They are coming back to Skagen !

Hello everyone !

Like yesterday, today was a slow day for birds; but some nice divers (great and black throated) were spotted by Max, Alice and Erik.

Amazing high quality picture of a black-throated diver taken by Max

Another clutch of ring plovers has also been sighted on the beach and we are looking forward to ringing them !

4 ring plover chicks seeking shelter under their parent (Photo taken by Alice)

When it comes to the ringing, we had few birds in quantity but 10 different species in the nets which is always enjoyable. On the way back to the light house, Martina spotted the Crested Lark near the parking lot near the dunes.

Later in the day, Alice went with Jørgen Kabel to see a Polygonia C-album; it only has been observed a couple of times in Skagen !

Polygonia C-album taken by Alice

Tonight, Max and Martina are going to do some night catching on the beach and we all wish them good luck !

That is all for today folks !

See you tomorrow

Nathan Delmas

Ringing Totals:

Common Chiffchaff / Gransanger : 1

Sedge Warbler / Sivsanger : 1

Willow Warbler / Løvsanger : 1

Chaffinch / Bogfinke : 1

Yellow Hammer / Gulspurv : 2

Lesser Redpoll / Gråsisken : 1

Great Tit / Musvit : 2

Common Whitethroat / Tornsanger : 6

Reed Bunting / Rørspurv : 2

Eurasian Blackcap / Munk : 1

Total : 18

 Local observations of the day in DOFBasen