A Final Goodbye & Summer Ringing

 Another day, another early morning waking up at the wonderful lighthouse, which we call home. This time, for me, will be the last time I wake up early to open the nets. Waking up before 3 AM, Hanelie and I headed out to Kabeltromlen to open the nets. Despite the incoming weather system, we headed out to Grenen and opened most of the nets. 

 Over the course of the next several hours, we caught 13 birds with the majority of those being likely breeders or young birds. The last bird I rung before I went home for the morning for the last time was a Common Reed Warbler (Rørsanger). This will likely to be the last bird I have in the hand for the foreseeable future, so I thoroughly enjoyed my time with it.

 My last bird in the hand!

In the afternoon, we spent the day cleaning the station and catching up on data from our trip to Hirsholmene. We also welcomed back Simon, who was abroad in Iceland, ringing sea ducks with Lisa. We had a long meeting about things which needed to be completed by the end of the month, and we were also lucky enough to have Simon present to us about Infectious diseases and ornithosis.

 Tornsanger Chicks!

Now we are getting ready to head to the annual Sankthansaften festival in town to celebrate the summer solstice.

On a little side note, I would like to thank all those who have made my time in Skagen over the last 5 months great. I hope to see you all again! To all of those in this year's spring crew, it was a pleasure working with you all. Keep in touch! I ended up getting nine lifers over the season, with my favorite being Dotterel (Pomeransfugl). Lastly, I would like to give a massive thanks to Simon for his endless dedication and masterful teaching. I would not be where I am today without him. Thank you, Simon.

 And so, my time in Skagen has concluded, but for those still here, they will have to wait and see what happens tomorrow! I will miss you all, but this will not be the last time I will be in Skagen!

Vi Ses!

Lucas Corneliussen

Ringing: Kabeltromelen

Gærdesmutte 1

Rørsanger 2

Gærdesanger 2

Tornsanger 6

Havesanger 1

Rørspurv 1

Total: 13

People: Lucas Corneliussen, Andrew Jacobs, Cora Köberle, Tue Baaner, Hanelie Sidhu, Simon Sigaard Christiansen