We tried our best

When we woke up this morning, the lighthouse was surrounded by fog. So much so that you could barely see the beach from the window. Doing a migration count was out of the question, so we decided to try a different technique than previously to catch the Rock Pipits (Skærpiber). We set a small net up on a rocky part of the beach and put a speaker with the song of the species. In the meanwhile, we did some bike fixing and tried to repair a pair of leaking waders, but the glue didn't really stick. After the Rock Pipits (Skærpiber) didn't react to the speaker, we decided to get the net in again and after a small lunch break, we biked to Michael Anchers place to help him with the ringing in his garden.

Rockpipit setup.

We ringed about 25 birds in three hours with some nice species being Yellowhammer (Gulspurv), Brambling (Khærkefinke), Siskin (Grønsisken) and many Chaffinches (Bogfinke) and Tits (Mejse). Between the rounds we went for a walk, helped Michael in his garden, or enjoyed the sun coming out a little bit. Alvin and I had a Coke and Alix some lemon water, so we definitely had a good time.

3CY+ male Siskin (Grønsisken)

Alix and János in the smallest bit of sunlight fighting against the fog.

When we went back, we met with Simon to discuss some organizational matters and finished the birthday cake from yesterday. Later Alix got a new haircut, and we finished the day with pancakes for dinner.

No risk, no fun!

Ringing (Nordstjernevej)

Musvit – 24
Blåmejse – 36
Grønirisk - 1
Grønsisken – 3
Bogfinke - 4
Khærkefinke - 1
Gulspurv - 1
Solsort - 2

Total: 72

 Link to today’s observations in DOFbasen from observers in the area

People: Alvin Johansson, János Schadl, Alix Bortolussi, Simon S. Christiansen, Michael Ancher.