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tirsdag 25. november 2025
Today we had relatively strong south-easterly winds again, which is why we decided to go to nordstrand to do the observation there. In our cozy nook we were well protected from the wind and the sun was shining almost the whole day. The Obs Team today consisted of Amira, Florian, Lise and me, although Lise needed to leave after two hours to do some "office work". While there were not many birds, we had many close sightings of Red-breasted Merganser (Toppet Skallesluger), Long-tailed Duck (Havlit) and Black-throated Diver (Sortstrubet Lom) and had our joy calling them out every time with the term "Tæt på land!". All in all, the count was quite entertaining. If not because of the birds, then at least because of the many jokes and good conversations. In the end we also saw an adder, which is quite late for this species.
Amira and the adder at Northstrand. Photo by Florian & János
After the count, however, there was a bad surprise - Florian's bike tire had a flat. So while me and Amira biked back, Florian had to walk, which wasn't too bad in the nice weather, and on the way back he could watch a group of northern Long-tailed tits (Halemejse).
We all took a short lunch break to eat something and went out again a little later. Miles had spent the morning checking ringing data for errors - later also together with Lise. In the afternoon he biked to the sand dunes south of Skagen to enjoy the sunset there and also did some birding. There he also saw a White Wagtail (Hvid Vipstjert) and on the way back he stopped at the grocery store to buy some food for dinner. Florian and Amira went birding at Grenen. While Florian was looking for rare passerines again, he saw a Great grey Shrike hunting greenfinches, which was an interesting observation. Amira went for a walk over the beach and managed to see some close Kittiwakes (Ride), Sanderlings (Sandløber) and Red-breasted Mergansers (Toppet Skallesluger). I also went for a walk, and starting from the lighthouse, I got good views of both juvenile and adult Sanderlings (Sandløber) and later took a close look at a group of roosting gulls at Grenen.
Sanderlings - left juvenile, right adult. Photo by János
János walking over the beach. Photo by Florian
Lise went for a run in the afternoon. The sunset was particularly beautiful again today in Skagen and Florian managed to take some nice photos!
Sunset at Grenen. Photo by Florian
In the evening Miles cooked a delicious dinner, using six blocks of tofu and extending our tofu-streak to six meals in a row!
Highlights from observations
Black-throated Diver (Sortstrubet Lom) 1
Long-tailed Duck (Havlit) 2
Link to today’s observations from the area.
People: Miles Scheuering, János Schadl, Florian Hatt, Amira Nuseibeh, Lise Mastrup
- and since the ringing season is officially over -
The autumn season at Kabeltromlen
Since starting on 20th July, the autumn’s standard ringing season at Kabeltromlen came to an end on 20th November. In total 4945 new birds were ringed by volunteers and guest ringers who contributed to the observatory’s work. A big thank you to all of these people!
Looking back at the data from the past four months tells us that the most common species ringed was Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) with a total of 978 individuals. These are followed by 735 Goldcrests (Regulus regulus) and 415 Blackcaps (Sylvia atricapilla). Compared to autumn 2024, about twice as many birds were ringed during the autumn season this year. Take a look at the graphs to see the per day and total amount of ringed birds for the 2024 and 2025 autumn seasons.
Long-tailed Tits (Aegithalos caudatus, 100 ringed), Bullfinches (Pyrrhula pyrrhula, 203 ringed) and Coal Tits (Periparus ater, 165 ringed) were on the move from the north this year giving high numbers of these species in the nets. From the south the Firecrests (Regulus ignicapilla) came with a high total of 8 ringed birds.
The rarest bird was a Dusky Warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus). Other highlights included Barred Warbler (Curruca nisoria), Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus), Blue Throats (Luscinia svecica), Twites (Linaria flavirostris), Siberian Chiffchaffs (Phylloscopus collybita tristis), Wryneck (Jynx torquilla), Great Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor) and Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis).
The 6th October was a day to the history books when 742 birds were ringed. Never before has so many birds got a ring on at Grenen.
It goes without saying that we are thrilled to look back on great ringing season here in Skagen! For now, ringing gear has been packed away, ready for next year’s spring season to start on 20th March. We hope for another great season and look forward to whichever birds might show up!
Ringing is carried out by ringers with licenses from the Ringing Administration at the Natural History Museum of Denmark.
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Efterårssæsonen ved Kabeltromlen
Den 20. juli startede denne efterårssæson for ringmærkning og nu er den for nylig afsluttet den 20. november. I alt blev 4945 nye fugle ringmærket af frivillige fra stationen og gæstende ringmærkere. En stor tak skal lyde til alle, som har bidraget til dette arbejde!
Dataen indsamlet de sidste fire måneder fortæller, at den hyppigst ringmærkede art var Blåmejse (Cyanistes caeruleus) med i alt 978 fugle. Disse er efterfulgt af 735 Fuglekonger (Regulus regulus) og 415 Munk (Sylvia atricapilla). Sammenlignet med efteråret 2024 blev omkring dobbelt så mange fugle ringmærket denne efterårssæson. Se graferne for at få et overblik over, hvor mange fugle der blev ringmærket per dag og i alt for efterårssæsonerne 2024 og 2025.
Halemejser (Aegithalos caudatus, 100 ringmærkede), Dompapper (Pyrrhula pyrrhula, 203 ringmærkede) og Sortmejser (Periparus ater, 165 ringmærkede) trak især i år i høje antal fra nord, hvilket afspejlede sig i mængderne af disse arter i nettene. Fra syd kom Rødtoppede Fuglekonger (Regulus ignicapilla), som der i alt blev ringmærket 8 individer af.
Den sjældneste art var Brun Løvsanger (Phylloscopus fuscatus). Andre højdepunkter var blandt andet Høgesanger (Curruca nisoria), Ringdrossel (Turdus torquatus), Blåhals (Luscinia svecica), Bjergirisk (Linaria flavirostris), Sibirisk Gransanger (Phylloscopus collybita tristis), Vendehals (Jynx torquilla), Stor Tornskade (Lanius excubitor) og Isfugl (Alcedo atthis).
Den 6. Oktober blev en historisk dag, hvor 742 fugle blev ringmærkede. Der er hidtil aldrig ringmærket så mange fugle på én dag ved Grenen.
Vi er glade for at kunne se tilbage på en god ringmærkningssæson her i Skagen! Nu er net og andet grej pakket ned, klar til at forårets ringmærkningssæson starter den 20. marts. Vi krydser fingre for endnu en fantastisk sæson og er spændte på hvilke fugle der må dukke op!
Ringmærkning er foretaget af ringmærkere med licens fra Ringmærkningsadministrationen ved Statens Naturhistoriske Museum.
