This morning János, Julian and I went to the ringing. The wind was very calm, and it was slightly cloudy.

János at the ringing site 

The number of birds this morning was slightly lower the normal, but the quality of the species was still very good. We caught two male Pied Flycatchers (Broget Fluesnapper), three Willow Warblers (Løvsanger), two Blackcaps (Munk) and a Coal Tit (Sortmejse).

Coal tit (Sortmejse)

It was the first time that I have ever seen a spring male Pied Flycatcher (Broget Fluesnapper) in the hand and the first Flycatcher in the hand for Julian ever.

During the ringing a Citrine Wagtail was found by some other observers nearby. This was a lifer for Julian and I so we took turns to take the short walk to it. This Citrine Wagtail was a male and is the first of hopefully a few birds that we will see this spring.

Citrine Wagtale (Citronvipstjert) male at Grenen

Throughout the morning, we also saw a few other nice species like a male Pallid Harrier (Steppehøg) migrating and a Serin (Gulirisk) that was resting in the area. 

Alvin, Alix and Gustav where doing the migration count this morning.

Gustav and Alix at the migration counting spot in Nordstrand

It was pretty quiet, but they also had a few nice birds to see including Arctic Skuas (Almindelig Kjove), Yellow Wagtail (Gul Vipstjert) and Golden Eagle (Kongeørn). This was the last day of East winds for the next week as the wind changes direction to the West. But here at Skagen a change in wind direction can often produce some really nice birds so we all have our fingers crossed. 

Last night we also put the moth trap out again. We caught 14 moths including 2 Northern Drab which was a new species for us this spring.

Two Northern Drab moths caught today in the lighthouse garden

János was also making a chocolate cake, which is currently cooling in the fridge, so we can’t wait to eat tomorrow.

Today was also the last full day that Gustav will be with us. He has been a great addition to the team, and we look forward to seeing him again later in the spring. Our next intern also arrives tomorrow for his second week this spring, so we look forward having him again. 

Link to today’s observations in DOFbasen from observers in the area

 Summary of today's raptor migration in DOFbasen

People at the station: Alvin Johansson, János Schadl, Alix Bortolussi, Julian Helbig, Dylan Daunt, Simon S. Christiansen, Gustav Juel, Knud Pedersen, Jørgen Hulbæk.

Today started as a regular calm sunny morning for both the migration and ringing teams. 

The migration was rather slow, especially over the sea, but some nice species were spotted nonetheless, like Common Sandpiper (Mudderklire), a resting Golden Eagle (Kongeørn), and 4 Black-Throated Divers (Sortstrubet Lom).

Golden Eagle

Later in the morning a White Stork (Hvid Stork) was also spotted over town and seen from Nordstrand where the observers were sitting, as well as a group of Orcas (Spækhugger) and even a Mediterranean Gull (Sorthovedet Måge) by Dylan.

Orcas at Nordstrand

Meanwhile, at the ringing, we had our usual Robins (Rødhals), Chiffchaffs (Gransanger) and Wrens (Gærdesmutte) when for two rounds in a row we caught two special birds! 

The first one was a Robin (Rødhals) in mostly juvenile plumage, which is extremely early and unusual for this time of year! These birds usually show up in their juvenile plumages after leaving their nests in summer, making this individual very particular. We are unsure if this bird simply didn’t complete its post-juvenile moult, keeping its « baby » feathers, or if it is an actual early fledgling. The case of a non-completion of the post-juvenile moult would be a first for all of us, and surprised us very much.

Robin (Rødhals) in mostly juvenile plumage apart from a few orange chest feathers, in mid-April!

The second bird, while less perplexing, was just as nice: a beautiful male Pied Flycatcher (Broget Fluesnapper), the first of the season. Not a very common sight in the nets, even if they do get caught from time to time.

Male Pied Flycatcher (Broget Fluesnapper)

Another honorary mention would be the recapture of two Long-Tailed Tits (Halemejse), one of them being of the northern subspecies and the other of the southern subspecies. It was nice to see them next to each other! Note the presence of black on the head of the southern subspecies bird on the left of the picture.

Two Long-Tailed Tits (Halemejse), Southern subspecies on the left with some black on the head, Northern subspecies on the right with a white head

In between rounds, we always keep an eye for passing birds and an ear for singing or calling birds, and we were rewarded today with a very close flyover of a Serin (Gulirisk) which we both saw and heard very well! We were really happy to see it so close and it felt like such a treat.

When our morning activities came to an end, we all made our way back home to the lighthouse when all of a sudden, the Eastern Imperial Eagle (Kejserørn) was called out and spotted south of town! Luckily Simon was here with us and we could all catch a lift to Nedermose from him and Hans, and managed to see the bird before it flew away!  This was very exciting for everyone, but Simon and Lisa were particularly enthusiastic about this sighting. The bird was the same as Gustav spotted sunday on his way up here, so great that it wans'nt gone and it finally decided to pay us a visit.

Adult Eastern Imperial Eagle (Kejserørn)

People of the station watching the Eastern Imperial Eagle (Kejserørn)

This bird was a lifer for most of us and it took us a while to calm down from this exciting adventure. It's the 11th record of Imperial Eagle for the munincipalty but only the sencond time an adult bird appear.

Video of Imperial Eagle

Later in the afternoon, Alvin went on a tour with a couple of people who were interested in seeing some raptors, and they had plenty to see on their walk together down by the military station close to Nordstrand and back.

Upon his return, we decided to check for moths our night trap may have caught, and we were greeted by 7 individuals, as follows:

Hebrew Character, Orthosia gothica

After some rest and data tasks, some of us tried to go see a Bee-Eater (Biæder) which was spotted in town, but in vain. Simon and Lisa was lucky though to see the earliest Bee-eater in Skagen ever.

But after a nice dinner prepared by Alvin, we had a surprise visit from Simon and Lisa with Champagne to celebrate our sighting of the Imperial Eagle (Kejserørn)!

Celebration of the Imperial visit!

What started as a rather calm day ended up being very eventful and surprising and made us all very happy. We’re all looking forward to more days like these as the spring continues on :)

Link to today’s observations in DOFbasen from observers in the area

 Summary of today's raptor migration in DOFbasen

People at the station: Alvin Johansson, János Schadl, Alix Bortolussi, Julian Helbig, Dylan Daunt, Simon S. Christiansen, Lisa Vergin, Gustav Juel, Knud Pedersen, Hans Christophersen, Birthe Christopersen, Jørgen Hulbæk.

In hope of some early Harriers, we had decided to start the count a bit earlier than standard time today again. It was me, Alix, and Gustav counting today, and we were joined by Knud, Hans and Jørgen, as well as many birders. Especially the first two hours were fantastic for the passerines, with many finches and good numbers of the Skagen specialty Ring Ouzel (Ringdrossel). We were also rewarded with two males and an adult female Pallid Harrier (Steppehøg) and good views of Hen Harriers (Blå Kærhøg). Another highlight was a resting Slavonian Grebe (Nordisk Lappedykker) and Black-throated Diver (Sortstrubet Lom).

Male Pallid Harrier (Steppehøg)

In the meanwhile, the ringers had a good morning with an enjoyable amount of birds allowing for thoughout looks. They also caught Blackcaps (Munk) again and the first Willow Warblers (Løvsanger) of the season. So spring is here! Fun was also a Coal Tit (Sortmejse) which was the first one of the continental subspecies for Dylan in hand.

Highlights of the ringing

After the end of the count, we walked to the Cormorant Lake, where we counted the nests. We got 69 nests, which is a good increase compared to the last weeks and interesting to see.

When we came back, we had lunch, and most of us went for a nap before we entered the data from this morning. Dylan and Gustav went to Nordstrand again after they heard that Raptor migration was still good, and they saw a White Stork (Hvid Stork) as well as a Golden Eagle (Kongeørn) just overhead. Dylan went back, and Gustav stayed out for a bit longer to do some birding with a friend.

It was Hans and Birthe cooking today, and we had lasagna and an avocado salad. What a feast! Hans also helped with a much needed shopping trip, which is very much appreciated considering that we need to transport everything by bike otherwise.

After dinner Dylan and Gustav went to twitch a Wryneck (Wendehals) which was found in town this afternoon.

Wryneck in Skagen (Picture by Gustav)

People: Alvin Johansson, János Schadl, Alix Bortolussi, Julian Helbig, Dylan Daunt, Simon S. Christiansen, Gustav Juel, Knud Pedersen, Hans Christophersen, Birthe Christopersen, Jørgen Hulbæk, Michael Ancher

We woke up to a nice and calm morning, with only a very slight breeze from NW. Janos and Julian took care of the migration count, while Alvin, Alix, Dylan and I went ringing. It was a very good ringing day with almost 100 birds in the nets, highlights being Tree Pipit (Skovpiber), Blackcap (Munk) and a recaptured Chiffchaff from Norway. While ringing, a European Serin (Gulirisk) was heard. Nice bird, and the first one for the spring here. 

The recaptured Chiffchaff (Gransanger) from Norway

Julian and Janos also had a good count with lots of Arctic Skuas (Almindelig Kjove), a Short-eared Owl (Mosehornugle) and a Pallid Harrier (Steppehøg).

Because of the good numbers at the ringing site, Alvin, Alix and Dylan decided to take some more rounds, while I went home to get some lunch. There were huge flocks of raptors migrating today, so Janos, Dylan and I went to Flagbakken. It was slower than we expected, but still nice with good amounts of Osprey (Fiskeørn) and Peregrine Falcon (Vandrefalk). Julian also went on a walk seeing a few raptors. Alix and Alvin went to Nordstrand and found a cute Harbor Seal (Spættet Sæl) on the beach.

Harbor Seal (Spættet Sæl) from Nordstrand

On our way home from Flagbakken, Dylan and Janos went shopping, and I tried my luck hoping to find a Hoopoe in the horse fields in the industrial area. I didnt find one, but I met Simon, also checking some fields and we saw both species of Redstart, Common and Black (Rødstjert, Husrødstjert). Later I met up with a good friend, and we found a good field with 7 Ring Ouzel (Ringdrossel), and 8 Northern Wheatear

Good views of 1 out of 7 Ring Ouzel (Ringdrossel) in Nordby!

Dylan made a delicious Indian dish with tofu and rice, and Hans and his wife joined us for dinner and our evening meeting. In conclusion, a nice and eventful day!

People: Alvin Johansson, János Schadl, Alix Bortolussi, Julian Helbig, Dylan Daunt, Simon S. Christiansen, Gustav Juel, Knud Pedersen, Hans Christophersen, Jørgen Hulbæk, Michael Ancher

Link to todays observations in Dofbasen from the Skagen area

 Summary of today's raptor migration in DOFbasen

Today was wet and windy so it meant no ringing could take place in the morning. But János, Julian and Gustav still went out on the migration count. They had less company than normal due to the weather but that didn’t stop some of the birds migrating. They saw 5 Pallid Harriers (Steppehøg), 9 Ring Ouzel (Ringdrossel) and 6 Hen Harrier (Blå Kærhøg).

Whilst the others were out Alvin and Alix did some local birding for a couple hours by the lighthouse. They had really nice views of several birds like Gannets (Sule), Black Guillemots (Tejst), Razorbills (Alk) and two Red-necked Grebes (Gråstrubet Lappedykker). Whilst they were out, I completed some of the indoor tasks that I needed to finish. Rainy days like this can really help with a lot of the admin tasks that need to be done by the volunteers.

Gannets (Sule) flying close to the shore

A very nice Wheatear (Stenpikker)

In the afternoon we had a really nice session given to us by Knud about Harrier identification, ageing, and sexing. It was really nice to have someone so experienced telling us all the ways to identify these amazing birds in the field. On the 9^{th of} April Alvin and I saw an third calendar female Pallid Harrier (or hybrid) and Knud put a lot of effort to figure out what was going on with this bird. He concluded that this bird was indeed a Pallid Harrier, but a very strange one indeed! Nearly all Pallid Harriers replace all their flight feathers in the autumn. But this one did not complete its moult (replacement of old flight feathers). In this case this makes this Harrier look extra strange when spring comes along as its older feathers are shorter than the ones it replaced. Making its wing look very strange. Thank you Knud for finding this out, we have all learnt a lot as this is the first bird like this to be seen at Skagen!

Knud giving us a very nice Harrier session!

János also made some more very nice banana bread which we all really enjoyed. This evening Julian was cooking dinner. He made some spaghetti with sweet potato, tofu and salad. It was very delicious. The weather looks a bit calmer tomorrow so hopefully we can do the ringing and have a good migration count.

In the morning János, Alix, Simon and I were ringing at Kabeltromlen, while Dylan, Alvin and Gustav went out to Nordstrand for the standardized migration count. They tried to be there as early as possible and were indeed rewarded with a few early harriers, including two Pallid Harriers (Steppehøg).

Adult male Pallid Harrier (Steppehøg)

Hans joined them shortly after, and later more and more birdwatchers arrived making the small dune almost a little bit crowded. Perhaps some of them came there hoping for the Eastern Imperial Eagle (Kejserørn) Gustav found at Uggerby the day before would turn up here at Skagen. Unfortunately, that wish didn’t come true, but there still were a lot of other enjoyable raptors such as Pallid Harriers (Steppehøg), Black Kites (Sort Glente), Ospreys (Fiskeørn) and a Golden Eagle (Kongeørn). Apart from that, they had good numbers of Arctic Skuas (Almindelig Kjove) and an extraordinary large amount of migrating Red-throated Divers (Rødstrubet Lom): Within only ten minutes they counted over 600! This is something even an experienced birder like Hans had never seen before. What a spectacular sight!
At Kabeltromlen, we started our day with a great highlight: On the first round of checking the nets at 06:15, we had a Ring Ouzel (Ringdrossel) in one of them, a species which is not caught here often. For János, Alix and me it was the first time seeing one of them in hand, and we enjoyed looking at this beautiful and impressive bird up close a lot.

2K male Ring Ouzel (Ringdrossel) – aka "Rouzel" :)

Ring Ouzel (Ringdrossel) wing detail

After that, the ringing continued slowly with not so many birds in total. Nevertheless Alix got some more practise in ageing Chiffchaffs (Gransanger); she nailed most of them. Simultaneously, we also kept track of the migrating birds around us: Several Tree Pipits (Skovpiber), Short-eared Owls (Mosehornugle), Hen Harriers (Blå Kærhøg), an additional 2K Pallid Harrier (Steppehøg) and some Arctic Skuas (Almindelig Kjove), one of them being of the light morph.

Signs of spring.

After four hours of counting, Alvin, Dylan and Gustav decided to cycle to Pælebakke Klit. Although the only nice bird they saw there was a Short-eared Owl (Mosehornugle) they flushed close by, they’ve had a lot of fun in the dunes. When biking back they almost got boiled in there boiler suits and enjoyed some refreshing and cooling ice lollies on the way.

Dylan relaxing in the sand. 

We spent most of the afternoon inside, doing a bunch of necessary computer work like entering data, checking sound recordings, preparing presentations, etc. Alix and Alvin both fell asleep whilst working on that, that’s just how tiring it was. Gustav also wrote his report about the Imperial Eagle (Kejserørn) – congratulations again on the find! In the meantime, Simon went out to Nordstrand and Hans to Flagbakken, both of them were able to add a few observations to today’s list.
In the evening, Alix, Alvin and Dylan set up a net near Ellekrattet at a place where we’ve observed a large flock of roosting White Wagtails (Hvid Vipstjert). After we all gathered for some great pizza János had prepared for dinner, we went out, placed a speaker playing Wagtail sound recordings near the net and waited, hoping for the birds to fly in. Unfortunately we weren’t successful as the Wagtails didn’t show up. Maybe we’ll try again in the next days.

Our set-up for the White Wagtails (Hvid Vipstjert) – promising but not successful yet. Hopefully that will change soon!

Ringing (Kabeltromlen)
Fuglekonge - 3
Gransanger - 18
Rødhals - 10
Jernspurv - 3
Gærdesmutte - 3
Blåmejse - 5
Vindrossel - 1
Ringdrossel - 1
Total: 44

Link to today’s observations in DOFbasen from observers in the area

Summary of today's raptor migration in DOFbasen

People: Alvin Johansson, János Schadl, Alix Bortolussi, Julian Helbig, Dylan Daunt, Simon S. Christiansen, Gustav Juel, Knud Pedersen, Hans Christophersen, Jørgen Hulbæk

The morning looked like it was going to bring a lot of rain, at least according to the weather forecast. So there was some hesitation about whether to head out at all. In the end, János and Dylan biked to Nordstrand. Turns out the rain only lasted for the first hour instead of the entire morning as anticipated. 

The migration was very good, with many birds and a good variety. There were for example, high numbers of Pallid Harriers (Steppehøg) and Black Kites (Sort Glente), a Little Ringed Plover (Lille Præstekrave), a House Martin (Bysvale) and a new spring day record for Kestrel (Tårnfalk). 

During the morning count, 177 Kestrels (Tårnfalk) were seen, followed by an additional 53 birds in the afternoon, bringing the total day count to 230 birds. This surpasses the previous spring record of 223 in 2016 by seven birds. The old record was set in May, when Kestrel (Tårnfalk) migration is typically much stronger, while the previous April day record was 150 birds. 

One of the 230 migrating Kestrels (Tårnfalk) (Photo by Erik Christophersen)

Adult male Pallid Harrier (Steppehøg) (Photo by Erik Christophersen)

In the afternoon, Gustav Juel arrived and will be staying with us for a week. On his way here he photographed an eagle near Uggerby that he initially looked like an adult Golden Eagle (Kongeørn), However, after a closer look at the pictures, the possibility of an Eastern Imperial Eagle (Kejserørn) was raised and finally identified! What a great find by our young intern! In was later also seen and photographed closer by Morten Jenrich Hansen in Måstrup Hede (see pics on DOFbasen). It's the first adult Eastern Imperial Eagle in Denmark since 1990.

Adult Eastern Imperial Eagle at Uggerby. Photo: Gustav Juel.

In the evening a Golden Eagle (Kongeørn) that has been hanging around in the area was seen hunting, and János got some amazing photos in the sunset.

Golden Eagle (Kongeørn) in the sunset

Golden Eagle (Kongeørn) hunting

Highlights of today:
Pallid Harrier (Steppehøg) - 8
Black Kite (Sort Glente) - 8
Kestrel (Tårnfalk) - 230
Garganey (Atlingand) - 2
Curlew (Storspove) - 216
Arctic Skuas (Almindelig Kjove) - 13
Golden Eagle (Kongeørn) - 1
Little Ringed Plover (Lille Præstekrave) - 1
House Martin (Bysvale) - 1

Link to today’s observations in DOFbasen from observers in the area

Summary of today's raptor migration in DOFbasen

People: Alvin Johansson, János Schadl, Alix Bortolussi, Julian Helbig, Dylan Daunt, Simon S. Christiansen, Gustav Juel, Knud Pedersen, Hans Christophersen, Jørgen Hulbæk, Christiansen, Erik Christophersen

After a windy day and having to put some activities on stand-by because of the weather yesterday, today we could resume the normal schedule of ringing and migration counting in the mornings. 

The migration was a little slower than yesterday, and the sea was very calm. Some nice species were spotted nonetheless, with the first 3 Common Terns (Fjordterne) and 1 Arctic Tern (Havterne) showing up. Another highlight worth mentioning was the flyby of 7 adult Arctic Skuas (Almindelig Kjove) in dark morph throughout the morning. 

Dunlin (Almindelig ryle) on the beach foraging 

On the side of the raptor migration the species and numbers were also pretty decent, with 3 Rough-legged Buzzards (Fjeldvåge), 2 Merlin (Dværgfalk), 4 Ospreys (Fiskeørn), as well as 3 Black Kites (Sort Glente).

Osprey (Fiskeørn)

By the end of the count, there were around 10-15 birdwatchers at Nordstrand! The season is picking up and the birders are starting to be out more and more, which is so nice to see.

Birders at Nordstrand

On the way back from Nordstrand, János stopped by Jenne sø and joined Michael Anker for a part of his ringing morning, and ringed some Chiffchaffs (Gransanger), Dunnock (Jernspurv), Siskin (Grønsisken), and cute Robins (Rødhals). What a fun morning!

The ringing session was also a little calmer than anticipated for such a peaceful morning, and we ended up with a total of 22 birds, compared to the 96 from two days ago. 

However, in the first round a nice surprise was waiting for us in a net, and Dylan had the chance of discovering it: a Chiffchaff (Gransanger) with a Spanish ring! 

Chiffchaff (Gransanger) recaptured at Grenen with a ring from north Spain

The little bird was ringed in the northern part of Spain, close to the French border. We have reported the recapture and will hopefully soon receive more information about this individual from the people in San Sebastián. 

The rest of the morning was lightly filled with some common visitors such as Robins (Rødhals), Wrens (Gærdesmutte), a Long-Tailed tit (Nordlig Halemejse), and some Dunnocks (Jernspurv) for example, which are always a delight.

In the meantime, we could keep an eye in the sky for passing birds and were excited to spot the first flock of Ring Ouzels (Ringdrossel) for the season! A total of 13 birds flew quite close above us and let us have a beautiful look at their rings :D

Ring Ouzels (Ringdrossel) in flight over the ringing site

We also had a very good view of a resting male Wheatear (Stenpikker), which was the first of the season for us. 

Overall a very nice morning for all of us! 

The afternoon was spent napping, cleaning around the observatory, Alvin and I went grocery shopping in town and he is preparing a very nice meal for all of us as I am writing this! 

Tomorrow, new day, new birds! 

Link to today’s observations in DOFbasen from observers in the area

People at the station: Alvin Johansson, János Schadl, Alix Bortolussi, Julian Helbig, Dylan Daunt, Simon S. Christiansen, Michael Ancher, Knud Pedersen.

Because of the strong easterly winds, there was no ringing today. I went to Nordstrand for the migration count to meet Knud and later Julian joined us. There was only little passerine migration, and the sea was also mostly calm, but the Raptors made up for it. We counted a total of 34 Hen Harriers (Blå Kærhøg), as well as good numbers of Kestrel (Tårnfalk) and Sparrowhawks (Spurvehøg). A couple of White-tailed Eagles (Havørn) and Ospreys (Fiskeørn) were also nice. It was interesting to see that many Harriers in such a short period, which allowed for a nice comparison between the age classes. We also saw the Glaucous Gull (Gråmåge) again.

White-tailed eagles (Havørn)

The bike ride back was quite exhausting, with 20 m/s wind slowing us down. When we arrived at the lighthouse, we had lunch and checked the moth trap. We didn't find any moths in the trap, which was probably because of the strong wind in the night. Then we eat the pancake cake I had made yesterday.

Pancake cake

In the afternoon Joey needed to leave again. It was nice to have him at the station, and we hope he enjoyed his stay. The others had used the morning to catch up on much-needed sleep and a bit of cleaning.

Later Simon came over to celebrate the Easter Fun Day, which is a tradition of the Observatory. We painted some eggs and had an omelet and beer. The evening ended with more data entry tasks and a delicious dinner by Dylan.

Painted eggs

Highlights from the observations:
Hen Harriers (Blå Kærhøg) - 34
Glaucous Gull (Gråmåge) - 1
Black Kite (Sort Glente) - 3
Merlin (Dværgfalke) - 7
Ospreys (Fiskeørn) - 4

No ringing today 

It was a nice day with calm winds, plenty of sunlight, and a beautiful sunrise. This morning Alix, Julian, János and I woke up early to go ringing. While we were setting up the nets, Julian spotted a Sparrowhawk (Spurvehøg) which was nice to see. After that we returned and ringed the birds from the first round. Then at 07:30 a journalist came to visit and do a bit of filming about what we do and why we do it. Then after a few rounds we found a White-spotted Bluethroat (Sydlig Blåhals) in the south nets which Julian got to extract while a guest was watching. We then decided to let Alix ring the Bluethroat as she was quite sad about the last time there was a bluethroat and she didn’t get to see it. This is the second male we have caught this spring. Before this year only one male White-spotted Bluethroat (Sydlig Blåhals) had been caught here. 

White-spotted Bluethroat (Sydlig Blåhals)

Treecreeper (Træløber)

While that was happening, Alvin and Dylan were counting migrating birds at Nordstrand and there were quite a lot of birds.  Although the morning count wasn’t as good as they had hoped they still saw Black Kite (Sort Glente), Sand Martin (Digesvale), 2 Garganey (Atlingand) and Scaup (Bjergand). 

Black Kite (Sort Glente) 

Morning sunrise at Nordstrand

When we all got home everybody but me went down to look at the moth trap where there were 9 moths in total and four new species for the spring. A little while after that Dylan and Alvin went on the rest of the beach walk from the lighthouse to Nordstrand where they found one dead Puffin (Lunde) and had really nice views of a Turnstone (Stenvender). While they were on the Beachwalk Julian and Alix were taking a nap while János was making a pancake cake which he had promised to make while he was doing that, I went out shopping for eggs, pasta and a little for myself. At 5pm Simon was at Nordstrand getting filmed live for the national tv which was cool. Alvin and Dylan were sitting quietly waiting and saw an interesting Harrier fly by as well as four Hen Harriers (Blå Kærhøg).  

Adult female Pallid Harrier (Steppehøg) or a hybrid Pallid X Hen Harrier? All plumage patterns points towards Pallid but wing formular and long p6 points towards a hybrid

Turnstone (Stenvender)

A bit after I came back from shopping, Dylan and Alvin came back from the beach walk and Alix and Julian woke up from their naps. Then some of us did some work while János was finishing the pancake cake. In the evening meeting we went outside to record some small videos which the journalist from earlier had requested. Then we had a fantastic dinner made by Julian. Later Dylan and Alvin went to try night catch some birds. They went to a new area and saw 2 Jack Snipes (Enkeltbekkasin) and lots of Common Snipes (Dobbeltbekkasin).