Crazy Halloumi Burgers

We had south winds overnight. This brought in a fishy smell from the harbour, but also a good amount of birds to Kabeltromlen. We ringed many Reed and Marsh Warblers (Rørsanger and Kærsanger) and a couple of Sylvias, but the highlight was an totaly unexpected Red-breasted Flycatcher (Lille Fluesnapper). It even had a broodpatch, which was very fun to see, although we dont think it is a breedingbird.

Lille Fluesnapper with broodpatch

I was on migration count this morning, and after two hours of litteraly no mouvments I desided to quit and went over to the ringing. Just in time for the Flycatcher. I stayed there for an hour, befor I needed to go back and meet with Diana. She is a Post dock from Aarhus University and together we went to Skarvsöen to check the Cormorant (Skarv) colonie on plastic and fishing nets used as material for the nests. It was a nice walk and we had a long talk about birdringing and her job as a Seabird biologist and she took some pictures of the nests for her research.

After Alvin did some birding at WE2, he went on a much needed shopping trip and Julian and Hannah went for a walk to Storsig and Batteriskoven and afterwards for a swim. Next to different indoor tasks, I also analyzed data from my recorder at Grenen and found a Stone Curlew (Triel) calling shortly after midnight on the 5th of June. A great record for Skagen!

Nocturnal migrating Stone Curlew (Triel) over Grenen

The highlight of the day however, was the dinner! Alvin made halloumi burger – so good!

Crazy halloumi burgers

We had big plans for the night. As the wind was down, we thought it might be a good idea to try and catch terns at the tip. We prepared everything and biked out to Grenen. The nets were placed over a small pound that had formed close to the tip, and we made our camp on WE3, where we usually do the migration count.

Net settup at Grenen

We brought some blankets, drinks and a couple of candles, so everything was set for a cozy night outside. Even though we ended up not catching anything, it was still a nice trip and fun to spend a whole night at Grenen.

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

Summary of today's raptor migration in DOFbasen

People: Alvin Johansson, János Schadl, Julian Helbig, Hanna Bangart, Alix Bortolussi, Anna and Jesper Sandfeld, Agnes