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A new Nordstrand record
Dear blog readers,
The more productive the day, the shorter the blog. And that is exactly what happened today. This morning we finally started to see big amounts of passerines migrating along Nordstrand. The first hours, I was clicking all the individual birds which started to hurt my fingers. Luckily, Eric had the wise idea to click for every ten birds. This saved my fingers from hurting more because we ended up with more than 10.000 birds, mainly siskens "grønsisken", chaffinches "bogfinke", wood pigeons "ringdue", hooded crows "råkrage", and jackdaws "allike". I got good help from Alice too who assisted me with the bigger land birds. Hanelie took care of the seabirds but except for the swans, it was not worth it.
Already early in the morning, the first woodlarks "Hedelærke" entertained us with their lyric flight call. Eric told us that the Nordstrand record was around 25 and this motivated us to set a new record. In no time, we reached more than 20 woodlarks but they didn’t stop flying. I counted one hour extra to set the ultimate record and we ticked the clock off with no less than 109 individuals!
When I got back to the station, the girls were already cleaning the whole station for which I was very thankful. ;) We had a nice lunch with leftovers of some good meals of the last week and the afternoon started with two challenges: uploading the observations and analyzing flight calls of this successful morning. After the last meeting we had with Simon and after I read the book “The sound approach to birding”, we were quite ready to see what the different flight calls look like. It was really interesting and informative. I focused on the calls of the crossbills. Although we only found red crossbills "Lille korsnæb" on the recorder, we found two different call types of this species. After this intensive birding morning and noon, I started to clean too, while Marion and Hanelie were sleeping. Alice gave the woodlarks a special place in her sketchbook and when she was ready, we tried to see the golden eagle again. Unfortunately, luck was not on our side. A curious coal tit "sortmejse" came to see what we were doing and sang his song at the top of his lungs. We returned in the evening sun to the station to welcome our two new guests. Now Marion is in a hurry to prepare a delicious meal because later this evening, Simon arrives. He’ll bring us to Nordstrand because we might see the Northern light this evening. Tomorrow, you will find out if we saw it. It’s going to be a good migration day again so maybe; we can break our new record again!
People: Erik Christophersen, Robbe Cool, Hanelie Sidhu, Alice Scalzo, Marion L'Huillier-Hunsinger
Sum of the Raptors in the area based on observations typed into Dofbasen the same day
NOVANA and a funny mixed flock of Whooper Swans "Sangsvane" and Cranes "Trane"
Hello everyone!
This morning we were divided into different tasks. Marion and Alice have taken over the morning Obs on the north beach. From the second hour, they were supported by Erik, for whose help they were very grateful. Also, Jørgen and Igor joined them. They saw one male and one female Hen Harrier "Blå Kærhøg" and two Red Kites "Rød Glente". Also a mixed flock of six Whooper Swans "Sangsvane" and five Cranes "Trane". A funny combination that even Erik, with the most birding experience of the three, found remarkable and had never seen before.
Photo: Erik Christophersen
After the observation Marion and Alice went to the Cormorant "Skarv" Lake. Today was the day of NOVANA, the National monitoring program of birds. But they were not surprised by anything special at the lake, some geese "Gås", some Cormorants "Skarv", some Coots "Blishøne" and also a Sparrowhawk "Spurvehøg" they could observe there. Because of NOVANA I did not support them today at the Morning Obs, but joined Knud and Frede. We first went to Jerup Strand.
There were especially many Greylag Geese "Grågås" and many Shelducks "Gravand" but also quite a few Common Ringed Plovers "Stor Præstekrave" and, I was especially happy about the Lapwings "Vibe". Then, we went to Troldkær Enge. In the field, we found a Peregrine Falcon "Vandrefalk". There were also many Skylarks "Sanglærke" singing and we saw some Cranes "Trane". We also saw Mistle Trushes "Misteldrossel". Knud and Frede had delicious cakes and buns with them which we shared. Thanks! In the early afternoon, we came back to the station. Alice and Marion had also just arrived, Robbe was already waiting for us all because he had stayed at home today to rest a bit. He also had to unlock some rooms for a film crew who are making a short movie here this weekend. After a snack it was time for me, Marion and Alice to sew nets, while Robbe entered data. He also brought us warm tea in the cold attic. In the afternoon, Preben came and picked up sorted-out books for the DOF-Nordjyland library. In the late afternoon, Robbe, Alice and I went for a walk on the beach.
We wanted to find Horned Larks "Bjerglærke". Unfortunately, we were not successful but Robbe saw a Marsh Harrier "Rørhøg", which Alice and I missed because we were studying tracks in the sand. Back at the station, we continued with the Evening Meeting. It was the last meeting with our wonderful guests Elin and Jens, hopefully, we will see each other again. Elin and Jens went for a walk today and saw many Buzzards "Musvåge", Red Kites "Rød Glente", three Cranes "Trane" and probably the Golden Eagle "Kongeørn" that Marion and I had seen yesterday. They also went to Vensyssel Teater in Hjørring today and saw "Uncle Vanja" by Chekhov. They enjoyed the play very much.
Today’s observations in Dofbasen from observers in the area
Todays NOVANA counts at Jerup Strand
Todays observations at Troldkær Enge
Sum of the Raptors in the area based on observations typed into Dofbasen the same day
We had delicious pizza today, now we are full but looking forward to eating the delicious leftovers tomorrow.
We are also looking forward to great birds again tomorrow.
See you then,
Hanelie
People: Erik Christophersen, Frede Jakobsen, Knud Pedersen, Robbe Cool, Hanelie Sidhu, Alice Scalzo, Marion L'Huillier-Hunsinger, Elin and Jens Vrang
A Golden eagle (Kongeørn) near Skagen
This morning, the wind was blowing South East, which is why Robbe and I took our bikes to go to Nordstrand. There, we stayed all morning with Knud. We had a decent amount of birds, many Whooper swans (Sangsvane) and Wood pigeons (Ringdue) decided to cross, and we also got the chance to see a White-tailed eagle (Havørn) and a Greater fronted goose (Blisgås) very close to us.

Migration count at Nordstrand and raptor spots tour with Jørgen
Good evening everyone,
After a couple of foggy mornings, we finally got the chance to see the light again as the sun was rising this morning. The wind is mainly to thank for that. As it was Southerly wind, we agreed with Knud to meet at Nordstrand this time as this is where most birds would end up passing by. Hanelie, Robbe and I biked there and took the path crossing the reeds. However, with the cold temperatures throughout the night, the ground was a bit frost and what had to happen happened: one of us slid and fell. The unlucky chosen one was Robbe whose bike tires did not appreciate the slippery wood planks and unfortunately ripped his trousers but quickly recovered with no injury. We still managed to make it to Nordstrand and we settled on the dunes, a bit lower down to have some protection from the wind.
There were more birds than we had seen in the past few observation counts which we really enjoyed. Also some species we had not seen yet since arriving, including a Pintail (Spidsand), a Eurasian Curlew (Storspove), two Woodcocks (Skovsneppe) and one Bar-tailed Godwit (Lille Kobbersneppe). Eurasian Teals (Krikand) were very numerous today and we also saw more raptors. A White-tailed Eagle (Havørn), which was probably the same one as yesterday passed by. We also saw a female Hen Harrier (Blå Kærhøg) from close up and some Red Kites (Rød glente) and Common Buzzards (Musvåge). Knud also took the time to teach us how to identify more easily some species or differentiate males and females. We also learnt from him that a sub-species of the Bar-tailed Godwit (Lille Kobbersneppe) migrates from Alaska to New Zealand without any stopovers. This is therefore the longest known non-stop avian flight.
Today’s observations in Dofbasen from observers in the area
After a quick lunch, Hanelie, Alice and Robbe met up with Jørgen who had proposed to drive us around to show the best birding spots around Skagen. I wish I could have gone but the tiredness took over me and instead I stayed at the station, started to enter the observations, and took a nap. In the meantime, Hanelie, Alice and Robbe discovered that it was Igor’s 7th birthday! He seemed to treat one of Hanelie’s gloves as one of his birthday presents, carrying it proudly.
And thanks to Jørgen, they now know all the best spots to go to depending on the wind direction to observe birds and in particular raptors. He also explained that raptor migration here is a bit different than in most places as many raptors travel to the tip and end up turning around once they reach the sea. This can be quite nice as this way, if you missed it the first time, you might have the chance to spot it later.
Sum of the Raptors in the area based on observations typed into Dofbasen the same day
Once everyone got back, Hanelie joined me for a nap session while Alice and Robbe drew with hot chocolates to warm them up. Afterwards, we met up with Elin and Jens who we could not see the past evening as our activities took longer than expected. They told us that yesterday they took the bike and went to Råbjerg Mile again. They saw the two resident Common Cranes (Trane) near Skagen on their way there. When they got back in the evening, they were tired from the long ride on the muddy path and decided to have an early night. And today, they spent the whole day in Skagen’s much appreciated Art Museum. They visited it years ago but couldn’t last year due to Corona and have been reading books about some of the authors exhibited there. They had lunch at Brøndums but had to eat outside in the cold.
After our evening meeting, we again had the chance to enjoy an amazing meal prepared by Elin and Jens. It included starters, charcuterie and cheese boards, risotto with tomato and zucchini, homemade bread, and some local pastries for dessert. The table was again nicely dressed up with flowers and candles and the atmosphere was very relaxed. It is safe to say all of our bellies were happy and full after that. As a result, Robbe showed us a “Digestion music” playlist that can do wonders apparently while we are finishing entering the data in DOFbasen. Tomorrow it will be our time to cook for our lovely guests and the standards are high so we hope to provide nice dishes everyone can enjoy.
I hope all of you also enjoyed your day and we recommend you take a walk to Nordstrand if you have the occasion tomorrow as you could hopefully see some cool birds.
Marion
People: Robbe Cool, Hanelie Sidhu, Alice Scalzo, Marion L'Huillier-Hunsinger, Jørgen Kabel & Igor, Elin and Jens Vrang.
The long-awaited eagle “ørn”
God aften
As usual, our day started with the observations at Grenen. Because Knud was taking a day off, we decided to combine all skills of the four of us. In the meantime, Sarah-Lou was enjoying a quiet morning. Surprisingly, we discovered two dead harbour porpoises “marsvin” on our walk. It was a unique opportunity to observe them from nearby but luckily we saw them alive too, later this morning.
Once arrived at Grenen, the fog thwarted our migration count and we decided to take a look at the gulls. We studied the different moult cycles of the different species and tried to read colour rings. Unfortunately, we couldn’t read the rings because the birds were standing too deep into the water. I started to check the ducks on the sea and in no time, I found a female greater scaup “bjergand” migrating. Not much later, a long-tailed duck “havlit” was flying northeast with some scoters “sortand”. Although I was very happy with the observations, the others could only catch a glimpse of the birds.
After one hour, the fog started to disappear and we decided to start with the migration counts while Marion went back to the station to have some more rest. The birds were also happy the weather got better. We were treated to a group of 70 whooper swans “sangsvane” and several groups of goldeneyes “hvinand”. But it didn’t take long before we saw the highlight of today. A subadult (4cy) white-tailed eagle “Havørn” surprised all the gulls in the area and flew with heavy wing beats along our migration point. We were all ecstatic about seeing this giant. We were still recovering from this observation, but he came back already and found a nice spot on the beach. We called Marion and Sarah-Lou and they arrived right on time to see this giant.
When we walked back, the eagle came to say a final goodbye. Back at the station, we said goodbye to Sarah-lou who is going to an organic farm for her next adventure. We had a great lunch and then talked about the species we already saw and we hope to see. Marion used her afternoon to work on her Master thesis while the rest of us went to the cormorant lake.
Simon had another challenge planned out for us. We had to fix the camera that livestreams the cormorant colony. Therefore, we had to walk through the lake. Alice and Hanelie were brave enough to do it, while I was supporting them from the shore.
Once arrived, they noticed that Simon didn’t give them the right tools. We called our guardian angel, Marion, and she arrived with the right tools. Alice and Hanelie went back into the water and Marion and I left.
I fixed my cameratrap in the meantime and went to the grocery store to buy our guilty pleasure: cinnamon rolls!
In the evening we worked on our data while Alice made a delicious mushroom pasta. We had a quick evening meeting because today we had the ultimate worlds end 3 birding quiz! The three girls were extremely concentrated because they knew they could win a price.
The quiz resulted in an ex aequo between Alice and Marion but in the bonus question, Alice could recognize the goldeneye as first and won the grand prize: another bag of cinnamon rolls!
Now we are chilling a bit and preparing for our first migration count at Nordstrand. It is the first of the past days with good birding weather. We hope to see some new species again and get to know the area a bit better.
See you tomorrow
Robbe
People: Robbe Cool, Hanelie Sidhu, Alice Scalzo, Marion L'Huillier-Hunsinger, Elin and Jens Vrang, and Sarah-Lou.
Cranes "Trane" at the lakes at Råbjerg Mile
Hello everyone!
We went to sleep yesterday with high hopes for today. Not for the Morning obs, though, as heavy fog was forecasted and we weren't sure we'd see much. Rather, we were hoping to see a walrus "hvalros" because one was seen some kilometers away from Skagen. After thinking about how best to get there, by train or hitchhiking, a much easier solution was found: we told our guests, Elin and Jens, who we have already taken to our hearts, about the walrus "hvalros". They were immediately enthusiastic and offered to take three of us with them, there was no more room in the car. But Robbe was confident, hitchhiking was an exciting alternative for the rest of us. For this morning, it was agreed that two of us would check the weather to see if the fog allowed a morning obs. Marion and I got up early and looked out the window. But we didn't see much because of the fog, only a few lights very close in the yard. This did not improve in the following hours. So for some of us, it was longer sleep, for others an earlier breakfast and meditate/ office work/ laundry. When everyone was out of bed, Robbe took part in an online university course, the highlight of which was when Marion came in and Robbe, with the microphone on, asked whether she had slept well. Meanwhile, Alice and I were in the attic sewing nets. Marion joined Robbe with work for the university for her master thesis and started to sort ringing data from Blåvand and Gedser. Robbe meanwhile also prepared a bird quiz for tomorrow, there should even be a prize, we are already curious. Sarah-Lou made a morning walk to the harbor and, despite the fog, she enjoyed the also somewhat eerie atmosphere on the coast. Then, she visited the Skagen Museum and was impressed by the paintings. Jens and Elin also biked in the morning to town and to the harbor, where they saw many Eiders "Ederfugle" and also Snow Buntings "Snespurv" and left the fish stores deterred by the high prices again.
At noon it was then really enough with the university work and the attic unfortunately was once again a little cold. But Marion made us pasta with delicious zucchini sauce. The plan was originally afterwards to drive with the guests to the place where the walrus "hvalros" was seen. But unfortunately, it turned out already in the morning that it had gone on the way again. Perhaps in the direction of Skagen? Hope dies last...
Nevertheless, we made a trip with Elin and Jens. They drove us to Råbjerg Mile and took Marion and me in the car, while Robbe and Alice confidently went hitchhiking. At the train station, we met Sarah-Lou, who also went with us to the moving sand dune. When we arrived there, Alice and Robbe were still walking and looking for a car to take them. Jens and Elin offered to pick them up as well, but the two were determined to make their plan work. So the five of us climbed the sandhills of Råbjerg Mile.
We saw Whooper Swans "Sangsvane", eight Cranes "Trane" flying over as well as three cute Snow Buntings "Snespurv" that were taking a bath.
Finally, Robbe and Alice called, two Italians who had the same destination had kindly given them a ride. Now, we just had to find each other in the sand dunes but that worked out. So the group was happily reunited. Together we discovered two resting cranes, to which we also came reasonably close so that we could see them well through binoculars.
We were all satisfied with our trip, Jens, Elin, Marion, Sarah-Lou and I got back into the car comfortably, while Alice and Robbe had to look for a ride again. However, they did see Coal Tits "Sortmejse", Blue Tits "Blåmejse", Crested Tits "Topmejse", Goldcrests "Fuglekonge", Whopper Swans "Sangsvane", Buzzards "Musvåge" and Crossbills "Lille Kornsnæb" along the way, so it had been worth it.
And this time it didn't take so long until two drivers offered to give them a ride and even drove them to Det Grå Fyr. After the Evening Meeting, there was a real feast today, Elin and Jens had cooked for us and it was like in a Michelin Restaurant.
There were several incredibly delicious courses and afterwards we were all full and satisfied. Then had an online meeting with Simon. Now, I´m sitting here, it´s quiet at the station, you can only hear the dishwasher, it´s late again with the blog. In this sense, good night, see you tomorrow!
Hanelie
People: Robbe Cool, Hanelie Sidhu, Alice Scalzo, Marion L'Huillier-Hunsinger, Elin and Jens Vrang, and Sarah-Lou.
A new seal friend !
Hello there !
Marrion, Hanelie and I left for Grenen early this morning.



Today’s observations in Dofbasen from observers in the area
Sum of the Raptors in the area based on observations typed into Dofbasen the same day
People : Knud Pedersen, Robbe Cool, Hanelie Sidhu, Jørgen Kabel & Igor, Alice Scalzo, Marion L'Huillier-Hunsinger, Elin and Jens Vrang, and Sarah-Lou.
Slow migration day with yummy meals to warm us up.
Hello everyone,
First I want to start this blog with very exciting news: Esben, Hanelie and I saw the northern lights while being out for night captures yesterday evening! They were faint but as it was our first time that did not limit our happiness. Forecasts predict that there might be some again today and maybe even brighter, so I advise all of you to have at least a quick look outside tonight, so you don’t miss them. After this nice sighting, we went to bed to then wake up to some amazing sunrise colours once again.
Today’s observation team consisted of Alice, Robbe and me. The wind was coming straight towards us, so it was quite chilly. Most of the birds did not seem to appreciate it much either as they were very few passing by, especially regarding sea migration. Even Northern Gannets (Sule) and Common Scoters (Sortand) were not present in many numbers or were just resting. The horizon was also pretty empty without the impressive flocks of Common Guillemots (Lomvie) and Razorbills (Alk). We did see more Whooper Swans (Sangsvane) than the previous day and so we might be seeing more from now on. Hopefully, the wind conditions will be better this coming week and we will get to see more individuals and species although it might mean having to be out on windier days. But this observation session was nonetheless enjoyable as we also were joined by other birders including Jørgen and Erik. We always enjoy having some company so if you ever see a couple of people with telescopes at Grenen in the morning don’t hesitate to come and say hello. One of the important birders that were also here this morning is already a famous representative of this blog who is capable of intensely staring at all birds passing by but also raising everyone’s mood. I am of course talking about Igor the beloved dog whose skills can be proved by the following photo.
As the migration was really slow apart from land migration, Alice and I ended up leaving a bit earlier while Robbe stayed until 11 am to finish the count with the locals. Once we were back, we started entering the observations on DOFbasen which you can check with the link below alongside records made by other local observers. We also cooked a mushroom risotto for lunch and decided to eat it outside to enjoy the sun and be ready in case a flock of raptors or other uncommon birds would appear. Hanelie and Esben could not join us for this meal as they were still busy planning the raptor GPS project for which we hope to share results in the coming weeks.
Observations of the day in DOFbasn from observers in the area
Sum of the Raptors in the area based on observations typed into Dofbasen the same day
With a full belly, all three of us felt quite sleepy and we enjoyed a chill afternoon. Then, we got the chance to meet our two new guests Elin and Jens Vrang. They are from Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, but actually drove from Funen today. They even saw a White-tailed Eagle (Havørn) on the way while we were waiting to see one in Skagen! They already stayed at the station last year and we are looking forwards to spending time with them throughout evening meetings and some dinners among other things.
Tonight, we are going to be planning the coming week, but we also want to go for a night walk in the hope of seeing the northern lights. And the dinner of the day was an Asian turn on couscous with broccoli and peanut butter sauce cooked by Robbe. And tomorrow we will see Knud again for part of the migration count.
We hope you are looking forward to the new week like we are and hopefully we will meet more of you in the coming days.
Marion
People : Esben E. Hansen, Robbe Cool, Hanelie Sidhu, Alice Scalzo, Marion L'Huillier-Hunsinger, Elin and Jens Vrang.
Observe, eat, clean, repeat
Dear birdwatchers,
As usual, Alice, Hanelie, and I woke up early again to be at Worlds end 3 before sunset. This was the first time for the team to count without Knud. But with all the training we got from him, we worked like a well-oiled machine with Hanelie and Alice focusing on the sea and me on the land. The day started again with big flocks of jackdaws “allike” but today the hooded crows “gråkrage” were present too with almost 1000 individuals migrating to Sweden. The weather was cloudier and colder than the previous days and that was clearly not appreciated by the siskins. As many siskins “Grønsisken” migrated northeast last week, they started to return today. After three hours, the migration stopped almost completely and we decided to call it a day. We took an alternative route to return to the station and visited the ringing spot where we will spend many hours next months.
In the meantime, Marion had a relaxing start of her day. She helped us with entering the data and continued working on her Masterthesis. As lunch, we first had some tasty banana bread and then an alternative version of chili sin carne with salt chips which was actually much better than nachos. Thereafter, we replaced our birding skills with cleaning skills and made the lighthouse bright and shiny again. Everyone needed some rest after this intense week and we decided to have a chill afternoon. I took a nap and then went to my cameratrap to upload the videos. It was already evening when I arrived and many water rails “vandrikse” made their last calls of the day. I had no less than 450 videos in two days! Unfortunately, the wind pretended to be an animal and triggered the trap every minute.
When I came back at the station, Esben had arrived after working a whole day for the Raptor GPS project. Because he is still here, Marion and Hanelie could go nightcatching with him. They didn’t catch anything but a fake pigeon. We had a nice dinner prepared by Alice and prepared our plans for tomorrow.
Next week, it’s going to be the four of us most of the time because Simon went to Germany for a week. Luckily, we can welcome some new guests tomorrow and Monday, a (new) friend of mine is joining the team for three days. No day is dull here!
I hope you all had a lovely Saturday with better birding weather than we had.
Observations of the day in DOFbasn from observers in the area
Sum of the Raptors in the area based on observations typed into Dofbasen the same day
Robbe
People : Esben E. Hansen, Robbe Cool, Hanelie Sidhu, Marion L'Huillier-Hunsinger and Alice Scalzo
A colour-ringed Rock Pipit "Skærpiber" from Norway in our trap!
Good evening dear blog readers!
Now, there is finally some variety in the blog and other volunteers whose texts you can enjoy. But today it is my turn again to tell you about our adventures. Simon and Esben came yesterday in the late evening to the station, we were waiting for them after one after the other went to bed.
This morning, Marion and Robbe went to Grenen to the Morning Obs with Knud. Alice and I meanwhile stayed here and opened the nets in the lighthouse garden. We sacrificed a pack of our breakfast oats and pumpkin seeds to feed the birds at the nets. We also set our little trap with the worms on the beach again and used sound to attract the Rock Pipits "Skærpiber". Today we also prepared a bigger trap and hung worms in it, Esben helped us a bit. We also used sound on the nets but caught nothing. But when we checked the Pipit Trap for the second time, we were very excited: The trap was closed and a Rock Pipit "Skærpiber" was jumping around in it, it had eaten our two worms. It was already ringed, with a colour ring from Norway. We took it to the lab and called Simon, who came to take the measurements with Alice and explain how to age a Rock pipit. it was a 3K+ bird. Afterwards there was a photo session before I released the little guy.
The morning brought no more birds and at 11 o´clock, Alice and I closed the nets and took the traps back to the lab. Afterwards the lab was swept and soon Marion and Robbe arrived from Grenen. Their highlights were the Glaucous Gull "Gråmåge" and some Cranes "Trane" in the distance. And again, the Snow Buntings "Snespurv" pleased our observers.
The weather was good and today also Marion got the chance to meet Jørgen and Igor. When we went upstairs to the station, we planned the afternoon with Simon, because there was still a lot planned for today. We had lunch together and soon Esben, Simon, and Alice left to prepare practical work for the Raptor GPS project. This is a project to find out more about the offshore migration of raptors to Norway and Sweden.
However, the three had to set off twice, the second time Marion came with them as well. But that was not so bad, because so they could buy a few things and Simon could drive Robbe and me in the afternoon to the parking lot at Nordstrand. Karin also came with us, because her stay in Skagen was now finally over and Simon drove her afterwards to the train station from where the journey now goes back to Germany. Robbe and I met Knud at the parking lot and went to the Cormorant Lake to cut reeds. At the lake, we put on the waders and went into the lake with the hedge cutters. It almost seemed as if we had already practised this scene in a light version yesterday on our wet walk back to the station. And again I was the one who stayed with dry feed, yesterday because I was the only one wearing rubber boots, today because Robbes waders had a hole in them. So I waded to the deeper parts of the lake to cut the reeds, while Robbe stayed rather in the shallower water and did the work there. Knud cheered us on from the edge of the lake and directed us where to cut.
Foto: Knud Pedersen
Now you all have a great view of the lake again and soon hopefully many breeding cormorants. After all the reeds were cut we went for a short walk where Knud showed us the whole lake and explained how the land changes and also how the lake was formed. He took us back to the lighthouse but the others were not there yet. After some time Simon, Esben, Alice, and Marion came back, who were on the way for the Raptor GPS project and did some shopping for us. We had quite a long evening meeting today and then we had super delicious vegetarian nutchos that Marion had cooked for us today.
Today’s observations in Dofbasen from observers in the area
Sum of the Raptors in the area based on observations typed into Dofbasen the same day
From the oven, it smells just besides delicious after banana bread, which Esben makes for us. With this delicious smell in the nose, we´re now slowly going to bed, see you tomorrow!
Hanelie
People: Esben E. Hansen, Simon S. Christiansen, Knud Pedersen, Robbe Cool, Hanelie Sidhu, Marion L'Huillier-Hunsinger, Alice Scalzo and Karin