New volunteer arrived

This morning, I went to the migration count. There were some migrating birds during the first two hours, including terns and Kittiwakes (Ride). I spotted a Fulmar (Mallemuk) far away heading southeast. Then I saw a group of waders land and disappear along the shore, so I went down to check if they were Sanderlings (Sandløber).

On my way back to the dunes, an immature Arctic Skua (Almindelig Kjove) flew over me for a few seconds—it was very close. I also observed an adult Black Guillemot (Tejst) in summer plumage resting quite far out at sea. The last two hours were very slow, with almost no birds migrating, but some were resting on the beach. There was a nice resting flock of Common Terns (Fjordterne), Sandwich Terns (Splitterne), and Kittiwakes (Ride).

Arctic Skua (Almindelig Kjove)

At the end of the four hours, I joined the ringing.
Hanelie and Rose woke up early for the ringing. They found a Black Redstart (Husrødstjert) at the entrance. They tried to catch it, but it went into the broom closet and hid beside some cables and pipes. So they left it inside and opened the front door so it could leave. Apparently, it flew out during the morning, as we didn’t see it again afterward.

young Yellowhammers (Gulspurv)

Otherwise, it was quite windy for ringing, so they didn’t open the reed net side. They caught 25 birds, including 3 Yellowhammers (Gulspurv), 2 young Bullfinches (Dompap), and 2 Icterine Warblers (Gulbug). They also saw two Jays (Skovskade) and one Lapwing (Vibe) flying around. When I arrived, I ringed one of the young Bullfinches (Dompap).

young Bullfinche (Dompap)

Afterward, we went back to the lighthouse, and Hanelie cooked a nice pasta sauce. Simon brought us a new volunteer, Markus. Then we spent the afternoon entering data and taking naps. In the evening, we sewed one net and threw away another one that had too many big holes.

Ringing totals:
Gransanger 4
Tornsanger 5
Gulbug 2
Gærdesanger 3
Munk 4
Rørspurv 1
Blåmejse 1
Dompap 2
Gulspurv 3

Highlights:

Fulmar (Mallemuk) 

Arctic Skua (Almindelig Kjove)

At the station: Rosemary Fricke, Emma Fabre, Simon S. Christiansen, Hanelie Sidhu, Markus Clement

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