Hvid Vipstjert Unger

Today technically started last night, with attempted storm petrel (Lille Stormsvale) and roosting tern (Terner) ringing, although the chance for the storm petrels were low we still had hopes for the terns closer to sun rise. Everyone joined for opening the nets but after the first check of the nets, Jonatan, Oskar and Taima headed back. Martina brought her sleeping bag and had her best nights sleep since arriving here. Me and Frederik checked the nets each round however after a few net checks and the weather closing in we made the decision to close and head home. Once everyone was awake it was cleaning day! so everyone mucked in to get the communal areas, stairs and bedrooms nice and tidy and free of sand from the night before. Taima, Frederik and Martina entered some missing data, Taima also made a batch of brownies for everyone, and we rung the resident White wagtail (Hvid Vipstjert) chicks in the nest just below our window alongside the lighthouse. With help from Pierre and Kristina from the lighthouse centre and some interested visitors we had 6 healthy chicks and placed them back to hopefully fledge in the next week or so, where we will hopefully see them around the lighthouse showing off their new jewelry!

Tonight, (21:30-22:00) we will head out to Grenen point and north-beach to count the roosting terns and gulls (Måger) alike and possibly search for some color-ringed birds and hope for some interesting recoveries. The counts of which will be added below:

Lesser Black Back Gull - 33

Great Black Back Gull - 12

Blackheaded Gull - 54

Herring Gull - 265

Common/Artic tern - 136 

Sandwich Tern - 14

Common Scoter - 21

Gannet - 10

Kittiwake - 2

Eider - 4

Curlew - 2

Dunlin - 4 

Ringed Plover - 5

Red-Throated Diver - 1 

Ringing : 

6 Hvid Vipstjert unger 

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