Cleanup day and 40 different moths species in the traps!

After not so much sleep my day started as the last night had ended, I went to the moths trap, took pictures of some moths outside and took some inside to wait until they were calm and take pictures. While it had been calm outside some hour ago when we came back from nightcatching, it was very windy now. Wind is never so good to get many moths but most of the night had been calm and althogether, I had 40 different moths species! That was so far the best night in Skagen for catching moths but, if the weather plazs along and we would not get too many more windy nights, Juli is actually the best months to get many different moth species. I had six new species for me in the trap today, there are a lot mor moths species than birds, but I usually do not get that many new. I will show some highlights from the traps. 

Six of today´s 40 moths species. Pictures: Hanelie Sidhu

Later in the morning Simon and Lisa came to finish the data work and say goodbye to Tue, who left the station today after some exciting spring months at Skagen. It was very nice meeting you here Tue and we with you the best luck with future birding and ringing and for your biology studies in autumn! 

Around noon, it was time to do a big cleanup in the attic above the lab. It took a while to organize all the boxes and traps up there but now it looks way more tidy than before.

Hanelie, Cora and Andrew cleaning up the attic. Picture: Simon S. Christiansen

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