Ringing and sun at Skagen By

This morning Simon came to the station to pick us up because we had some ringing plans in Skagen today. 

So we packed our ringing equipment. Before we left we heard a nice Stonechat (Sortstrubet Bynkefugl) singing in front of our window. And some Honey Buzzards (Hvepsevåge) circling over the lighthouse. Just before we finally wanted to leave, Hanelie caught a Sand Lizard (Markfirben), a nice green one.

Sand Lizard (Markfirben)

First we went to the harbour to look at some Gulls. And also our Guests Jeppe and Linda joined. We found quite a lot of Kittiwakes (Rider) and two Black Guillemots (Tejst). Four of the Kittiwakes were also colour ringed but unfortunately they were too far away to read the rings.

On our way out of the harbour we also looked if we could find some Common Ringed Plover (Stor Præstekrave) chicks. We actually found one but it was already too big and fast to be caught.

Our next stop was the house of Tina who has some Swifts (Mursejler) breeding in her nest boxes. But when we got out the leather we could see that they were too far up to reach.

So we ringed the Great Tit (Musvit) chicks from another nest nest box instead. There were five of them in the nestbox.

In the afternoon Hanelie went back to the harbour to try to get on to some roofs to catch and ring some Gull chicks. And she actually found some people who let her on to a roof. She rang two Herring Gull (Sølvmåge) chicks. 

Ringing Herring Gull (Sølvmåge) chick at the harbour

Ringing Skagen By:

Musvit 5

Sølvmåge 2

Highlight of the observations:

Kittiwake  (Ride) - 64

Black Guillemot (Tejst) 2

Honey Buzzard (Hvepsevåge) 4

Today’s observations in Dofbasen from observers in the area

People: Cora Köberle, Hanelie Sidhu, Andrew Jacobs, Simon Sigaard Christiansen and our guests Jeppe and Linda