When I came back from our night out at Storsig at 05:15, Juliane and Brian were already in bed catching up on the sleep we didn’t get during the night, and I then did the same.

Coming back home from a long sleepless night.

We all woke up at about nine, when the sun was already shining bright outside and it started to get warm. Henrik Rask had already left. After breakfast, I went out the door and noticed there were quite a few raptors soaring high up in the cloudless blue sky, mainly Common Buzzards (Musvåge), Honey Buzzards (Hvepsevåge) and Kestrels (Tårnfalk). Together with them, also the Cinereous Vulture (Munkegrib) had come up to Skagen again. It’s so crazy how it has become almost a daily bird to watch! Because of the raptor activity, Brian and I decided to bike to Saftevandsbakken for some hours of raptor watching. Juliane went grocery shopping first, and joined us a bit later.

On our way to Saftevandsbakken.

We had our hopes up to find a special raptor among them, but unfortunately we didn’t (apart from the Cinereous Vulture (Munkegrib) of course). Juliane was looking for insects, especially beetles, while Brian and I were taking a little nap in the sun, and found an interesting ant species (Narrow-headed Ant, Rød Hedemyre). All the raptors didn’t really come close or overhead today, so we only saw them from far away. At 15:00, we left the place, and went into town to get some fantastic, refreshing ice cream, since it got very hot. Back at the station we met Simon and Páll, who moved to Skagen from the Faroe Islands, and will join us in the field during the upcoming weeks. After we took an Evening Meeting and did some data entry, Bao arrived at the train station and got picked up by Simon. Bao is an exchange student from Singapore and will stay with us for the next few days. Great to have you here!

People: Brian Browne, Julian Helbig, Juliane Rößler, Simon S. Christiansen, Martin & Kristine Rasmussen, Páll, Bao

Today we got up super early to start into the day Brian and I have long been waiting for: our first Ringing at Skagen Fuglestation! We all hopped on our bikes and cycled for a short while towards the site near northbeach (Nordstrand). When we arrived, the most beautiful sunrise was glowing through the fog and made the landscape look like a painting. We jumped into our waders and started opening nets, which made me have a very close aquaintance with the muddy marshwater. Back at the ringing table Simon joined us and we waited for the first net check, enjoying the view on Cormorant lake. I saw my first ever Red-necked Grebe (Gråstrubet lappedykker) which even had a chick, while Brian spotted a Green Sandpiper (Svaleklire) as a new lifer for him. Later that day, he also identified a Caspian Gull (Kaspisk måge) on the lake and saw his first Marsh harrier (Rørhøg)!

Sunrise at Skarvsøen

However, soon the first ringing could start. There were not too many birds per check, so we could take our time to practice handling, measurements and moult patterns. Some time later Kristine, Martin and their kids gave us a visit. It was very cute to see the little ones fascinated by the birds and to observe their unstoppable will for going on adventures. Many Common Whitethroats (Tornsanger), Reed Warblers (Rørsanger) and Blackcaps (Munk) later, we were all sweaty and exhausted but richer in knowledge and experience. It was a lot of fun and we are already looking forward to the next ringing day at Kabeltromeln on Sunday! After packing up, Julian and Brian jumped into the sea, while I headed home to eat and get some computerwork done. On their way home, Julian and Brian spotted the Cinereous Vulture (Munkegrib) over Grenen again, this time surrounded by Common Buzzards (Musvåge), Common Kestrels (Tårnfalk) and Red Kites (Rød glente), which are a new lifer for Brian as well! Reunited at the station we rested for a bit, until we had to leave for some more orchid counting in the afternoon.

Extracting the first bird!

Many 1st year Juvenile Blackcaps (Munk) around

When we arrived at the field with Knud and John, a flock of cows was grazing the field we planned to work on. While we waited for them to move on, we observed a very pretty Stonechat (Sortstrubet bynkefugl). Thankfully the cows let us pass and we started counting endless Heath spotted orchids (Plettet Gøgeurt) all over the meadow. In the end, there were over 13.000 of them! On our way back to the car, Brian saw a Great Spotted Woodpecker (Stor flagspætte) as another lifer. A bit tired but satisfied we arrived back home, where Erik and Henrik were expecting us. Henrik is going to be our guest until tomorrow and we had a very nice chat with him. I cooked some dinner and Simon joined us afterwards for a short evening meeting. Looking at the calm sea on this bright sunny evening, Brian couldn’t help himself but to go seawatching. He spotted several Fulmars (Mallemuk), a Razorbill (Alk) and Velvet Scoters (Fløjlsand).

Very calm sea at Grenen

Very late in the evening, we headed out to Storsig. We aimed to catch some nightjars and maybe some quails if they turned up. It was very foggy again, which set a beautiful scene over the Heathland. Just a few minutes after we opened our nets and turned on the speaker, we saw a Nightjar flying over us! For Brian it was a lifer, and for me it was an awesome experience, since European Nightjars are one of the species I was looking most forward to before coming to Skagen. Unfortunately, we haven’t caught one in the net, but it’s still good to know they are around. We also heard a few quails singing, so Julian tried to find and catch them. Unfortunately that was without success as well, and in the early morning hours Brian and went back to go to sleep, while Julian stayed a hit longer before he left. On his way back, he saw a Short-eared owl (Mosehornugle) and enjoyed the breathtaking view from the top of the lighthouse, before he finally went to bed as well. What a long and exciting day that was!

Det Grå Fyr on a foggy night

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People: Juliane Rößler, Julian Helbig, Brian Browne, Simon S. Christiansen, Kristine & Martin Rasmussen, Knud Pedersen, John Brask, Erik Christophersen, Henrik T. Rask

This morning started out with a seawatch from Grenen at WE3. I arrived just after Juliane around 4:50 and we were met by Martin and Knud. With light winds and clear skies visibility out to the horizon was quite good, but the unimpeded rising sun obstructed a good portion of the sea. There was less activity than the previous morning, but we still enjoyed the continuing high numbers of Arctic Skuas (Almindelig Kjove) harassing terns over the beach. I even had one chase a tern over my head on the Sandomentrak, before I had even reached the beach! Over the course of the morning we saw nine, five light morphs and four dark morphs. Perhaps with some luck one of the rarer species will make an appearance in the coming days! Juliane enjoyed three lifers: a very distant Northern Fulmar (Mallemuk), close migrating Razorbill (Alk), and a nice male Velvet Scoter (Fløjlsand) that joined the Common Scoters (Sortand) on the water.

A great comparison between the two color morphs (light and dark) of the Arctic Skua (Almindelig Kjove)

Juliane returned home while I elected to take a nap in the dunes, a pleasant way to enjoy the first warm sunny morning since I arrived. After I awoke I birded my way back along the Sandomentrak and came quite close to crashing while biking back— unfortunately in full display to the people on the back row of the Sandomen, whose looks of concern quickly gave way to stifled laughter.

Arriving back at the lighthouse I walked into a kitchen converted to an art studio— Julian and Juliane had their watercolors out and were painting some observations from the last few days. Juliane was working on a Gray Seal (Gråsæl) and orchids from the count on the same page as a finished Cinereous Vulture (Munkegrib). Julian was finishing up a pencil sketch of an Arctic Skua (Almindelig Kjove) before painting it and I enjoyed watching as it slowly gained color, realizing into an impressive depiction of such a sharp bird. Just the latest in a long line of painters drawn to Skagen!

Arctic Skua by Julian Helbig (watercolor)

I joined the Rasmussens on a shopping trip into town to pick up some much-needed groceries while Juliane did some cleaning, and after I returned Simon stopped by to do some planning for tomorrow, our first day of ringing since Juliane and I arrived. After he left, we ate dinner and prepped some gear for the early morning tomorrow!

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People: Brian Browne, Julian Helbig, Juliane Rößler, Knud Pedersen, Martin Rasmussen, Kristine Rasmussen

Juliane and I went out early in the morning to World’s End 3 and started our morning observations at 5 am, Brian and Martin joined us a bit later, and within the second hour, also Knud arrived. It was a very good morning: Chilly winds and cloudy sky, many birds: A lot of terns (Terne) and gulls (Måge) were resting on the beach or foraging around the tip, almost 90 Red-throated Divers (Rødstrubet Lom) on the water, and a Grey Seal (Gråsæl) hanging out in the surf. But the most impressive were definitely the Arctic Skuas (Almindelig Kjove) – ten or more of them, both light and dark colour morphs, were flying very close to or even over the beach, chasing gulls and terns, sometimes even landing on the sand! This was so much fun to watch. Then suddenly, Brian spotted a Manx Shearwater (Almindelig Skråpe), a bird that we’ve been hoping for a lot the past days, since the wind conditions have been very good for it to turn up. Unfortunately it went straight down on the water before anyone else could see it. After some time however, it flew up again for a few seconds, so also Knud and Juliane saw it. In the end, I was the only one of us who didn’t see it, sadly. I really hope to get one within the next days. Later, the birds’ activity decreased, and so Juliane and I decided to leave after our third hour was done, Brian stayed a little longer and got some more seabird species like Velvet Scoters (Fløjlsand) and Black-throated Divers (Sortstrubet Lom). Meanwhile at the station, we both did some drawing. Juliane made a wonderful illustration of the Cinereous Vulture (Munkegrib). And guess who turned up just half an hour later?! Either summoned by the beautiful drawing, or brought up by the sun now shining and warming up the area, or probably by both, the vulture actually came all the way up and past town again! After receiving the messages on Zello, we first saw it from the window. Then we got out the door and watched as the big bird slowly passed the lighthouse. Many people, even non-birders, stood outside with us and enjoyed great views on the by now highly popular rarity. Our guests Martin and Kristine – and also their young children – saw it too, which they were very happy about, since it was something they really hoped for when getting here. After going out all the way up to Grenen, the Cinereous Vulture (Munkegrib) slowly made its way southwest again at around 12:45.

Cinereous Vulture (Munkegrib)

Juliane's fantastic sketchbook page, showing the Cinereous Vulture (Munkegrib), the Grey Seal (Gråsæl) and some Gannets (Sule).

After all the vulture action, I went on a long walk from Grenen to Nordstrand and up to the Pencil, where I had a little pick-nick; from there back inland over Jennes Sø and Storsig. In the beginning, some dark rain clouds moved in and the wind picked up to almost stormy conditions, but after a while it cleared up again. As I was walking along the beach, I kept an eye out for Common Ringed Plover (Stor Præstekrave) nests and chicks. I also visited the location of the one nest we found some days ago, but unfortunately I couldn’t find anything there now.

Clouds moving in at the Sandormtracks.

Vest Fyr ("The Pencil")

In the meantime, Brian did some computer work first and then went for a little walk too, where he enjoyed good looks at different more common birds. After that, he prepared dinner for us, I came back just before eight o’clock.

People: Brian Browne, Julian Helbig, Juliane Rößler, Knud Pedersen, Simon S. Christiansen, Martin & Kristine Rasmussen

Today the winds finally quieted down a bit, after it had mostly been stormy since Brian and I arrived. That meant much better conditions for observing passerines, so Brian went out early to check out the area at Batteriskoven. His trip was very successful and amongst the impressive number of 50 species he observed, there were some new lifers for him, like Garden Warbler (Havesanger), Bullfinch (Dompap) and Common Crane (Trane). He also saw some Tree pipits (Skovpiber) singing and displaying right on the other side of the road next to the lighthouse.

Common Crane (Trane) at Batteriskoven

Crested Tit (Topmejse) at Batteriskoven

I woke up a bit too late to join Brian on his trip, so I went out on my own to check out the shores of Grenen, and I’m very glad I did so! Soon I was rewarded with seeing two Red-throated Loons (Rødstrubet Lom) very closely, with one being in fabulous breeding plumage, as well as two Arctic Skuas (Almindelig Kjove) trying to steal food from a Sandwich Tern (Splitterne). I already learnt so much about Gulls and Terns from Julian and Brian, so I was very happy when I could identify two Little Gulls (Dværgmåge) in a flock of Black-headed Gulls (Hættemåge). Soon another highlight appeared: I saw a group of cetaceans, which might supposedly have been Harbour Porpoise (Marswin), for the first time ever! Very happy I returned back to the station where I met Brian and a very diligent Julian, who had been doing computer work all morning.

In the afternoon, Knud picked us up to help with the annual orchid counts at Hulsig Hede. Some fields in this area are managed only for conservational purposes, meaning they are completely put out of agricultural use. In order to keep the grass short and the area free from trees and shrubs, cows are grazing the fields regularily. This kind of management started about 30 years ago, which allowed a valuable habitat to evolve, that is rarely found anymore in cultural landscapes these days. So it comes, that these habitats provide the special conditions needed for native orchid species to grow. On our fields today there were 3 species to be found: Lesser Butterfly Orchid (Bakke Gøgelilje), Heath Spotted Orchid (Plettet Gøgeurt) and Northern Marsh Orchid (Purpur-Gøgeurt).

From left to right: Lesser Butterfly Orchid (Bakke Gøgelilje), Heath Spotted Orchid (Plettet Gøgeurt), Northern Marsh Orchid (Purpur-Gøgeurt)

Joined by John and Family Rasmussen, we arrived at the fields after a short drive from the Lighthouse. Luckily there were no cows on it today, so we were good to go! Knud showed us our position and then we started to walk over the field in a zigzag-pattern, while counting the total number of every species seperately. It was a very fun tasks, walking around the field with Meadow-Pipits (Engpiber) and Skylarks (Sanglærke) singing and displaying all around us. In the end, we counted over 5000 of the Lesser Butterfly Orchids and a few dozens of the other two species. Compared to last year, all of them had increased numbers, which is great news!

After our little session in botany, we headed home and held the first official evening meeting with our new guests. Martin and Kristine told us they saw a Little Tern (Dværgterne) at Grenen today, which is awesome! The rest of the day was rather quiet and cozy. Julian went for a walk, Brian took a much needed nap and I prepared some dinner. After all we went to bed early, preparing for seawatching at sunrise tomorrow.

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People: Juliane Rößler, Brian Browne, Julian Helbig, Knud Pedersen, John Brask, Martin & Kristine Rasmussen

This morning Juliane and I enjoyed a little extra sleep, waking at 6:00 to head out to seawatch. However, Julian had the exact opposite experience: he had fallen asleep while doing computer work and was just leaving the couch to go to bed as I got up. He caught up on sleep while Juliane and I said goodbye to our guest Mette (who was leaving us to return home) and biked out to Grenen. The strong northwest winds of the last few days continued and we hunkered down atop a dune as we seawatched. We enjoyed a show of close foraging gannets, and the highlight was a second-year Mediterranean Gull (Sorthovedet Måge) that joined the small gull flock at the lagoon, a lifer for both of us.

Mediterranean Gull (Sorthovedet Måge) in the lagoon.

After we finished counting we walked up the beach to where a few hundred gulls were roosting. Among them were three Caspian Gulls (Kaspisk Måge), my first opportunity to study this species. I’ve been focused on trying to pick one out since I arrived earlier this week, and so it was satisfying to finally succeed. Unfortunately Juliane headed home before she got to see them.

Caspian Gull (Kaspisk Måge) in the gull flock on the beach. Note the smaller, slimmer bill, small dark eye, round head, and upright posture while standing to separate from European Herring Gull (Sølvmåge).

The early afternoon was spent cooking, resting, and playing guitar before we launched into an exhaustive cleaning of the house. We all went on separate walks along the trails near Det Grå Fyr before reconvening for a dinner that Julian had prepared. We also welcomed our new guests Martin and Kristine Rasmussen and their two young boys— we’re excited to have them around this week!

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People: Brian Browne, Julian Helbig, Juliane Rößler, Mette Breed, Martin Rasmussen, Kristine Rasmussen

After staying up late the night before, we didn’t go out early today but spent a relaxed morning at the station. There were plenty of tasks to be done and since the wind hasn’t quieted down, it was the perfect day for catching up with them. Julian started to do some computer work, while Brian and I took out some equipment to clean it. All the pliers and tripods got cleaned from rust and sand. They also got an oiling treatment so they now work nice and smooth again. Little did we know, that Julian was just getting a Zello call from Erik Christophersen, that made him interrupt his working session immediately, grab his binoculars and sprint downstairs. When we started to fix the last tripod, Julian came running at us with excitement all over his face. The Cinereous Vulture had just been seen again! Thanks to a call with Simon, Julian knew it must be close to us, so we ran to a spot next to the Lighthouse and scanned the sky over the inland. And just a few moments later, there it was - majestically sailing the warm winds under the midday sun over Grenen. How incredibly lucky we were!

Cinereous Vulture (Munkegrib) next to Common Buzzards (Musvåge)

After it had been seen a few days ago shortly before Brian and I arrived at the station, we haven’t been confident it would come back. But it did return, and what an observation it was! Very close to us, it was circling just above the Grey lighthouse (Det Grå Fyr). We were all bursting with excitement! Trying not to run over each other, we hasted for a scope and a camera and ran up the Lighthouse to get an even closer look at it. Of course we also informed Mette about the Vulture, so she joined us up there. Withstanding the strong wind and surrounded by curious visitors, Brian took some amazing pictures of the vulture while Julian set up the scope. I was standing there, just taking in the fact that beside all the amazing new birds I already get to know here, I was lucky enough to have a Cinereous Vulture from Spain visiting us. Sometimes it was so close, we could even see it’s face, it’s moulting feathers and the ring on it’s leg. Looking through the scope, it was almost too big to get a whole picture of it. For some time it was surrounded by Common Buzzards, which emphasized it’s incredible size even more. The Vulture stayed around for a long time, soaring over Grenen and even the open sea sometimes. We could observe it for more than an hour, before it turned south and vanished from our sight somewhere over the inland.

Julian and Brian observing the Munkegrib on top of the Grey Lighthouse (Det Grå Fyr)

Chilled by the wind but extremely happy, we got down from the lighthouse and returned to our tasks. Mette treated us with a delicious danish pastry and fueled up by that, Brian and I cleaned binoculars and scopes while Julian continued his computer work. In the evening Brian took some rest and prepared dinner for us, while Julian and I headed out again for some birdwatching in the area around Storsig. There wasn’t much special to see, but a Roe deer (Rådyr) with a young one and a hunting Common Kestrel (Tårnfalk) which is always cool to watch, especially in the warm evening light. After a tasty dinner and a short evening meeting, we went to bed, curious if the next day might offer even more surprises.

Roe deer (Rådyr) Doe and Fawn at Storsig

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People: Juliane Rößler, Brian Browne, Julian Helbig, Simon S. Christiansen, Mette Breede, Lisa Vergin

With a strong northwest wind building overnight, we (Julian, Juliane, Mette and I) woke up and headed out to Grenen before 5:00am to conduct a seawatch, where we were met by Knud. We hoped the winds would have blown in some shearwaters, but had no luck. However, we were treated to a spectacular adult Little Gull (Dværgmåge) that was sitting in the newly-created lagoon that had formed overnight on the beach at the tip of Grenen.

The new lagoon, which did not deter tourists from reaching the tip.

The lagoon slowly grew as we seawatched and we had to periodically send a lookout over the dune to make sure our bikes were being overtaken! This was Juliane’s first seawatch ever, and she was thrilled to see her lifer Red-throated Divers (Rødstrubet Lom), Northern Gannets (Sule), Dunlin (Almindelig Ryle), and her first Gray Seal. A light morph Arctic Skua (Almindelig Kjove) burst by to rile up the terns roosting on the edge of the lagoon, and later a stunning chocolatey dark morph did the same thing, both offering great views (to our delight and the terns’ dismay!).

Adult Little Gull (Dværgmåge) flying by.

The winds were quite cold, so Medde and Juliane left the seawatch a bit early while Julian and I stayed a couple more hours. After eating lunch an exhausted Julian napped and Juliane went to get groceries while I took off to explore some of the trails I hadn’t been down yet. The wind kept most birds rather subdued, but I was still treated to my first Common Reed Warblers (Rørsanger) and Marsh Warblers (Kærsanger) and an adorable Red-necked Grebe pair (Gråstrubet Lappedykker) nuzzling and doting on each other on the cormorant lake (Skarvsøen). 

Simon returned today from Germany, so he stopped by to meet Juliane and I and to do some planning. In the evening, Julian, Juliane and I fought the wind as we biked into town to check out the music festival. We strolled around town listening to music waft from various tents and looking at the gulls in the harbor. Deciding we’d return tomorrow to see the festival in earnest, we headed home, stopping just before Det Grå Fyr to admire a gorgeous male Red-backed Shrike (Rødrygget Tornskade) in the golden light.

Finally with the lagoon now out at the tip we decided to walk out at 1:00am to go night catching, looking for shorebirds. We had no luck there, but got to watch a marten on the edge of the beach and listen to a night singing Common Grasshopper Warbler (Græshoppesanger). We returned home very tired at 3:00am.

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People: Brian Browne, Julian Helbig, Juliane Rößler, Mette Breede, Knud Pedersen

After going to bed very late yesterday, Juliane and I got up at eight today, when Brian who had a bit more sleep was out birdwatching at Grenen already. He enjoyed many migrating waders, mainly Sandpipers, there. After breakfast, Juliane and I also went for a long walk, and she got to know many places too. It was a grey, very windy day with many rain showers. We watched a flock of resting Eiders (Ederfugl) at the Seal Bunker, and they ended up being Juliane’s highlight of the day. She had not seen Eiders before, so they even were a lifer for her. There also were many gulls and terns around, as well as some Common Scoters (Sortand).

Seal Bunker with resting birds.

After we got back, wet from the rain, we sat in the kitchen together and worked on different stuff. Juliane made a very impressive Eider drawing. Then Brian went on a trip to the harbour, but he didn’t see anything there, and was only hungry, exhausted and wet in the end. Juliane and I visited the exhibition downstairs at some point, and also tried the fresh sirup which I made from the water mint I picked the other day.

Fresh water mint sirup!

Then we went out to Grenen again. The waves were very strong around the tip, and the birds were battling the winds. On our way back, we had a very close encounter with a light morph Arctic Skua (Almindelig Kjove) at Drachmanns Grav. A bit later I the same bird again from the lighthouse garden, this time together with a younger one. A juvenile Black Redstart (Husrødstjert) sought shelter in the garden. This was Brian and Juliane’s first full day in Skagen, and I think they enjoyed it a lot. There’ll be great stuff coming up!

Arctic Skua (Almindelig Kjove), 4th calendar year.

People: Julian Helbig, Brian Browne, Juliane Rößler, Mette Breede

This morning, Simon, Mette and I went ringing at Kabeltromlen again after not having been there for ten days. We used today for an opportunity to train me for C-license. There were surprisingly many birds in the nets and a great variety of species. Overall a lot of first calendar year birds (birds hatched this spring). My personal highlight was for sure the Crested Tit (Topmejse), because it was my first time seeing this fantastic bird in hand. We also had a juvenile Common Redstart (Rødstjert).

1K Crested Tit (Topmejse)

1K Common Redstart (Rødstjert)

The ringing area has changed a lot since I was last there: The young, green reeds have grown a lot, and the water has receded, it’s mostly mud now, and there’s only a few puddles of water left; soon the waders won’t be needed anymore. Simon left us after the rining, because he has to go to Germany today. On his way he found a "flock" of the orchid Marsh Helleborine Epipactis palustris (Sump Hullæbe).

Marsh Helleborine (Sump Hullæbe)

As we were closing nets, the Cinereous Vulture (Munkegrib) was suddenly called out as moving northeast – just in our direction! It has been reported from further south earlier in the morning, but now it was coming closer and closer according to many messages on Zello. After we were finally back from closing round – I almost stressed out a bit – we immediately scanned the area with our binoculars. Only we could not find the big vulture, although others had seen it at Grenen not long before. Since we had quite many birds waiting, I decided we must process these first. At some point, I randomly turned around while still having a Great Tit (Musvit) in hand – and there it was! The giant, dark bird slowly flew past us in that exact instant! It came very close, before moving southwest towards Ellekrattet, and we had amazing views on it, way better even than what we experienced yesterday. Incredible. We now also received the data from the Spanish ringing centre, after having read the vulture’s ring number from photos and reporting it. Now we know it was ringed as a chick on 30th May 2023 at Rascafría near Madrid.

Map showing where the Cinereous Vulture (Munkegrib) was ringed, and where it has been reported in Denmark. The distance between Skagen and Rascafría in Spain is over 2.140 kilometres!

At 10:20, we were done with ringing and biked back to the station. After a little nap, I spent most of the afternoon with making the station fresh and ready, and preparing everything for the two summer volunteers who would arrive today. Brian from California arrived in town at 16:30, Mette picked him up. Welcome to the station! After getting everything settled, we went out, and I got to show him around in the area. On our walk he got his first four lifers already. After that, I went for a little grocery shop to make dinner later. Juliane, the second new volunteer from Germany, had a lot of trouble with her trains unfortunately, and ultimately was delayed until 00:20. But in the end she finally made it, and that’s what matters! I’m looking forward to having a great time with this new team!

People: Julian Helbig, Simon S. Christiansen, Brian Browne, Juliane Rößler, Mette Breede