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Bird Games and Sweet Rewards
torsdag 3. september 2026
Today I got up early again to open the nets at Kabeltromlen, where Páll was already waiting for me to help me out. Jule also joined for the first ringing round and we had a good variety of birds. A Robin (Rødhals) was already waiting for us in the nets while we were opening them which was a nice start to the morning.
We caught 19 new birds in total, including a Blue Tit (Blåmejse), a lot of Blackcaps (Munk), Common Whitethroats (Tornsanger).... and a Dunnock (Jernspurv) which was definitely our highlight for today.
Between the ringing rounds Simon suggested to play the “I'm a Migrant”. It was a really fun way to understand more about the a bird's life cycle and how different species use moult strategies :)
Mio spent the morning doing the migration count. He observed a Great Skua (Storkjove), as well as a Hobby (Lærkefalk) migrating south and then heading out towards the sea. A Black Tern (Sortterne) appeared during the last ten minutes of the count and the Surf Scoter (Brilleand) was still present at Nordstrand.
Sunrise at Worlds End 3. Photo: Mio Brix
After we came back to the station, Jule showed me how to enter the data from recaptured birds and their rings. We then had some of the cake our guests had brought for us before we all headed off for a well-deserved nap. THANKS!
Simon, Lisa and their puppy Odin had a particularly exciting observation in the afternoon: a Yellow-browed Warbler (Hvidbrynet Løvsanger) in their garden! It was remarkably early and the first in Denmark this autumn. It was even the earliest autumn record of the species in Skagen as well. 9 days earlier than the former record from 12th Spetember 2018.
Yellow-browed Warbler (Hvidbrynet Løvsanger) at Carl Johansens Vej in town. Photo: Linda Mølgaard
Odin was very satisfied with finding Yellow-browed Warbler (Hvidbrynet Løvsanger). It would not have been found if he did'nt needed to go out and pee
Our guests have also been enjoying their time around the station. The previous evening, they had a Kestrels (Tårnfalk) sitting on the station window looking for prey. They kindly made some homemade cloud berry jam for us to try and surprised us with a cake as a gift, which was so great after an early morning at the nets.
All in all another great & enjoyable day at the station.
Ringing (Kabeltromlen)
Blåmejse (Blue Tit) – 1
Munk (Blackcap) – 6
Tornsanger (Common Whitethroat) – 5
Rødhals (Robin) – 4
Rødstjert (Common Redstart) – 1
Jernspurv (Dunnock) – 1
Rørspurv (Reed Bunting) – 1
Total: 19 birds
Highlights of the observations:
Yellow-browed Warbler (Hvidbrynet Løvsanger) – 1
Surf Scoter (Brilleand) – 1
Black Tern (Sortterne) – 1
Hobby (Lærkefalk) – 1
Great Skua (Storkjove) - 1
Curlew Sandpiper (Krumnæbbet Ryle) - 1
Link to today's observations in the Dofbasen from observers in the area.
People: Mio Brix, Jule Tappe, Pauline Nähring, Knud Pedersen, Simon S. Christiansen, Lisa Vergin, Odin, Grethe and Stig Frederiksen
