Over 14,000 razorbills (Auk)!

Today was amazing day for migration counting! On his way to World’s End 3 before sunrise, Martin saw 10 Little auk (Søkonge) flying south, not far from the beach. The day was already off to a promising start! By the early afternoon Martin, Knud, and his friend had counted 14,049 razorbills (Alk) – yes, you read that right. This is the second highest count for razorbills since the observatory was opened in 2017, with close to 17,500 razorbills (Alk) counted in early November 2018. Today was also a good day for Whooper swan (Sangsvane), with a few flocks totaling 47 individuals. In addition, the observers counted 368 Black-legged Kittiwake (Ride) – not a bad day at all!

It was much quieter for us at Kabeltromlen, with only 46 new birds in total. However, Aurora ringed her first Bearded tit (Skægmejse), which she was very excited about. Also, we were happy to have Oluf out at Kabeltromlen with us.

I was excited to take a Great spotted woodpecker (Stor Flagspætte) out of the net, even if it was a recapture:

Another highlight was the Yellowhammer (Gulspurv), which is perhaps not the rarity we were hoping for, but honestly, how can you not like this beautiful bird?

Chris and Aurora are night catching tonight. We are hoping for a Spotted sandpiper (Plettede mudderklire), but a more local bird would also be nice – and more realistic, of course.

Simon and Amelie had a successful day at Blåvand Observatory and caught enough Blackbirds (Solsort) to practice attaching GPS trackers to them. They will rejoin us tomorrow evening and can then train us in how to install the small “backpacks” on the birds when we catch them – now that will be exciting! We look forward to getting started on that project and seeing the results in a few months, after the data from the birds has been analyzed.

Ringmærkning (Kabeltromlen):

Bjergirisk – Twite: 1

Blåmejse - Blue tit: 4

Bogfinke – Chaffinch: 1

Dompap – Bullfinch: 7

Fuglekonge – Goldcrest: 7

Gærdesmutte – Wren: 5

Lille Gråsisken – Lesser redpoll: 2

Stor Gråsisken – Common redpoll: 1

Gulspurv – Yellowhammer: 1

Jernspurv – Dunnock: 1

Munk – Blackcap: 2

Musvit – Great tit: 6

Rødhals – Robin: 2

Rørspurv – Reed bunting: 1

Skægmejse – Bearded tit: 1

Solsort – Blackbird: 2

Sortmejse – Coal tit: 2

Total: 46

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People: Aurora Gonzalo-Tarodo, Chris Ketola, Oluf Lou, Martin Grienenberger, Knud Pederson, Amelie Zeller, Simon S. Christiansen, Christina Stinn, Jørgen Kabel + Igor, Jørgen + Karin