A Mini Adventure

Picture 1: View from Stokmilen

We woke up with a plan to have a mini adventure. It was much calmer outside so a real change from the last few days with the wind changing direction. We both decided it was a good day to attempt a cycling trip. The last few days the bikes have been rather challenging to say the least due to wind direction, but today this changed. After making some nice lunch we decided to head out. Some good snacks were needed for our day ahead. Our plan was to cycle to Stokmilen and explore the area. We have both previously been there before but thought it would be a lovely place to have an adventure Sunday.

Picture 2: View from the Buried Church

We arrived at Stokmilen after about a 40-minute cycle in the gently falling snow. It was super lovely being back but one of the things we both noticed was that the area had slightly changed with sand movement. Paths looked a little different from our previous visit two years ago. We walked through pine wood to get to the Buried Church which was rather picturesque in the snow. It was super peaceful and beautiful to explore and climb the tower which is a cool bit of Skagen history. We decided that this was an excellent spot for some lunch and break so had a short stop. Whilst eating lunch we watched snowflakes falling onto our clothes and bags which was rather lovely, a sign of a proper winter wonderland.  

Picture 3: Crested Tit (Topmejse)

On our walk Thomas spotted some Crested Tit (Topmejse), which was a very lovely find. We decided to watch for a while and see if anything else turned up. In the same tree, we also had a Treecreeper (Træløber), and a Coal Tit (Sortmejse) so some good finds so far. We were getting a little cold so continued our walk ending with some dramatic landscapes along the Danish coast south from our location. It is an incredible area and worth a visit if ever in Skagen.

Picture 4: Beach looking towards the Harbour

After a little break we decided to head back to warm up with some tea and biscuits which were needed after our mini adventure. On the way back we stopped to see some Brambling (Kvækerfinke) and Greenfinches (Grønoriske) hiding in the trees, a lovely little distraction.

Today has been lovely and we will see what the evening brings. It has been really nice to explore a different area and see some good wildlife.  Thomas is cooking pizza so a proper Pizza Sunday inspired by my family!!

Highlights:

-              Crested Tit (Topmejse) - Stokmillen

-              Brambling (Kvækerfinke) – Skagen By

-              Great-northern Diver (Islom) – Skagen Havn

Link to Dofbasen here.

Observers: Eleanor Harris, Thomas Weston