Mellemkjove og Bynkefugl!

This morning we were woken up by a Zello message. Louise and Sarah, who did the night watch, had caught a Nightjar (Natraven). While taking down the nets in the end of the night they could also observe a Stormpetrel (Stormsvale) flying in front of the nets. Unfortunately it did not go in.

Later Markus and I went to world’s  end 3 to do the migration count. It was not as windy as yesterday but still quite  cold out there. At the end of the first hour Knud joined us. Not much later markus spotted a Skua flying to NW. After watching it a bit we were sure it was a Pomarie Skua (Mellemkjove)! We could follow it over several minutes and also see it chasing some gulls. That was a very nice observation and the first Pomarine Skua (Mellem Kjove) for Markus!

Apart from this there was not much migrating. But there were many Gannets (Sule) flying around and some Waders like a Ruddy Turnstone (Stenvender) resting on the beach.

Because of the wind the ringers did not expect to catch much today but they could have most of the nets opened and caught some very nice species.

 

1K Whinchat (Bynkefugl) 

Like a Whinchat (Bynekugl), a Pied Flycatcher (Broget Fluesnapper) and a Great Spotted Woodpecker (Stor Flagspætte) who knew exactly how to defend himself against the ringers.

 

1K Great Spotted Woodpecker (Stor Flagspætte) 

They had a good variety with 13 different species today and also caught the first bird in the new net they set up yesterday.

After coming back and doing the data we all had some very long naps and some of us also went for a swim.

Now we are preparing everything for going Wader catching together with Lars Bo at Jerup Strand tonight.

 

Ringing Kabeltrommlen: 

Munk 1

Gærdesanger  2

Tornsanger 2

Rørsanger 1

Broget Fluesnapper 1

Dompap 2

Løvsanger 3

Jernspurv 1

Rødhals 1

Lille Gråsisken 1

Bynkefugl 1

Stor Flagspætte 1

Total: 21

 

Ringing Det Grå Fyr:

Natraven 1

 

Highlight of the observations:

Pomarie Skua - Mellemkjove!

arround 400 Gannets (Sule)

Today’s observations in Dofbasen from observers in the area

People: Rosemary Frikke, Markus Kemp Clément, Simon Kiesé, Louise Buksti-Ladefoged, Sarah Partrige, Cora Köberle, Simon S. Christiansen, Lars Bo Jacobsen.