Windy and rainy day at the Lighthouse

The very strong winds and frequent showers stopped us from going ringing at Kabeltromlen this morning... Instead we went out to Grenen to count the Sandwich Terns (Splitterne), which were roosting at the tip.

However, the Terns were very nervous, and flying away easily, probably because of the weather. Martina tried to read some rings, however she did not manage because we could not get very close.

Sandwich (Splitterne) and Common Tern (Fjordterne) next to each other: Sandwich Terns are bigger, have black legs and black bill with yellow tips while Commonterns are smaller, have red leg and red bill with a black tip. 

We went back home early, and did some office work during the day.

Grenen tip under water....

Tonight, we will try to go out at Grenen tip to catch some terns, as Simon got new powerful flashlights. Our first attempt at catching waders at night was a failure, but this time we'll try to do better !

More on that tomorrow in the blog !

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