Sydlig Nattergal?!!!

This morning Louise, Makus and I went out to world’s end 3 to do the migration count. Later in the first round Knud joined us. It was warm out there and not windy at all. Due to the lack of wind there were also not many birds migrating on the Sea today. But we saw some smaller boats driving out. They were going to catch some Tunas to put Taggs on them for a research project. While scanning the inland we found a young Merlin (Dværgfalk) sitting on a pole in the dunes. That was the first one for this autumn here.

In the third hour there was almost nothing going on, so we decided to end early and spend the last hour looking at some color ringed Gulls on the beach. 

On our way back we passed by the ringers at Kabeltromlen. 

The ringers were joined by Juri and Simon Sr. today. They caught a good amount of birds today. One of them was a beautiful Redstart (Rødstjert). There were also around 70 Coal Tits (Sortmejse) flying over Kabeltrommel, we were lucky and caught three of them. 

Coal Tit (Sortmejse)

In the last hour of ringing we were also able to observe many raptors flying over grenen. One of them  was a Goshawk (Duehøg).

After having a little rest at the station Sarah, Louise and I went out to Skarvsøen to take down the Nets because the CES period is over. On our way there we saw many Adders (Hugorm) and Sand Lizards (Markfierben).

Back at the station Markus prepared us a delicious dinner and later we and the others put up the nets on the beach to try to catch Stormpetrels (Stormsvale).

We also had the Nightjar net opened. Simon and I went to check it. We were lucky, it had caught a 1cy. Nightjar (Natravn). But there was also a second bird in the net. were very surprised about it, it was a Common Nightingale (Sydlig Nattergal). Only the third ringed for the station and the 17th record for Skagen. As we announced it on Zello also Knud, Jørgen Kabel and Egon Østergaard and also Simon and Lisa came by to see it.

Common Nightingale (Sydlig Nattergal) - only the second autumn record in Skagen ever.  

Common Nightingale (Sydlig Nattergal) and Nightjar (Natravn)

Ringing Kabeltromlen: 

Munk 2

Gærdesanger 5

Tornsanger 9

Rørsanger 3

Løvsanger 7

Jernspurv 1

Rødhals 1

Sortmejse 3

Gransanger 4

Rørspurv 3

Lille Dompap 2

Kærsanger 3

Musvit 2

Rødstjert 1

Total: 47

Ringing Lighthouse Garden:

Sydlig Nattergal - 1

Natravn - 1

Highlight of the observations:

Merlin - Dværgfalk 1k

Today’s observations in Dofbasen from observers in the area

People: Rosemary Fricke, Markus Kemp Clément, Simon Kiesé, Louise Buksti-Ladefoged, Sarah Partridge, Cora Köberle, Simon S. Christiansen, Juri Van der Horst and our guests Grete and Stig.