A day in the dunes

The day began very early for us, with an alarm at 3am for a planned ringing session at Kabeltromlen. Sadly, the weather didn’t look very good, so we decided to stay at the station.

I still decided to go for a little walk to look for some amphibians or reptiles, and actually got rewarded with some nice sightings: four Natterjack Toads (Kreuzkrø) and one Moor Frog (Spidssnudet Frø). Even though we see them quite often, I still get excited each time.

After a few hours of rest, Emma and I jumped on the bikes and went on a grocery run to the city. After that, we spent the afternoon repairing our nets by sewing all the holes.

In between, we had a short but very cool break. It was finally time to ring the young Barn Swallows (Landsvale) that are nesting right here at the station.

Let’s hope the weather improves tomorrow, so we can successfully do more ringing :)

Link to todays observations in DOFbasen from Observers in the area.

Ringing (Lighthouse Garden):

Landsvale: 3

People: Pauline Nähring, Hanelie Sidhu, Emma Fabre & Simon Sigaard Christiansen