, og rigtig hyggeligt. Aftenen blev rundet af med en fodboldkamp i stationshaven hvor der virkelig blev gået til stålet!

Cora giver et nummer på trækbassunen:)

Vi er klar til i morgen!

Vi ses derude!

Highlights: 

Lille Kjove

Sorthovedet Måge

Ringmærkning: Ingen

Today’s observations in Dofbasen from observers in the area

Like most other days at Skagen Fuglestation, the ringers were up early once again. Having accidently snoozed my alarm, I was running a few minutes behind, but still managed to get out to Kabeltromelen on time to open the nets. Cora and I arrived at Grenen at 03:40 and quickly opened all the nets for our first round at 04:30. While we were opening the “Great Wall of Skagen,” we were delighted to find the Blyth’s Reed Warbler (Buskrørsanger) singing within 20 meters of the nets, which made us think we may have a chance to catch it. Before the first round, Jeppe and Kirsten arrived for another morning of ringing. We always like having other people come with us!

The ringing was quite good today, with roughly 20 birds caught. We expected the ringing to get cut short today due to the coming storm later in the morning, so we were constantly checking the radar to track the progression of the storm. The first few rounds produced lots of Acrocephalus warblers, but no sign of the Blyth’s! However, in the third round, Cora arrived back at the ringing with a warbler she had extracted from the Great Wall which passed the unofficial or scientifc “Banana test,” and we started to get a bit excited. Arriving back at Kabeltromelen, we pulled the bird out of the bag and confirmed it was, in fact, the Blyth’s Reed Warbler (Buskrørsanger). Over the next 30 minutes, we took wing formula measurements and many photos in order to rule out other possibilities, but we were able to confirm it was in fact a Blyth’s Reed Warbler (Buskrørsanger). Once released, we realized the rain would upon us within the next hour and we decided to close the nets before it arrived. The final round produced several more Acrocephalus warblers, but no sign of any other specialties.

Blyth's Reed Warbler (Buskrørsanger) - Andrew Jacobs

On observations; Tue, Rasmus and Andrew had over 1000 Fulmars which dominated their concentration as they migrated northwest. They also had several nice Arctic Skua (Almendelig Kjove), however, the big highlight, which was also a lowlight was that the observers along with others caught a Gray Seal (Gråsael) which was caught in fishing rope. Tue was present for this spectacular rescue and has written a small snippet to tell the story:

For et par dage siden, på vores morgen optælling, så vi en ung Gråsæl på stranden, som havde fået viklet en masse reb omkring halsen. Det var et utroligt sørgeligt syn, og man kunne tydeligt se hvordan rebet havde gnavet sig ind i pelsen. 

Ung gråsæl inviklet i reb, Foto: Knud Pedersen 

Efterfølgende havde vi gået og tænkt over sælen og hvad vi kunne have gjort. 

Da jeg i morges sad på træk optælling, kunne så vi sælen igen. Den lå helt ude på spidsen af grenen sammen med to andre unge gråsæler. Det var ligsom dagen før et meget trist syn, men heldigvis kom Hjalte Benjamin Johansen og Anders E Sørensen hen og spurgte os, om vi ville med ned for at se om vi ikke kunne få det reb af på en eller anden måde, som jeg selvfølgelig sagde ja til. 

Vores strategi var, at vi ville se om vi kunne afskære dens flugtvej til havet, og derefter få den indfanget og skåret rebet af. Dog begyndte den at bevæge sig mod vandet, før vi kom sådan rigtigt tæt på, så jeg satte i løb efter den og fik fat i halen lige inden den nåede vandkanten. Efter en  kort og dramatisk tumult fik vi hurtigt styr på sælen, og kunne begynde at skære rebet over uden nogle større besvær. Det skal nu siges at sådan en gråsæl er ret stærk, og har et meget intimiderende gab, når man kommer helt tæt på...

Sælredning gennem scope fra verdens ende. 

Efter et par minutter fik vi alt rebet af, og sælen kom hurtigt ud i vandet igen, hvor dens to venner lå og ventede på den. Sælen havde sår hele vejen rundt om halsen, og det var tydeligt, at det var dødeligt, hvis rebet var blevet siddende. Dog regner vi nu med at såret kan hele, og vi krydser fingrene for at den klarer det. 

Det var en vild oplevelse, og jeg er glad for at jeg kunne være med til at hjælpe. Kæmpe tak til Hjalte og Anders for et job well done. 

Sælrederende efter et godt stykke arbejde

Once home, the rain started fairly soon thereafter and kept us trapped inside the lighthouse for the remainder of the day. During this time, the Skagen Fuglestation board was meeting and because of a few absences, the volunteers were lucky enough to to receive a few Smørrebrød, a lovely treat! Later, Jeppe and Noja came over and brought colas and chips and we all hung out with Simon and Lisa in the living room and relaxed, something that doesnt happen all that often around here!

And so, another day passes at Skagen Fuglestation. What will tomorrow bring? We will have to wait and see!

Highlights:

Blyth’s Reed Warbler (Buskrørsanger) 1

Northern Fulmar (Mallemukker) 1000

Seal Rescue!

Ringing: (Kabeltromelen)

Buskrørsanger 1

Gransanger 1

Rørsanger 7

Kærsanger 9

Munk 3

Gærdesmutte 1

Bogfinke 1

Total: 23

People: Lucas Corneliussen, Cora Köberle, Andrew Jacobs, Tue Baaner, Rasmus Mattiesen-Juhl, Jeppe Overgaard + Noja, Simon S. Christiansen, Lisa Vergin, Hans Christophersen, Kirsten Bregn

I went out observing at World's End 1 with Ramus this morning. There was not so much migration going on when we started. So we were delighted when we received a message from Simon after the first twenty minutes of our counting. He found a singing Blyth’s Reedwarbler (Buskrørsanger) out there where our netlanes are. We went down to the Sandormentrack to try to hear the bird without getting wet feet. It was very far away but we could hear it briefly.

Back at the obs the fullmars (Mallemuker) suddenly picked up in the second hour and Rasmus had a lot to count. There also came a dark morph Arctic Skua (Almindelig Kjove). Which was chasing a Gull. It was really nice to watch this cool bird in action. Later we could see a Shag, which was flying past the tip. That One was probably the same which was seen in the last few days. In the last hour Rasmus left earlier to make a tour for a school class, which was visiting the ringing today.

After he left I saw another Arctic Skua (Almindelig Kjove), a light morph this time, flying quite close chasing a tern. The Blyth’s Reedwarbler (Buskrørsanger) moved a bit through the morning so I was able to get closer to it without getting wet feet to hear it singing really nicely. We were also able to make some recordings of it. 

Recording of the Blyth’s Reedwarbler (Buskrørsanger) 

Blyth’s Reedwarbler (Buskrørsanger)

When I went back I  met many people at the kabeltrommel who were watching the ringing today. Except our guest Kirsten, also Jeppe Ovegaard was joining the ringing today. They had a really good day of ringing with 41 birds today. Among them a female Red Backed Shrike (Rødrygget Tornskade),  a Pied Flycatcher (Broget Fluesnapper) and a Tree Pipit (Skovpiber). They also catched three Chiffchaff (Gransanger) chicks, the fist 1k birds this year. And they recaught a Reedwarbler (Rørsanger) which was ringed somewhere in Belgium.

Red Backed Shrike (Rødrygget Tornskade)

Also Rasmus and Tue’s  tour with the school class went pretty well, they were once again able to get more people interested in the birds and our work.

Hyggelig round at Kabeltomelen

In the afternoon Tue continued his work on the Floating hide and Rasmus and I went out to Storsig. There were not so many Birds but many caterpillars.

Later someone found a Beeater (Biæder) resting in the industrial area. We quickly biked out there but the bird left before we arrived there and also some big rain clouds were coming in. So we went back to make ourselves cozy in the station.

Ringing Kabeltromlen:

Rørsanger 6

Gulbug 1

Kærsanger 9

Munk 12

Havesanger 1

Bogfinke 2

Gransanger 4

Skovpiber 1

Gærdesmutte 1

Solsort 1 

Broget Fluesnapper 1

Rødrygget Tornskade 1

Gråsisken 1

Total: 41

Highlights:

Buskrørsanger 1

Almindelig Kjove 2

Topskarv 1

Biæder 1

Today’s observations in Dofbasen from observers in the area

People: Lucas Corneliussen, Cora Köberle, Rasmus Mattiesen-Juhl, Tue Baaner, Andrew Jacobs, Simon S. Christiansen, Jørgen Hulbæk, Jeppe Overgaard and  our guest Kirsten

Today I went out to the observations at worlds end 3 where in the gull flock at the tip there were two seals, a larger number of Lesser black-backed Gulls (Sildemåge) which had arrived, and a Black-legged Kittiwake (Ride) and Arctic Skua (Almindelig Kjove) both roosting in the flock which is very unusual. We ended up getting rained on for awhile which brought down fog over the ocean blocking line of sight to the distant Northern Fulmars (Mallemuk). After the rain cleared some raptors started to come out including a few very close Western Marsh Harriers (Rørhog). A little later in the distance came a pair of White-tailed Eagles (Havørn) and a mixed raptor flock with Black Kite (Sort Glente), Red Kites Rød Glente), European Honey-buzzard (Hvepsevåge), Common Buzzard (Musvåge) and Eurasian Sparrowhawks (Spurvhøg) along with two Common Cranes (Trane) and a very distant White Stork (Hvid Stork).

Arctic Skua (Almindelig Kjove) photo Andrew Jacobs

Western Marsh Harrier (Rørhog) photo Andrew Jacobs

A seal (roosting) on the beach photo Andrew Jacobs

When we came back to the station we settled in for some data entry and got back some ages for some of the colour ringed gulls that we had been seeing one of which being a 9^th calendar year Great Black-backed Gull (Svartbag) that seems to spend a lot of time in the Netherlands.

In the evening we went to the black summerhouse near the Skarvsøen to look for swallows where we saw a few Common Swifts (Mursejler) and heard a Marsh Warbler (Kærsanger) singing away, then it immediately started raining so we headed back to get ready for tomorrow.

Ringing totals

Greater Whitethroat (Tornsanger) 1

Eurasian Blackcap (Munk) 1

Common Reed Warbler (Rørsanger) 1                                                    

Total 3

Highlights from around Skagen today

White Stork (Hvid Stork)

Eurasian Golden Oriole (Pirol)

Black Kite (Sort Glente)

Observations in the area today on Dofbasen

 People: Lucas Corneliussen, Cora Köberle, Tue Baaner, Simon Sigaard Christiansen, Andrew Jacobs, Rasmus Mattiesen-Juhl, Knud Pedersen, Jørgen Hulbæk, Kirsten 

Hejsa Derude.

Så gik endnu en dag på Skagen Fuglestation. I dag startede jeg dagen ud med at ringmærke, sammen med Lucas, Lauren, Andrew og Kirsten. Morgen forløb meget stille de første to runder, men derefter kom der nogenlunde gang i fuglene og vi endte faktisk med nogle ret fede arter. Highlights var da to Karmindompap fløj i nettet, hvilket var de første ringmærkede på sæsonen. Derudover havde vi en fantastisk flot rødrygget tornskade han, en grå fluesnapper, og en gråsisken, sikke en dejlig morgen det kunne blive til. 

Karmindompap

Rødrygget Tornskade 

Gråsisken

Hen mod slutningen af morgen lavede jeg også en fremvisning af ringmærkningen for en 4. Klasse der var på lejrskole her oppe i området. Det var en fornøjelse at vise dem nogle fugle, og hvordan det hele går til. Mange tak for besøget. 

Ringmærknings fremvisning 

Træk optællingsholdet bestod i dag af Cora og Rasmus, samt Knud og Jørgen, der også sluttede sig til dem ude på verdens ende 3, og jeg kan fortælle jer at der virkelig var fest ude over havet idag. Der blev talt over 2000 mallemukker samt en hel masse terner og andre havfugle. Dog kulminerede det hele da en da en atlantisk/scorpolis-skråpe lagde vejen forbi. Den havde nogle kendetegn der pegede i retning af scopolis, så det bliver virkelig spændende at se hvad eksperterne siger. Vi holder vejret imens vi venter. Den blev først fundet af Jimmy Skat Hansen. Derudover kom der også et par Almindelige Kjover, så det var alt i alt en vildt spændende dag for observatørerne på klitten. 

Video fra Knud Pedersen 

Da vi kom hjem stod den på en lur for de fleste af os, samt en lille indkøbstur ned i byen, så der var provianter til aftensmaden de næste par dage. Desuden arbejder jeg på at færdiggøre et flydende fotoskjul, som jeg har arbejdet på de sidste par dage. Jeg håber det snart kan komme på vandet, så der kan blive taget en helt masse fede billeder. 

Nu håber vi bare at vejret holder stik til i morgen, så vi kan få endnu en dejlig dag ude på Genen. Vi takker af for i dag, og ser frem til hvad i morgen bringer. 

Vi ses derude! 

Ringing 

Rødrygget Tornskade 1

Grå Fluesnapper 1 

Karmindompap 2 

Rørsanger 4

Gråsisken 1

Gulbug 1 

Kærsanger 3

Rødhals 1

Munk 5

Gransanger 1

Havesanger 1 

Total 21

Observation Highlights from Skagen 

Almindelig Kjove 3

Mallmuk 2114 

Atlantisk/scorpolis-skråpe 1

Today’s observations in Dofbasen from observers in the area

People: Lucas Corneliussen, Cora Köberle, Tue Baaner, Simon Sigaard Christiansen, Andrew Jacobs, Lisa Vergin, Rasmus Mattiesen-Juhl, Lauren Homen, Knud Pedersen, Jørgen Hulbæk, Kirsten 

Today started off like most other days in Skagen, waking up in the middle of the night! Lauren, Andrew and I headed out to Grenen to open the nets and spent the first hours ringing and enjoying the sunrise. The observers later headed out to Verdens Ende 3 in search of seabirds with Knud and Jørgen Hulbæk and ended up counting over 1200 Northern Fulmars (Mallemukker)! This was a very good count for us and some of the highest numbers of the season. A nice way to spend a day. Those ringing at Kabeltromelen were also pleasantly surprised to see a pair of European Golden Orioles (Pirol) chasing each other around all over Grenen! 

On the ringing, Andrew and I spent time training Lauren and Kirsten on the ringing procedures as there were fewer birds today, meaning we were not in as big a hurry in between rounds. Over the course of the morning hours, we caught 23 birds (not including recaptures). Included in this total were two Hawfinch (Kernebider) which were the first ones that Cora had ever rung. Lauren, also had a major milestone in the first birds she rung start to finish! Her first bird she rung was an Icterine Warbler (Gulbug).

In the afternoon, we said goodbye to Janna as she headed back to Germany to finish out the rest of her university term. We wish her luck. In the afternoon, the weather was not the nicest as the winds were extremely strong, leaving most of us to catch up on work around the station. 

And so, another day passes at Skagen Fuglestation! What will tomorrow bring? We will have to wait and see.

Highlights:

Hawfinches (Kernebirder) - 2

Golden Oriole (Pirol) - 2

Fulmars (Mallemukker) - 1200

Ringing: Kabeltromelen

• Reed Warbler (Rørsanger) 1
• Marsh Warbler (Kærsanger) 1
• Icterine Warbler (Gulbug) 4
• Blackcap (Munk) 6
• Garden Warbler (Havesanger) 1
• Lesser Whitethroat (Gærdesanger) 2
• Wren (Gærdesmutte) 1
• Spotted Flycatcher (Grå Fluesnapper) 1
• Chaffinch (Bogfinke) 3
• Hawfinch (Kernebider) 2
• Bullfinch (Lille Dompap) 1

Total: 23

People: Lucas Corneliussen, Lauren Homan, Cora Köberle, Rasmus Mattiesen-Juhl, Janna Ouedraogo, Tue Baaner, Andrew Jacobs, Simon S. Christiansen, Knud Pedersen, Jørgen Hulbæk Christiensen, Kirsten Bregn

Jeg startede morgenen ud med en gåtur fra fyret ud mod Grenen. Det var egentlig meningen at jeg skulle cykle derud, men en misforståelse omkring cykelnøgler førte til en tidlig kratlusketur med min far. Ude ved Verdens ende mødtes jeg med Andrew og Janna, der allerede var i gang med at tælle trækket. Der var ikke mange fugle i luften, men dem der var, var fede!  Vi havde 5-6 Almindelige Kjover, syngende Drosselrørsanger, 2 Sorthovedet måger, Topskarv og 2 Bomlærker. Derudover havde vi i løbet af morgenen glæden af en pirol som forsøgte at trække ud flere gange.

Rinmærkningsteamet bestod i dag af Lucas, Lauren, Tue og Cora. De havde en fantastisk morgen med mange fugle! Der var især mange Gulbuge, men også Blåmejse, Rødrygget Tornskade og Skovpiber fandt vej til nettet. Tue fik besøg af sine forældre og bedsteforældre ved Kabeltromlen til en privat ringmærkningstur. Hyggeligt:) Tue fik også langt om længe set en Pirol, så det var stort for ham!

Da vi kom hjem fra morgenens arbejde cyklede jeg ned på Poul Eeg campingplads for at sige farvel til mine forældre som trak retur til Grenå. Senere på dagen stod den på rengøring af hele stationen, men da vi var 7 frivillige i de her dage, gik det meget hurtigt:) Cora og Janna besluttede sig derefter for at skulle en tur i vandet, hvilket jo er crazy. De påstod at det ikke var koldt, men det tror jeg simpelthen ikke på

Eftermiddagen blev brugt på Jerup Vildtplejestation, hvor vi skulle ringmærke en Sule, en Råge og en Gråkrage. Det var virkelig fedt at se en 5k+ Sule så tæt på! Cora fik æren at skulle ringmærke Sulen, og det var hun meget glad for:)

Nu skal jeg i seng, så jeg er klar til hits i morgen!

Vi ses derude!

Ringmærkning Kabeltromlen:

Rødrygget Tornskade (Red-backed Shrike) - 1

Sangdrossel (Song Thrush) - 1

Gulbug (Icterine Warbler) - 7

Blåmejse (Blue Tit) - 1

Rørspurv (Reed Bunting) - 1

Total: 60

Highlights:

Almindelig kjove 6

Topskarv

Pirol

Drosselrørsanger

Sorthovedet Måge (2)

Bomlærke (2) 

Today’s observations in Dofbasen from observers in the area

People: Lucas Corneliussen, Cora Köberle, Tue Baaner, Simon Sigaard Christiansen, Andrew Jacobs, Janna Ouedraogo, Lisa Vergin, Rasmus Mattiesen-Juhl, Lauren Homan