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torsdag 30. marts 2023
af Lauren Evans

Heavy rain and strong winds meant morning observations and ringing were not possible this morning. Instead, we used the time productively to finish ringing data entry and get on with general Fuglestation admin.

Dante finished writing an article for Netfugle.dk about his experiences birding Skagen in March, especially finding the adult, drake King Eider (Kongeederfugl) and the male Rustic Bunting (Pileværling) on the same day. It is a really entertaining read and you can find the full article here: https://www.netfugl.dk/artikler/2878/kings-and-a-bunting-late-march-in-skagen

Dante and I birded the harbour in the afternoon although, unfortunately, there was nothing of note among the resting Eider (Ederfugl) and Herring Gulls (Sølvmåge). The highlight was a male Stonechat (Sortstrubet Bynkefugl) outside the station.

In the evening, Johanna gave an excellent and informative presentation on the ‘Developments in protection of the high seas’. She illustrated some of the methods currently employed to improve seabird protection, such as mitigating longline bycatch and identification of foraging hotspots, as well as highlighted the long way we still have to go in order to fully protect our oceans and seabirds. This topic was especially relevant for us this year given our collaboration on an OSPAR project (The Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic) through the Fulmar (Mallemuk) transects we have been undertaking.

30th March Johanna Presentation

Johanna giving her presentation on the 'Development of protection of the high seas'.

A full list of today's observations can be found here.

Today's raptor summary can be found here.

Skagen Fuglestation: Johanna Veentjer, Yehonatan Ben aoia, Dante Shepherd, Lauren Evans, Bjarne & Amelia.