Safari birding trip

Today's migration count was nice, with considerable movement compared to the previous week. Decent movement over the sea with Scoters (And), Divers (Lom), and good Common Tern migration (Fjordterne). What was notable though, was the Ring Ouzel (Ringdrossel) migration with 235 individuals! There was also a Great Northern Diver (Islom) that came from inland and migrated out over the sea.

In the ringing we recaptured a Redpoll (Gråsisken), that was ringed last year, an adult male.

After the morning duties, we went together with Simon to town and did some shopping at the pharmacy to buy, for example, station-suncream. Then we went birding, first in the industrial area in western Skagen and then at a horse field where we met a very cute dog and some beautiful horses.

Dylan with horse

Alix feeding horse with grass 

Dylan petting cute dog

We also went to Batteriskogen. There we saw three Pied Flycatchers (Broget Fluesnapper). Although we didn't find any mega rarities, we got to see some new birding spots, for most of us, and explore the town a little more.

Highlights from the observations:
Ring Ouzels (Ringdrossel) - 235
Great Northern Diver (Islom) - 1
Shag (Topskarv) - 5

Ringing (Kabeltromlen)
Gransanger 3
Fuglekonge - 1
Løvsanger - 5
Rødhals - 1
Munk - 1
Rørspurv 1
Musvit - 1
Sangdrossel - 1
Solsort - 1
Total: 15

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

People: Alvin Johansson, János Schadl, Alix Bortolussi, Julian Helbig, Dylan Daunt, Simon S. Christiansen, Søren, Knud Pedersen