Night catching

Last night, we set up the nets in the hope of catching a Storm-petrel or a nightjar. Sea fog was beginning to roll in. Mette come to help us for the round. Hanelie and  her went on the net check while the others went to sleep. However, nothing was caught in the nets. Andrew later went to help Hanelie close them.

Storm-petrel net setting 

After that, Hanelie went to check her moth trap. She found a Small Chocolate-tip (Chokoladeplet – Clostera pigra) and a Natterjack Toad near the lighthouse. During the check, she also saw a bat flying. Andrew went to the beach to count gulls. It was foggy, but he still managed to count around 500 gulls, along with some kittiwakes and waders.

Small Chocolate-tip (Chokoladeplet – Clostera pigra)

This afternoon, we started repairing the nets. Hanelie taught Pauline and me how to do it. Then Hanelie cleaned the lab while Pauline and I went to Kabetteotmmer to cut the grass under the nets and clear some trees.
When we got back to the lighthouse, I went for a swim. I found some crabs and small polyps attached to the seaweed.

Team fixing the net

This nigh Simon taking Hanelie and me to …. for ringing some nightjar. We hope to catch some!

People: Pauline Nähring, Andrew Jacobs, Hanelie Sidhu and Emma Fabre, Mette Møller Christensen, Simon S. Christiansen