Slavonian Grebe and Great Spotted Woodpecker No. 2

This morning, Rose and I went out the earliest to open the nets at Kabeltromle. It was a bit windy and the nets in the reeds were quite exposed so we only had 140 netmeters open. 

When we came back from the first round, Simon was already waiting for birds at the Cable drum, but unfortunately, we did not have any birds, so he decided to go for a walk a bit and visit Emma and Markus at the Morning Observations. 

That´s how he missed the Great Spotted Woodpecker “Stor Flagspætte”, that we had in the second round. It was another juvenile.

Stor Flagspætte. Picture: Rosemary Fricke

We did not catch many birds today, only twelve, but of ten different species. Other nice species were a White Wagtail “Hvid Vipstjert” and a Lesser Redpoll “Lille Gråsisken”. 

Hvid Vipstjert. Picture: Rosemary Fricke.

Ringing totals

Gransanger 2

Gærdesanger 1

Rørsanger 1

Lille Gråsisken 1

Jernspurv 1

Kærsanger 1

Munk 1

Tornsanger 2

Hvid Vipstjert 1

Stor Flagspætte 1

Total 12

Emma and Markus did not have many birds migrating but they had a flock of about 95 Common Terns “Fjordterne” and 8 Sandwich Terns “Splitterne” resting on the beach. And there was also a highlight among the resting birds, they found a Slavonian Grebe “Nordisk Lappedykker” resting on the water! 

Nordisk Lappedykker. Picture: Markus Clement

Highlights Ringing Kabletromle:

Stor Flagspætte

Hvid Vipstjert

 

Highlights Morning Observations:

Nordisk Lappedykker

Today´s observations by observers in the area typed into DOFbasn can be seen here.

After ringing, Rose and I tried to see it but either we did not find it or it left. So we went back to the station. I checked my moth trap, it was not so many moths, only 15 different ones but one was new, Lycophotia porphyrea “Spættet lyngugle”, which has a quite interesting English name, True Lover´s Knot. I also had the Small Wainscot - Denticucullus pygmina in Danish Lille starugle. It is my favorite of the Wainscots and the first one that I caught this year and I was quite happy to see that species again after a year. 

After data work and a meeting with Simon in the afternoon, we went swimming all together. 

Tonight, we will try for Storm Petrels “Lille Stormsvale” and Nightjars “Natravn”. We will keep you updated in tomorrow´s blog.

At the station: Emma Fabre, Markus Clement, Rosemary Fricke, Simon S. Christiansen and our guests Jesper and Mette.