Barbeque!

This morning was fairly quiet, but the weather was nice, so we were all out. Julian and János were at ringing this morning. They caught a few more birds than the previous days with some species like Willow Warbler (Løvsanger) and Blackcap (Munk). They also had some nice sightings outside the ringing like Waxwing (Silkehale), Black Kite (Sort Glente), two White Storks (Hvid Stork) and  two Ospreys (Fiskeørn). In between rounds they also had lots of free time, so they got up to some more silly activities!

Mad-eye Simon!

The rest of us were at the migration. Today were at a place called Worlds End 1 which is slightly further than the usual place that we sit at. This helps us see more of the passerines that we can’t see from the tip. We had a quiet morning, but we still saw a few nice birds like Black-throated Diver (Sortstrubet Løm), Hen Harrier (Blå Kærhøg), Bearded Tit (Skægmejse) and Hawfinch (Kernebider). We also had some really nice views of this Green Hairstreak (Grøn Busksummerfugl). Another cool sighting was this Sparrowhawk (Spurvehøg) which had white spots on its back. The name for a bird like this is partially leucistic.

Green Hairstreak (Grøn Busksummerfugl)

Partially leucistic Sparrowhawk (Spurvehøg)

Once we were all back, we had a look at the moths from last night. We had lots of moths including some Northern Drabs (Hedepletugle) and this beautiful Puss Moth (Hermelinskåbe).

Puss Moth (Hermelinskåbe)

In the early afternoon Saxe and I went to Batteriskoven to look for some butterflies and early spring birds. We had no luck but we did get very close to a pair of Great Spotted Woodpeckers (Stor Flægspette) and we heard some Crested Tits (Topmejse). Simon also went out nd saw this rare beetle called a Golden-dimpled Ground Beetle (Dyndløber).

Golden-dimpled Ground Beetle (Dyndløber)

Tonight we had a barbeque which meant we had to prepare a lot of food for a few hours. János, Alix and I made lots of salads and food ready for the grill. Dinner was really nice and we hope to be able to have more like these in the future!

Barbeque night!

During our preparation Saxe went for a local walk a found something very special. A Wryneck (Vendehals)! He had amazing views and took some really nice photos. Once he was back, he then went out again with Julian to have a look for it. Fortunately, the bird had stayed put for them, so they were able to get more views and photos.   

Wryneck (Vendehals)

People: Alvin Johansson, János Schadl, Alix Bortolussi, Julian Helbig, Dylan Daunt, Simon S. Christiansen, Saxe Lind Christiansen, Anne & Bjarne