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Fulmar survey with quite a lot dead Puffins

tirsdag 8. februar 2022
af Hanelie Sidhu

Good evening to all blog readers!

Yesterday, it was a very nice morning and I really wanted to go out. So I proposed to Simon that I would do the fulmar survey. I started at the station and should go along the beach until Solnedgangspladsen in Gammel Skagen. On my way, I met Jørgen and Igor and they joined me for a part of the survey. At Grenen, we found a young dead 2K Puffin. But it shouldn´t be my last Puffin (Lunde) on this survey. On the rest of the way, I found two more dead adult 3K+ Puffins. So many Puffins, that´s really rare here, especially the adults. It was probably hunger, that brought them here. I admired their pretty beaks. Later, Simon explained to me how to age them: The beaks of the young Puffins (Lunde) have an angle that is much sharper than in the adult beak. Furthermore, there is more grey in the beak. My wish is to see one alive and in good condition, let´s see, if I´ll be able to age it then because the Puffin (Lunde) I wish to see will be very active, only visible through the scope and flying away fast.

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2K Puffin (Lunde)

 

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3K+ Puffin (Lunde)

But back to reality and my survey: It was actually quite successful. I found three dead Fulmars (Mallemuk) and collected 11 birds in total although I had to stop the survey before I arrived in Gammel Skagen. The reason why Simon picked me up earlier was that I found a Guillemot (Lomvie) on the beach, that was still living but had a plastic net around its body. I cut the net but the Guillemot (Lomvie), that had been lying on the beach with its head down wouldn't survive long, it was in a really bad condition and had to be euthanized. So Simon, who had just arrived at Skagen, picked me and the bird up and showed me how to do it so that it goes quickly. Labeling the birds and putting them into the freezer took quite a while. After that, I cleaned the lab. In the evening, it was time to put the birds in three different Exel Lists. Later, I was quite tired and found myself on the sofa next to a big, good-natured, and soft elephant…

Today was a quiet day for me, Simon had some meetings, I continued fixing the nets and was out birding in the fields, bushes, and on the beach in direction to town without many highlights. There were some Meadow Pipits (Engpiber) around in the fields, I saw a flock of Fieldfares (Sjagger), Goldcrests (Fuglekonge) in some trees and a nice Jay (Skovskade). Maybe, tomorrow I´ll go to Grenen with the scope, although it is very unlikely that I´ll spot my cheerful Puffin (Lunde), but I am nevertheless curious.

See you soon! 

People at the station: Simon S. Christiansen, Hanelie Sidhu

Starry, clear night in Skagen – overcast night at Skagen

søndag 6. februar 2022
af Hanelie Sidhu

Hi all together!

This weekend, there was quite a lot happening at Skagen Fuglestation and that´s why I don´t really know where to begin. But let´s start on Friday. When I made a walk and finally landed between Nordstrand and Grenen (not on the bike path, I went a bit cross country but nevertheless I have now an idea of where it is). I really liked Grenen but I did not stay for long because Simon called me to receive a packet at the station. Before that, I had found a new dead Guillemot (Lomvie) and a new dead Razorbill (Alk) at the beach. As I did not plan to collect dead birds and did not have a backpack with me, I just carried them in my arms and as I thought, walking along the street could be faster, everybody on the street could easily identify me as a bit of a crazy birdwatcher. But having these two birds on my arms was actually quite good as I was almost forced to look at their beaks and the difference between them was very obvious. I just wished it would be that easy to distinguish them with the scope but maybe I took a step in the right direction on Friday. In any case, I´ve learned something from it.

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Guillemot (Lomvie)

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Razorbill (Alk)

Back at the station, I met Henning soon, who gave me the packet. In the evening Esben, Lise, and Christian arrived at the station. They stayed for the weekend and it was very nice to cook and eat together and have company. After dinner, we went Nightcatching. We all had big expectations since we were using very strong torches and thermal binoculars. It was a very clear night and we could see a lot of stars and Esben and Christian came very close to some birds, but in the end, we had no success. Instead, we returned to the station. Back there, we were eating sweets, playing KLASK, talking, and looking at bird books.

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Evening activities

Actually, it was quite late when we went to bed. Nevertheless, my inner clock seems to think waking up between 4 and 4.30 o´clock in the morning is just the right time to get up at Skagen Fugelestation. I really don´t know why, as I am usually very good at sleeping. You´re wrong, I tried to convince it, it´s still February… So, I tried to sleep again but at 6.30 I really couldn´t stay in bed anymore. I had breakfast on my own, did a few things at the station, and went out to the garden to feed the birds since the sunrise was really nice. When I went in again, Lise, Christian, and Esben were awake, baking bread. So I went in like a little Hobbit and we were having breakfast, my second breakfast for Saturday. Then we went on a long walk. The highlight was a dead Puffin (Lunde) which we found on the beach near Grenen. Simon aged it for us with a picture as he was at Copenhagen bringing the content of the freezer to the Zoological Museum. It was a 3K+ and it was really cool even if we would have preferred to spot it still living. And here it is:

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Puffin (Lunde)

Back at the station, it was time for naps, laptop work, embroidery, and night catching in the evening again. This time it was raining, perfect weather for night catching. But the result was the same as the day before.

Today, it wasn´t that windy and good for opening the two nets in the garden. The weather was only kind to us for one round. But we were lucky, and we had a Great Tit (Musvit) and three Yellowhammers (Gulspurv).

Todays ringed birds:

Great Tit (Musvit): 1 (recap.)

Yellowhammer (Gulspurv): 3 (1 of them a recap.)

Total: 2 new+ 2 recap = 4 ;)

This was really nice and also the first birds I ringed in Skagen since I only ringed Blåvands birds so far. After that, we climbed the lighthouse, and we all were amazed.

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At the lighthouse

In the afternoon, it was time to go for Lise, Christian, and Esben. Esben planned to come back soon. I have reason to believe that he will come back earlier as expected, as he forgot something here. Probably, he´ll meet Simon here next time, that will make him very happy. Simon will be back tomorrow, so I will again have company soon.

See you soon and take care,

Hanelie

People at the bird station: Esben E. Hansen, Hanelie Sidhu, Lise and Christian

New year - new luck! Early birds in 2022

fredag 4. februar 2022
af Hanelie Sidhu

Hello to all blog readers!

Since I am the one this year who writes the first blog, I would first like to whish you all a happy new year 2022 that brings many great birds!

Then, I should introduce myself: I am Hanelie from Augsburg in Bavaria (Southern Germany). As part of my practical semester abroad at University, I can and was able to spend a few months at Danish Bird Stations. Maybe, you read already a few Blog articles by me on Blavands Blog in autumn 2021.

The day before yesterday I arrived here in Skagen after a tiring day travelling through the whole of Germany all day with mask… After a overnight stop the few hours to Skagen that I still had were quite nice and sunny. At the train station, Simon picked me up and bevor taking me to the bird station, we went to the new harbour to look at some gulls because a Iceland Gull (Hvidvinget Måge) had been seen yesterday. Simon was parking near two Snow Buntings (Snespurv) which were nice to see as well. And there it was, the Icelandic Gull (Hvidvinget Måge), sleeping in a flock of other gulls! To walk a little and even seeing a new species, which the Icelandic Gull (Hvidvinget Måge) was for me, was just the thing I needed after sitting in the train for so long. Then we went to the bird station. After Simon had shown me some things, I went on a little walk near the station. When I came back, Simon came back for a moment to tell me that locals found two dead Fulmars for the Fulmar project of Aarhus University, where they want to find out, how much plastic is in the stomachs of the Fulmars. So they both came into the freezer. The next day, it should be my task to go on a Fulmar survey. But it rained a lot and so we cancelled my survey. Instead, I started fixing some nets. With some tee, the “Rocky horrow show” and a podcast about the two young Lammergeier (Lammergrib), released to wild in Nationalpark Berchtesgarden, Germany, I spended some time fixing the nets, thinking that that gigantic bird would kill the net unrepairable.

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After some hours, it was really time for a walk no matter that it rained. On the premises of the bird station were already the first birds: Some Yellowhammers (Gulspurv). I went to, I´ll call it “Skagen Bog” as I don’t know how all the places here are called. I`ll add a picture so that the blog readers among you with good knowledge about the area can imagine where I was.

 

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I saw some Fieldfares (Sjagger), Siskins (Grønsisken), Goldcrests (Fuglekonge) and a Crested Tit (Topmejse). I was happy about the latter as I really like these elegant birds since I had one in the hand for the first time. I also found a dead bird on top of a bush and I really wanted to get it, which was a bit stupid because it was in a bad condition. Nevertheless, I was fighting with the bush for some time but I was unsuccessful. After that, the rain got a bit stronger and I returned to the station. Shortly after I arrived, Simon called: A new dead fulmar had been seen on the beach, approximately at the place on Nordstrand where the two the day before. Simon sounded a bit worried that I wouldn´t find the place as I don´t know the area. But I was confident and so I went with the bike. It was already later in the afternoon and Google Maps didn´t mean well with me. As I couldn´t take the very small and wet path with the bike, maps proposed me, I couldn´t lose a fight against a dead bird for a second time today. So I went along the beach. I had mainly to walk, cycling in the sand wasn´t possible most times. I walked for a while, and it was slowly getting darker. When I was imagining to hear my worried and angry mother in my head, telling me to be very stubborn and that the time to go back to the station and try it tomorrow was when I couldn´t find the way when I was next to this field with the small path. But just in that moment, the fulmar was lying in the sand just in front of the bike. There you go!

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Now it was really time to go back. Unfortunately, it was dark soon. I was vey thankful for the light of the lighthouse. So I just had to follow the coast and the light. Ironically, while I was walking, my mother sended me a newly blossomed houseplant she was happy about in the full illuminated flat in Germany. I continued walking. As a responsible daughter you have to know what and especially when to tell, if it could maybe worry, that´s important! I came back safe to the cosy bird station, tried not to put so much sand in the freezer, that was bonding on the fulmar. I was planning to write the blog that evening, but in the end, I wasn´t very productive. So I am exceptionally writing in the morning. I won´t write the blog every day in February, but it in March, when I´ll get reinforcement. But every few days, I´ll keep you informed!

See you soon! Take care and do not take walks on the beach in the evening, unless you have a strong torch or a lighthouse at home!

Hanelie

People at the bird station: Simon S. Christiansen, Hanelie Sidhu

Stille og rolig dag

mandag 6. december 2021
af Jonas Pedersen

Hej alle d'gode folk derude!

Idag tog vi det helt roligt og planen var at vi skulle rundt og tjekke lidt forskellige steder i Skagen. Simon kom omkring solopgang også kørte vi sammen til Højen fyr. Jeg havde set mange måger sidst jeg var der på min gåtur, bla en god sjat hættemåger og det er jo giftigt.

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Der var knap så mange måger denne gang, men de blev da tjekket. Det samme gjorde krattet men det kunne ikke bliver til mere end lidt finker og mejser.

Efter det kørte vi til vesthavnen hvor der lå en død søkonge som kunne komme med til fryseren. Så tjekkede vi den lange mole og nogle havnebassiner. Rødlom, Toppet skallesluger, men ellers ikke så meget. Derefter havde Simon et møde så jeg blev smidt af ved kirkegården hvor jeg påbegyndte en god lang gåtur. Kirkegården gav lidt vindrosler, sjaggere og en overflyvende lille korsnæb, men ikke den cedar silkehale jeg havde forventet;)

Simons møde gik ud på at få sat en ansøgning i skabet om at søge nogle penge ved nogle fonde. Jeg bevægede mig mod Byfogedeskoven og Drachmannsvej. Men jeg så ikke noget, og det var koldt. Så jeg gik til pølsevognen, fik en ristet og en toast og selvfølgelig en lille snak med de lokale pølsevognsbeboere.

Derefter gik turen igen ud på havnen bla. med visit hos havnevagten. Igen mange sølvmåger, men intet andet. Så da Simon var færdig købte vi ind og hentede Thomas Vikstrøm som skal være på stationen lidt, og deltage i morgendagens bestyrelsesmøde for stationen. Vi kørte sammen til østhavnen og så som forventet ikke så meget. Der er faktisk skuffende få måger på trods af den slemme slemme kulde vi har lige nu.

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Så vi kørte hjem med sagerne, Thomas birdede lidt fra bunkeren nede på sønderstrand og så bla, skærpiber og Havlit 2.

Jeg fik arbejdet lidt på nogle SU-rapporter fra efteråret og Simon lavede lækker italiano spaghettio(smagte i øvrigt skide godt)

Til aften forsøgte vi igen natfangst og vi så da fire skovsnepper, men igen intet held. Det er som om at jeg er dømt til aldrig at fange noget på natfangst, men det er os fint når spejlnettene er så gode ved mig.

imorgen skal der forhåbentlig ske nye store ting! Jeg tager måske et smut ud på Grenen efter lidt snespurve, men ellers skal jeg pakke og gøre lidt rent før jeg tager hjem imorgen eftermiddag. 

Hyg jer rigtigt meget!
-JP

Folk: Simon S. Christiansen, Thomas Vikstrøm og Jonas Pedersen

Kold men god dag

søndag 5. december 2021
af Jonas Pedersen

I dag var det simpelthen bare så koldt. Altså virkelig koldt. Frostgrader og rigtig slem vedvarende vind fra nordøst. Men jeg tog alligevel på morgenobs godt pakket ind. Jeg sad ude på Verdens Ende med Rolf og vi havde da en fin morgen. Rolf fandt en søkonge og senere kom der også en islom. Men det var bare så koldt, så det var altså hurtigt hjem igen. Der kom igen i dag også rider og alkefugle trækkende ud af Kattegat. 

Da jeg kom hjem i varmen fik jeg sorteret lidt i ringmærkningspælene og spist noget god frokost. Så kom Simon på besøg og vi besluttede at vi ville forsøge os med noget natfangst. I mellemtiden fik jeg arbejdet lidt på SU-beskrivelsen af Isabellastenpikkeren ved Blåvand sammen med David, så skal den nok være hjemme.

Så fik jeg indtaget noget af vitaminbomben til aftensmad og derefter tog vi på natfangst. Desværre gjorde sneen det umuligt... Det var for lyst og vi larmede meget når vi gik i sneen. Vi så 10 skovsnepper, en (hus)mår og lidt rådyr men intet fik ring på i aften.

Jeg fik heller ikke taget nogle billeder idag. Så det må i klare jer uden, i kan prøve at forestille jeg 10 fingre der er helt blå af blodmangel. Det er sådan nogenlunde dagens tema.

-JP

Folk: Simon S. Christiansen, Rolf Christensen og Jonas Pedersen

Den lange lange lange mil

lørdag 4. december 2021
af Jonas Pedersen

Hej igen alle kære læsere af denne kære blog.

Som jeg nævnte i går, var det tid til en lang gåtur på stranden. Det krævede også en god morgenmad, så jeg spejlede nogle æg og kørte dem på en slat rugbrød, det var godt. Også lige igen med Bowies album "Low" så var man klar. Det album er bare så godt, lige nu er "Always crashing in the same car" og "Be my wife" klart på toppen af listen over sange der kan køre på repeat hele dagen.

Simon kørte mig til Højen og jeg gik derfra og til Grenen.
Jeg havde forberedt mig godt med vand og chokolade, kikkert, kamera, optager og en taske til døde fugle. Dem fandt jeg dog ingen af. Måske man skulle have kigget på sydkysten med denne vindretning?

I stedet har der været nogle levende fugle, og det er jo også dejligt. Høfderne ved Højen gav mange skærpibere og klitterne langs var hjemsted for mange gulspurve. For enden af Buttervej rastede der rigtigt mange måger, og her var det ikke bare sølvmåger, der var også storm og hætte så det var bestemt lovende, men jeg fandt ikke noget særligt der.


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Ved Buttervej gik jeg lige indlands og tjekkede farmerstien og industriområderne men der var ikke super mange fugle desværre. Tilgengæld var der flot og vindstille.

Da jeg nåede ud på grenen blev jeg mødt af en fin ung gråmåge. Noter her de hvide yderste håndsvingsfjer og "tændstiksnæbbet"
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Og så var det ellers hjem. Til aften var jeg blevet lidt træt af at spise det samme som dagene inden, så jeg lavede nogle tilfældigt stegte grøntsager med kokosmælk og det er også bare en sikker vinder. I øvrigt en vitaminbombe hvis man bruger de rigtige grøntsager (Brocoli går man aldrig galt med).

Efter frokost er det også lige vigtigt at nævne at jeg var ret træt. Jeg lagde mig i hvert fald på sofaen og skulle se noget film. Jeg faldt meget hurtigt i søvn og sov i to timer. Da jeg vågnede, var jeg så træt at jeg gik i min seng og sov to mere. Sådan.

Og tro det eller ej, nu er jeg i seng igen og jeg er klar til at sove lidt mere.
De mange felttimer herover de sidste par måneder slår virkelig til nu her. Energi er der ikke så supermeget af, men motivationen fejler stadigvæk ikke noget!

Folk: Simon S. Christiansen og Jonas Pedersen

Havtræk igen og mislykket mågeforsøg.... igen

fredag 3. december 2021
af Jonas Pedersen

Ja godaften d'herre d'damer og alle d'gode folk derude.
Jeg er på pletten igen her kl. sengetid om aftenen og nu er det tid bloggen!. Idag stod jeg op, det gør jeg faktisk hver dag, men idag var lidt særligt, og det var fordi jeg bare følte mig frisk. Normalt er jeg lidt halv groggy, og det kender i nok godt! Så derfor var det bare rigtig dejligt at gå ud i køkkenet,  og gøre mig klar til dagen.

Jeg tog ud på Verdens Ende 1 igen og som igår var der faktisk et rigtigt fint havfugletræk med lommer og alkefugle i front. I den milde vind kom der også lidt småfugle, bla misteldrosler og sjaggere. Simon er nu tilbage i Skagen og han gik en tur rundt på Grenen der resulterede i duehøg og 2 sortstrubede bynkefugle. 

Resten af morgnen gik med at se på måger. Det var dog mest af alt bare sølvmåger både på stranden og på havenen, som jeg besøgte med Simon. Vi tog derfor hjem i varmen for vejret var godt nok blevet noget møg.

Vi prøvede lidt med en lille ruse til pibere på stranden men ingen succes. Derefter stod den for mit vedkommende på lidt terpning af diverse småfugle og måger.

Planen blev lagt for imorgen. Den heeelt store strandtur ligger i tasken. Her håber jeg selvfølgelig på store ting som Ismåge, ørkenstenpikker, hvalros og sidst men ikke mindst en glad Igor der er et smut ude på stranden. 

Udover det vil jeg kigge efter døde havfugle som er skyllet op på stranden. Efter den her omgang med snestorm er det muligt der ligger lidt rester af en mallemuk eller syv, men det får jeg at se!

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Vi ses imorgen venner!
-JP

Folk: Simon S. Christiansen og Jonas Pedersen

En fin morgenobs og en flot dag

torsdag 2. december 2021
af Jonas Pedersen

Hej igen allesammen, så kom dagen derpå og der var rigtigt flot i dag med aftagende Nordøstenvind og lidt skyer på en ellers klar himmel.

Jeg tog ud på morgenobs på Verdens ende og sad med Rolf og talte træk.

Det gik fint idag og der var okay med tal nok efter gårsdagens snestorm. Alkefugle og rider dominerede og særligt den første time var indbringende men det døde hurtigt ud.
Udover det kan der nævnes, Bjergpiber 2, Blå kærhøg, Mallemuk og nogle sene sangdrosler. Rolf havde også sanglærke og munk.

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Dagens obspost

Dagens obs

Efter det tog jeg med Jørgen og Igor en tur ud på stranden for at kigge måger men det kunne ikke bliver til mere end sølvmåger, dog var der rigtigt mange af dem.

Så var det hjem til frokost

Og her sad jeg med lidt gode rester fra igår, en øl og David Bowies konge album "Low"
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Så bliver livet ikke meget bedre

Efter det var det ud igen. Jeg gik en lang tur ud til Grenen, langs nordkysten til Batterivej og ned igen til Bøjlevejen og tilbage ad Batteriskoven og Fyrvej, dog var der ikke meget at berette, men flot, det var det.”


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Nordkysten

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Til aften var det film og hygge.
Håber i har haft en god (Måske snefri?) dag og at det bare har været hygge rundt omkring. Ses imorgen
-JP

Folk: Rolf Christensen, Jørgen Kabel, Igor og Jonas Pedersen

Så er der snestorm

onsdag 1. december 2021
af Jonas Pedersen

Hej igen allesammen

Så er jeg tilbage på toppen af Danmark, denne gang med noget andet vejr end sidst jeg var her i sommers. 

Jeg ankom omkrig middag idag hvorefter Jørgen var så venlig at køre mig ud til stationen. Det er jeg meget glad for, og det er fordi det blæste og sneede helt vanvittigt.
Det var et glædeligt gensyn med den gode Jørgen og ikke mindst Igor!
Jeg har ikke fået lavet så meget idag, men har været en tur rundt på grenen og har taget nogle billeder af snestormen. Det bliver nok endnu pænere imorgen når vinden lægger sig lidt og det sidste sne er faldt.
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Vejen ud mod Jennes Sø
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Ellekrattet
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ASF's obspost "Sandklit" måske den skulle omdøbes til Sneklit?
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Nordstrandsvej nu godt tildækket.
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Vejret krævede god beklædning, måske jeg mere ligner en bankrøver end en birder.

Imorgen står den på noget morgenobs også må vi se hvad eftermiddagen bringer.

Indtil da, ha det godt!
Vi ses
-JP

Folk på stationen: Jørgen Kabel, Igor og Jonas Pedersen

Bladfugle og sidste frivillig

søndag 28. november 2021
af Rosalina Sø Leth-Nissen

I dag sagde vi farvel til Angela og Robbie. De tog toget i formiddags og er nu på vej hjem. Vi kommer til at savne jer!

Jeg er nu den sidste frivillig på stationen, og selvom det lidt føltes som om man er det sidste barn i SFO'en som ikke er blevet hentet endnu, så er det nu meget hyggeligt at have lejligheden for mig selv. Jeg har brugt dagen på at rydde op og Simon og jeg har lavet ugens live-video for Fugle for Alle https://fb.watch/9zqRbJrOuE/ 

Derudover har vi været en tur på genbrugsstationen med en masse affald fra gårsdagens oprydning. Jeg skar mig dog desværre på et stykke glas derovre, og var lidt nervøs for at blodet fra min hånd ville svine Simons nyrengjorte bil til. Heldigvis er de eneste spor fra turen kun alt det sand fra mine gummistøvler som jeg slæbte ind. 

I eftermiddags sad jeg og rensede kikkerter og så Ondskabens Hotel (The Shining). Det synes jeg passede til lejligheden når jeg nu er alene i den gamle fyrmesterbolig med en begyndende snestorm udenfor. Jeg skal nok sørge for at holde mig beskæftiget og undgå at snakke med eventuelle blåkjolede tvillingepiger der kunne lure rundt her på gangene.

goodbye

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Folk på stationen: Simon S. Christiansen, Rosalina Sø Leth-Nissen, Robbie Lawler, Angela Di Pumpo og Jørgen Kabel.

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