A long summer day in Skagen with Bearded Reedling, European Pine Martin and Little Tern

The morning started with me shortly checking the wall at the moths trap before Tue and I left for ringing at the CES site Skarvsøen at 2.45. it takes a while to get there, first biking to the parking at Nordstrand, then walking to the lake. Nets were open at 3.45 and Cora joined us for the first round at 4.15. We had quite a nice morning at Skarvsøen with Beardedd Reedlings „Skægmejse“ in the nets as well as a partially leucistic Reed Warbler „Rørsanger“ which had some white feathers.

Tue and Hanelie with four 1K Bearded Reedlings "Skægmejse". Picture: Cora Körbele

Partially leucistic Reed Warbler "Rørsanger". Picture: Cora Körbele

Jørgen and Igor visited us just after we had a yero round, so the waiting time until next round went over fast as we had nice company. Together, we saw some Honey Buzzards „Hvepsevåge“ circling over the lake. 

In the meantime Andrew took a walk at the beach and saw a Little Tern „Dværgterne“ in a flock of Terns and many Arktic Skuas „Almindelig Kjove“ over the sea. When it was time for his tour with twobritisch cruise ship passengers, these birds were unfortunately gone but it was still a good tour as the saw the Grashopper Warbler „Græshoppersanger“ and heared a Rosefinch „Kamindompap“ calling.

Today´s observations of observers in the area typed into DOFbasn can be seen here.

Ringing totals CES Skarvsøen
Rørsanger 7
Gærdesanger 4
Skægmejse 3
Blåmejse 1
Gransanger 3
Tornsanger 6
Total 24

Highligs in the nets

Skægmejse

partially leucustic Rørsanger

Highlights in the field

Dværgterne

Mallemuk

Almindelig Kjove

Græshoppersanger

Skovmår

 Back at the station, I checked the inside of the moth traps but it was only 14 species that had found their way to my light that night. One ewas new for me though, Rhyacia simulas „Simulant ugle“. As it was not so many I would like to show some highlights of the last days.

Some moths of the last days. Pictures: Hanelie Sidhu

Simon came to the station both in the morning and again in the afternoon to do some office work and check some data with us.

 After dinner we went out all together for some seawatching. We saw a good number of Fulmars „Mallemuk“ and some Arctic Skuas „Almindelig Kjove“, it had been worth to go out.

 It had been a full day but it was not over yet. We waited until it was dark, which is very late that time of year. While waiting, Cora and I saw a European Pine Martin „Skovmår“ in the garden. At midnight, Cora, Tue and I went out to the beach with thermal binocular and handnet, but we did not catch anything. We walked back on the Sandworm track and heared the Grasshopper Warbler „Græshoppersanger“ singing in the middle of the night.

Back at the station we looked at the moths traps and I stayed outside a little longer to take pictures, as there were many moths, but I will leave that for tomorrow.

At the station: Simon S. Christiansen, Tue Baaner, Cora Körbele, Andrew Jacobs, Hanelie Sidhu