Glaucous gulls everywhere

This morning Isis and Simon went out to do the morning observation. All observation from the three hours fitted on one page of the little notebooks, so you can tell, that the birds weren’t in the mood for migrating. But there were a young Glaucous Gull (Gråmåge) and a Red-necked Grebe (Gråstrubet Lappedykker), the first one we saw this season.

The rest of us had the chance to sleep a little bit longer, and spend the morning with a really great breakfast, not in a hurry to go to the observation as usual. After that, we started a Fulmar survey. With the sun in the face, the wind blew us the 10 km from Grenen to Gammel Skagen. We didn’t find any Fulmars (Mallemuk), but instead of them, we collected a lot of trash from the beach. It is shocking every time, how much plastic and old fishing gear you can find along the loneliest and wildest coastlines.

While one part of our group was still at the Fulmar survey, Isis and Simon went to a dead Mute Swan (Knopsvane), that was reported at the beach, between the lighthouse and the harbour and that had a ring. After a little research they found out, that this swan was ringed 11,5 years ago at Sjælland.

(Picture: Isis Khalil)

Simon and Simon picked the Fulmar survey-group up at Gammel Skagen and we drove to the harbour, where they had found another Glaucous Gull (Gråmåge) earlier that day. The gull was in presenting mood and flew around us a couple of times, so that we had a perfect view and were able to take some good pictures.

Glaucous Gull (Gråmåge). Picture: Simon Kiesé

People: Johanna Veentjer, Isis Khalil, Magnus Houen Lauritsen, Simon Kiesé, Mira Kieckbusch, Simon S. Christiansen

Today’s observations in Dofbasen from observers in the area

Sum of the Raptors in the area based on observations typed into Dofbasen the same day