Sunbathing Skagen

Summer in Skagen really feels like summer these days. So we sit together in the afternoon and think about whether we will go swimming again and whether we will have another ice cream. That is wonderful. Already in the morning the sun is shining and we can enjoy the warm temperatures and the blue sky, you don't have to take a winter jacket, gloves and a hat, but sun cream ;-)

This morning Knud found five of yesterday's Red-footed Falcon Aftenfalk around Skarvsoen, which had spent the night there. These birds were easy to observe and afterwards a color ring could even be recognised on two of them (see photo from yesterday). Now it will be interesting to know where these birds come from: Romania? Hungary? Any guesses?

However, the excellent weather also ensures that the bird migration goes rather unnoticed at the moment, both in the ringing sessions and during the morning observations. This was also the case today: besides one of the Red-footed Falcons Aftenfalk left over from yesterday, a few waders passed over Grenen, including two Grey Plovers Strandhjejle, and Simon heard a Temminck's Stint (Temmincksryle), a Honey Buzzard (Hvepsevage) showed up very nicely at Kabeltromlen.

People: Max Laubstein, Robbie Lawler, Manuel Tacke, Hanelie Sidhu, Simon Christiansen, Frank Osterberg, our guest Kirsten Bregn

Observations of the day in DOFbasen from observers in the area

Ringing total (26) from Kabeltromlekratett:

Common Whitethroat (Tornsanger): 3
Lesser Whitethroat (Gærdesanger): 1
Blackcap (Munk): 2
Willow Warbler (Løvsanger): 4
Chiffchaff (Gransanger): 6
Reed Warbler (Rørsanger): 4
Marsh Warbler (Kærsanger): 3
Tree Pipit (Skovpiber): 1
Great Tit (Musvit): 1
Dunnock (Jernspurv): 1
Chaffinch (Bogfinke): 1