A fresh wind from Siberia...

A few nights ago, Angus caught a Lightbellied Brant (Lysbuget Knortegås), that has been resting just at the Kattegat Bunker for almost a week. So, Knud pointed out to us that it got a new friend and walking home from migration counting, we saw that the two Brants were accompanied by a Goosander (Stor Skallesluger). That was motivation enough for Christina and me to go out yesterday. We were keen on catching that Goosander! So, when we arrived at the Bunker at about 10pm, unfortunately, the Goosander had left, but the two Geese were swimming in the water not too far away. As the water was quite deep, it wasn’t possible for us to walk in with our waders, so Christina took her chance and went for a little swim. She was successful and as soon as we put the bird in a bag, she went in to get the second one.  Unluckily, it flew out of the net again… Arriving at the lab, we noticed that the Goose had already been ringed by Angus. We are stoked to try it another time in the next days.

In the morning, Christina and I opened the nets at Kabeltromlen, hoping for another good ringing day. Oluf and Michael joined us at 7 before the first round.

Michael, Oluf and two juvenile Songthrushes (Sangdrossel):

We were busy this morning with several flocks of Blue Tits (Blåmejse) and Coal Tits (Sortmejse), but the highlights for today were definitely two Yellow-Browed Warblers (Hvidbrynet Løvsanger), such beautiful birds! We were hoping to catch this species all week.

Christina, while taking measurements of the Yellow-Browed Warbler:

This afternoon there was heavy rain and wind in Skagen, but we hope to get a break tomorrow morning, so that we can go ringing and take advantage of the easterly winds.

Ringmærkning (Kabeltromlen):

Blåmejse - Blue Tit - 25

Fugelkonge – Goldcrest - 2

Gærdesmutte -Wren - 8

Gransanger - Chiffchaff – 8

Lille Gråsisken – Lesser Redpoll – 3

Hvidbrynet Løvsanger – Yellow-browed Warbler - 2

Jernspurv - Dunnock – 2

Løvsanger – Willow Warbler - 1

Munk - Blackcap – 6

Musvit – Great Tit - 5

Rødhals - Robin – 6

Rørsanger – Reed Warbler - 1

Rørspurv - Reed Bunting - 2

Sangdrossel - Song Thrush – 2

Solsort – Blackbird - 2

Sortmejse - Coal Tit - 9

Total: 83

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People: Martin Grienenberger, Amelie Zeller, Christina Stinn, Simon S. Christiansen, Michael Fink Jørgensen, Oluf Lou, Knud Pedersen, Lene & Stig, Jørgen & Igor