So Hot!

Today has been one of the hottest days in Skagen for quite a while and it has made it quite challenging to bird in for long hours. Lauren and Michael in particular found it uncomfortable in their waders during ringing this morning. Thankfully they had morebirds than yesterday to make putting up with the heat worth it and the mosquitoes were also put off by the intense heat so that was nice. From Kabeltromlen I had a 6 Honey Buzzard (Hvepsevåge), 1 Osprey (Fiskeørn), 1 Golden Oriole (Pirol), 1 Spotted Flycatcher (Grå Fluesnapper) 1 Rosefinch (Karmindompap) and 1 Serin (Gulirisk) - the latter of which was the first that I have picked out myself. Midmorning I then headed south to Saftevandsbakken to watch for birds of prey, but it became apparent early on that the raptors were mostly sticking further west so I headed to Kap Gadagung for a bit of a better view. In total I had at least 11 Honey Buzzard (Hvepsevåge), 12 Buzzard (Musvåge), 4 Red Kite (Rød Glent), 2 White-tailed Eagle (Havørn) and my best views yet of the Steppe Eagle (Steppeørn). There were 3 Spotted Flycatcher (Grå Fluesnapper) at Batteriskoven.

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Today's Ringing Totals:

Solsort (Blackbird) - 2

Sivsanger (Sedge Warbler) - 1

Kærsanger (Marsh Warbler) - 2

Rørsanger (Reed Warbler) - 1

Gærdesanger (Lesser Whitethroat) - 4

Tornsanger (Whitethroat) - 3

Havesanger (Garden Warbler) - 2

Munk (Blackcap) - 10

Gransanger (Chiffchaff) - 1

Topmejse (Crested Tit) - 1

Bogfinke (Chaffinch) - 3

Dompap (Bullfinch) - 3

Gulspurv (Yellowhammer) - 1

Skagen Bird Observatory: Dante Shepherd, Lauren Evans, Michael Colley, Zach Pannifer

Honey Buzzards (Hvepsevåge) by Zach Pannifer