Westerly winds

The westerly winds had dropped a little this morning but have built up throughout the day and are now buffeting the lighthouse and station windows!

Dante and I headed to World’s End for seawatching again this morning whilst the wind was slightly calmer. Migration was slightly slower than yesterday with 7 Mallemuk (Fulmars) passing in 3 hours as well as 1 Fiskeørn (Osprey) and 150 Stær (Starling) seen over the sea!

Gulspurv (Yellowhammer).

In the afternoon, we all headed out for thirds of the Lille Kjove (Long-tailed Skua) which is still harassing Splitterne (Sandwich Terns) and resting on the beach. We were, again, treated to excellent views as the bird flew overhead which made battling the strong winds and sand-storm worth it. Spring seems barely over, and already autumn wader migration appears to have begun with Hvidklire (Greenshank) and Almindelig Ryle (Dunlin) seen migrating south-west over Skagen as well as a 1 Krumnæbbet Ryle (Curlew Sandpiper). We were also delighted to see that all 7 of the Landsvale (Swallow) chicks, that we ringed a few weeks ago, have fledged and can now been seen flying with their parents. 

Today we welcomed back Søren, who has stayed in the station’s apartment as a guest for many years but is back this time as a volunteer. We also said goodbye to Anders and Dorthe and welcomed our news guests Lars and Janne.

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

Skagen Fuglestation: Sean Walsh, Dante Shepherd, Søren Leth-Nissen, Lauren Evans, Lars & Janne.