This morning I woke up after sleeping through the whole night. Sadly there was no nigtcatching success tonight. But so we could get some good sleep for the day.
I started my day with opening the nets at Kabeltromelen together with Simon K.
After opening we could watch a nice sunrise at Grenen. And got the help of Alma and also Ole came out to Kabeltromelen.
In our first round we caught some nice Willow Warblers (Løvsanger) and took that as a nice sign for a good ringing day.
The next rounds got a bit slower with fewer birds, but there were some really nice ones like a young Spotted Flycatcher (Grå Fluesnapper) and also some old birds.
It was nice to not also catch young birds and get a little challenge with aging old Chiffchaffs (Gransanger).
Between the rounds we also found some very nice Sand Lizards (Markfirben) in the dunes.

Adult Chiffchaff (Gransanger), Foto Simon Kiesé

Mio also found his way out to Grenen again this morning to do the migration count. He got good company from Hugo, a french birdwatcher who is in Skagen right now.
Like yesterday there was not much migrating over the sea, but they still got some Waders (Vadefugl) like some nice Turnstones (Stenvernder) migrating over the beach. Because it was not very busy they had time to have some good talks about Seawatching in France.
Just before they wanted to finish the count a huge flock of 362 fouraging Gannets (Sule) forming a bird tornado over the sea, that must have looked very impressive.

After finishing our field tasks we went back to the Station, where we met Simon Sr. and said good morning to Jule who stayed up all night for the nightshift.
After doing data work we all got some good naps and I went for a swim in the sea where I found a beautiful purple Starfish (Søsterne).

In the evening Jule cooked a very delicious dinner with Tofu which was joined by our guests Brigitte and Ole.

After dinner we could already see many people gathering next to the Lighthouse waiting for the solar eclipse. So we also grabbed some solar eclipse glasses and went out to watch this special astronomical event. Down there we also met Páll and Sophie. Later Simon, Lisa, Jørgen Kabel and Jeppe Madsen also joined us.

We all got some very nice and impressive pictures of the solar eclipse and the people from the lighthouse shop even brought out some cake which made the evening perfect.

Solar eclipse (Foto by Simon Kiesé)

Highlights from the observations:

Solar eclipse - Solformørkelse

Ringing (Kabeltromlen):

Løvsanger - Willow Warbler 4
Munk - Blackcap 3
Gærdesanger - Lesser Whitethroat 1
Tornsanger - Common Whitethroat 1
Gransanger - Chiffchaff 1
Jernspurv - Dunnock 2

Total: 12

 People: Mio Brix, Cora Köberle, Jule Tappe, Simon Kiesé, Alma Wingård, Lisa Vergin, Simon S. Christiansen, Ole Jørgensen, Brigitte Jørgensen, Jørgen Kabel, Hugo Bassuyaux, Páll Van Kjærbo, Sophie Booker, Jeppe Madsen.

Slowly, the first glimmers of sunlight could be seen over Grenen. By this point, Moritz and Simon had already opened all the nets and were setting off on their first round deep into the tangle of Kabeltrommelkrattet. After the next rounds, more and more visitors began to arrive at Kabeltrommeln. At first, there was a brief fear that there might end up being more visitors at Kabeltrommeln than birds in the nets, but the long distance migrants, such as Willow Warblers (Løvsanger), a young Pied Flycatcher (Broget Fluesnapper) and even a young female Whinchat made that impossible. What a lovely combination: lots of interesting conversations with interesting people and also fantastic birds to ring! 

Many vistors at Kabeltrommlen. Foto: Simon S. Christiansen

Today’s migration count was interesting in a different way. We (Knud, Cora, Jule and I) all set off for the Worlds End 3 dune with high hopes (especially Knud, who, in his enthusiasm, arrived a bit earlier than the rest of us and even overtook Jule on the way). Why were our hopes so high today? As you might have read from previous blogs , we’ve been experiencing a prolonged period of strong westerly winds, which are now almost completely dying down today. This is ideal for spotting birds such as shearwaters, which are blown into the Kattegat by the strong wind and then fly back out again when the wind drops. Unfortunately, neither Shearwaters (Skråpe) nor a single Skua (Kjove) made an appearance today. Nevertheless, we were able to pass the time by observing a few migrating Waders (Vadefugl) and Fulmars (Mallemuk).

Today it is Moritz’s last day at the station. To round off his stay in Skagen we decided to enjoy the view over the whole Skagen area from the lighthouse. 

View from the Lighthouse. Foto by Mio Brix

Afterwards, we headed to Kap Gadagung to look for some raptors. We enjoyed the view up there and were able to see a 1K Goshawk (Duehøg), as well as some overflying Greenshanks (Hvidklire) and Bar-tailed Godwits (Lille Kobbersneppe).

On our way back across Reservatet, we spotted around 18 Whinchats (Bynkefugl) and 6 Wheatears (Stenpikker).

Meanwhile, Simon Sr and the guests from Oldenburg had been at the antenns in Reservatet to check if it still receives data of tagged birds, like the Kestrels (Tårnfalk) or Blackbirds (Solsort), which were tagged the last years around Skagen.

Checking antenna. Foto by Simon S. Christiansen

In the evening, we set up two nets at Grenen Parking to catch White Wagtails (Hvid Vipstjert). While the nets were being set and we enjoyed a delicious meal prepared by Simon, a total of 10 White Wagtails were caught in the nets!

We are hoping that we can continue this catching success in the next episode of night-catching Storm-Petrels (Stormsvale) and Nightjars (Natravn). Find out how it went in our next blog post!

Highlights from the observations:

Goshawk (Duehøg) - 1

Whinchat (Bynkefugle) - 18

Green Woodpecker (Grønspætte) - 1

Ringing (Kabeltromlen):

Total: 22

Link to today's observations in the Dofbasen from observers in the area.

 People: Mio Brix, Cora Köberle, Jule Tappe, Moritz Morteani, Simon Kiesé, Alma Wingård, Lisa Vergin, Simon S. Christiansen, Ole Jørgensen, Brigitte Jørgensen, Knud Pedersen, Jørgen Kabel (+Igor), Laima Bagdonaité, Jule Koch, Thiemo Karwinkel, Hugo Bassuyaux, Sophie Booker, Emmeli Agerskov Claré, Páll Van Kjærbo.

Cora, Jule and Simon took care of the ringing today and opened the nets at 04:30. Weather conditions were very windy, with a bit of rain, so numbers stayed low, but a few interesting birds were caught nonetheless. The first Sedge Warbler of the season, with a fat score of 7, was a herald of the autumn migration season. Furthermore, a Blackcap with an oddly shaped bill was caught. This can probably be explained by avian keratin disorder.

A Blackcap (Munk) with the upper mandible beeing much longer and more curved then normal.

The Migration count 05:30 this morning was covered by Mio and me. We we're welcomed by a btit of rain which later turned into very nice weather. Sadly, migration was slow, and accordingly there is not much to report. But we got one highlight with a migrating Caspian Tern (Rovterne) over World End 3.

In the afternoon, we undertook an excursion to get groceries and search for the Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus). After walking through the stormy grassland south of Skagen for an hour, we found it and could enjoy this rare species.

Simon showing 100% percent efford on the search for the butterfly.

As I am writing this blog right now, a strong westerly storm is shaking the house. This is supposed to drop tomorrow morning, promising good conditions for shearwaters. We're excited to see what tomorrow will bring!

Highlights from the observations:
Caspian Tern (Rovterne) – 1
Rosefinch (Karmindompap)– 1

Ringing (Kabeltromlen):
Gærdesanger – 3
Tornsanger – 4
Munk – 1
Gransanger – 1
Sivesanger – 1
Rørsparv – 1

Total: 11

Link to today's observations in the DOF base from observers in the area.

People: Mio Brix, Cora Köberle, Jule Tappe, Moritz Morteani, Simon Kiesé, Simon S. Christiansen, Ole Jørgensen, Brigitte Jørgensen

This morning, Simon K., Katia and Moritz cycled to Kabeltromlen for ringing while Mio, Cora and I went out for counting. And while it was still a rather slow day bird-wise, we were all rewarded with nice birds and experiences:

During the count, we were joined by Erik, Knud and Simon, with the last one simply appearing out of nowhere and jumpscaring everyone a little. We spotted some of the birds that have become good friends with us over the last couple of days like the Great Northern Diver (Islom) whose photo you saw in yesterday’s blog or the male long-tailed duck (Havlit) that has been resting between Eiders (Ederfugl) in Kattegat for about four weeks now. And while there was low activity of migration in general, one species was really prominent today: Great Skuas (Storkjove)! We managed to count nine of them within two hours. This high count might be a good sign for the population whose breeding numbers declined heavily in the past couple of years due to Avian Influenza.

Knud, Cora, Mio and Jule counting a World's End 3. Foto: Simon S. Christiansen.

In the meantime, the ringers managed to catch 18 birds, including a foreign recapture of a Lesser Whitethroat (Gærdesanger) from Norway.

There were also high number of Willow Warbler (Løvsanger) caught, creating a nice rining session altogether. It was perfected of an observation of insect-kind: The ringing team spottet three seabuckthorn flies (Rhagoletis batava, Havtornflue) with two of them copulating! This is the second, third and fourth record of this species north of Copenhagen for Denmark. This means that the species might a have stable population here in Skagen!

Seabuckthorn Flies (Havtornflue) on a leaf of seabuckthorn creating new flies. Foto: Simon Kiesé.

While closing nets at around 10 am, the counting team met the ringing team at Kabeltromlen to eat cookies and have nice company. Some raptors and waders occuring over Storsig made everyone pause on the way back to the lighthouse for birdwatching.

Around noon, everyone was busy with breakfast/lunch, data entry and a nap. This included a delicious seabuckthorn tea by Simon and Katia. Suddenly, Simon called and we all went to the lab because he had brought sparrowhawk (Spurvehøg)! The bird had been lured into his neighbour’s greenhouse by a smart passerine, making the greenhouse into a raptor trap!

Second year male sparrowhawk (Spurvehøg). Foto: Simon S. Christiansen.

We ringed this very pretty bird and got ready for an afternoon birding session. Cora, Moritz and Mio went for a walk around Grenen, Storsig and Jennes Sø and saw Northern Wheatears (Stenpikker) and several Red-backed Shrikes (Rødrygget tornskade). I went on a walk around Storsig and Ellekrattet.

After that, we all met for evening meeting, greeting our new guests Ole and Brigitte. It’s their fourth visit to the lighthouse and the station already, so they are old friends at this point really. Good to have you back!

In the evening, it was time for more data entry, photo archive and spreadsheet work while finishing the day with a delicious dinner cooked by Mio.

Link to today's observations in the DOF base from observers in the area.

People: Mio Brix, Cora Köberle, Jule Tappe, Moritz Morteani, Simon Kiesé, Katia Kit, Simon S. Christiansen, Erik Christophersen, Knud Pedersen, Ole Jørgensen, Brigitte Jørgensen

The day started earlier than the days before for Simon and me. We headed to Skarvøen to do the CES ringing. Due to the wind, we immediately noticed less songbird activity in the bushes, but as we arrived, we got some great views of different larger white birds: 10 Great White Egrets (Sølvhejre), one Mute Swan (Knopsvane), and the now well-known 1K Spoonbill (Skestork) was still around. Different wader species on the muddy parts kept us looking the lake, while a young Goshawk (Duehøg) gave us another reason to keep an eye on the sky between the net rounds.

Actually, we caught more birds in total than we expected. We ringed 21 birds, which is still not much for a CES ringing day, but completely okay under these windy conditions. And you always get at least one interesting bird in the nets. Today, it was a Lesser Whitethroat (Gærdesanger) with a smaller P1 on the left wing. As we looked at the bird in more detail, we noticed that there were some kind of parasites on it. Later, Simon got a message via Instagram that these were mallophaga, which chew on feather keratin.

Lesser Whitethroat (Gærdesanger) with a smaller P1. Foto by Simon Kiesé

Jule and Moritz went out to World’s End 3 for the migration count today and were later joined by Erik. There were not many birds migrating in total, but the stationary birds also kept them looking to the sea. They got a migrating Great Skua, which, like the birds from the last few days, migrated into the Skagerrak. Maybe it will meet the other Great Skuas we had the days before, and then they can talk about how nice their way over the tip was ;)

And, just like with the Spoonbill (Skestork) at Skarvøen, they also got the well-known 2K Great Northern Diver (Islom) again, which moved from its sleeping place somewhere near the Sealbunker over the tip until it reached the Skagerrak and met its smaller friends, the Red-throated Divers (Rødstrubet Lom) up there. Moritz managed to get some great pictures of that bird, which I now present to you:

2K Great Northern Diver (Islom) to the right with a Red-throated Diver (Rødstrubet Lom) to the left close to the shoreline at Grenen. Foto by Moritz Morteani

We all also heard that the Basking Shark (Brugde) at Ålbæk (20 km south of Skagen) unfortunately died, but somehow you would also expected this from an animal which is not used to our conditions up here. 

At noon, most of us ate something and took a nap to get some energy back after our morning. With this new energy, Jule and I went grocery shopping for some things we need for the next great dinners up here. As we had today as well. Jule prepared a delicious dinner, and while eating, we welcomed Cora, a former volunteer, who will stay here for two weeks. It’s nice to have her back at the station after her longer stay in spring and summer 2025.

After dinner, we had the evening meeting and planned the next few days. In the coming days, especially when the wind goes down, we can look forward to night catching and maybe Shearwaters (Skråpe) in the field.

Lets see what the next days will bring!

Total: 21

Link to today's observations in the DOF base from observers in the area.

People: Cora Köberle, Jule Tappe, Mio Brix, Moritz Morteani, Simon Kiesé, Katia Kit, Simon S. Christiansen, Erik Christophersen

Today we saw a rare Basking Shark!!!! But let me start in the beginning…

Today is a perfect example of how even slow days have their highlights. We did not expect the big highlight in the afternoon, when we left the station in darkness and strong winds at 4 am. My place for the morning was Kabeltromlen. I don’t want to spend too much time writing about the 1 (ONE!!) bird, we ringed today, because the observations were fine. The counters used the weather and pulled birds out of the sky, as a magician pulls rabbits from a hat: 5 Arctic Skuas (Almindelig Kjove) and even more exciting 3 close Great Skuas (Storkjove). Since we did not have anything else to do at the ringing, we also looked at the sea and could enjoy those birds together with the counters out at World’s End 3. Another highlight we shared was this doubled rainbow, that announced a cold shower:

Doubled Rainbow over Grenen. Foto: Mio Brix.

Mio, Moritz and Knud spotted a Little Stint (Dværgryle) in the company of four Dunlins (Almindelig Ryle), which landed on the beach for ten seconds before deciding that they wanted to fly towards the end of the rainbow(s) to look for a pot of gold or something.

There were more Guillemots (Lomvie) than the past days, a Temminck‘s Stint (Temminksryle) was flying over the last dune row, and Knud’s stories kept us warm during the rain shower.

After the morning activities, Katia and I decided to walk to town and find a nice café. We succeeded in our search, and while we were enjoying a Danish pastry, my phone went off with the news that there was a Basking Shark Cetorhinus maximus (Brugde in danish) in Ålbæk, just 20 km south of Skagen. Since Jørgen also wanted to see this rare shark, we quickly jumped into his car to head to Ålbæk. After arriving at the beach, we saw no shark, just happy faces that told us “yeah, it was here, so close, just two minutes ago”. Okay, we might need some patience. After ten minutes I spotted it swimming quite far out, but it directly dived away before Jørgen and Katia were able to have a look themselves. Ten more minutes later it finally showed up. Close to the beach, as close as before. We saw it for over an hour foraging in the shallow water.

Basking Sharks are ram feeder, so they swim around to filter the shallow water for zooplankton. We were able to observe this natural behaviour out of less then 10 m distance from the beach. Stunning!

Phone video of the foraging Basking Shark. Video: Simon Kiesé

As the second biggest shark of the world Basking Sharks usually become 8 meters long. This one was around 4.5 meters long, which was big enough to impress us and the other people at the beach.

Tonight Karen Cecilie Cæsar plays a concert in front of the lighthouse, so after eating dinner (Moritz cooks Curry, I can’t wait for it) we will go there and enjoy the music.

Ringing (KAB)
Blackcap (Munk) - 1
Total: 1

Link to today's observations in the DOF base from observers in the area.

People: Jule Tappe, Mio Brix, Moritz Morteani, Simon Kiesé, Katia Kit,Alexander Nyholm, Simon S. Christiansen, Knud Pedersen, Jørgen Kabel, Erik Christophersen.

Today the weather was better, and we were able to follow the standard routine. Simon, Alexander, and Jule opened the nets at 04:45, while Mio and I started the ount at 05:22.

Ringing today was very slow, with only 8 birds caught. This was not too bad, as it gave Alfred the opportunity to gain his first experience extracting and handling birds. The ringing team also enjoyed some nice field observations, including a Caspian Tern (Rovterne) and a Stock Dove (Huldue).

It's inconspicuous looks hides a phenomonal song: The Icitrine Warbler (Gulbug)

Migration during the count was slow as well but provided a few nice surprises, including two adult Great Skuas (Storkjove) and a small movement of waders, mainly Golden Plovers (Hjejle) and Oystercatchers (Strandskade). Seeing the great skuas (Storkjove) was especially exciting because this species is sadly in strong decline. We extended the count by one hour because, towards the end, some light raptor migration began, with a few Common Buzzards (Musvåge) and a Honey Buzzard (Hvepsevåge). 

During the morning survey, some large, dark rain clouds approaching from the southwest took us on a roller coaster of emotions by just barely missing our position. However, that did not deter us, as every birder knows that facing bad weather is simply part of the experience.

Changing weather created a nice atmosphäre

In the afternoon, we did some additional seawatching in the hope of finding some of the interesting shearwater species that had been observed 150 km south. This proved unsuccessful, so we checked the freshwater lake for waders instead and observed several snipes (Dobbeltbekkasin) and a Wood Sandpiper (Tinksmed).

With the strong westerly wind forecast for tomorrow, we are excited and hopeful for some nice species at sea.

Highlight from Observations:

Caspian Tern (Rovterne)- 1

Great Skua (Storkjove) - 2

Mediterranean Gull (Sorthovedet Måge)-5

Ringing KAB
Solsort - 1
Kaersanger - 2
Gulbug  - 1
Tornsanger - 2
Munk - 1
Rorspurv - 1
Total: 8

Link to today's observations in the DOF base from observers in the area.

People: Jule Tappe, Mio Brix, Simon Kiesé, Katia Kit,  Alexander Nyholm, Simon S. Christiansen, Moritz Morteani

Because of the rain this morning we were able to sleep in and Simon was so nice to wake up early to check the weather for us (thank you Simon). Around 7 the rain stopped and we could do migration count and ringing.

Today Mio and Moritz did the migration count which was slow, but not boring. A bit of shorebird migration kept things going with highlight being good amount of common snipes (Dobbeltbekkasin) and a migrating Curlew sandpiper (Krumnæbbet ryle).

At the ringing we only caught 6 birds today (one recapture) and the highlight was the blackbird which was a new ringing species in Skagen for Jule. We also saw a bunch of snipes from Kabeltromlen, which was really cool. We were visited by a French family at the ringing, they brought cake and it was very “hyggeligt”.

After ringing i went south of Skagen to find the rare butterfly Silver spotted skipper (Kommabredpande). The species was once quite common in Denmark being found all over the country, but can now only be found in select parts of eastern and northern Jutland. I counted six individuals and to pairs of them seemed to be breeding which was good to see.

Silver spotted skipper/Kommabredpande/Hesperia comma. Pictures by Alexander Nyholm

Today we also (unfortunately) had to say goodbye to Alfred who stayed here for the last 5 days. He will no doubt be back at sometime in the near future.

Total 5

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

People: Jule Tappe, Mio Brix, Simon Kiesé, Katia Kit, Moritz Morteani, Alfred Godsk Geckler, Alexander Nyholm, Simon S. Christiansen 

Today (or in the night), me and the other volunteers woke up around midnight, because a European Storm-Petrel (Lille Stormsvale) has flown into the net. It’s a species that the bird station tries to ring every year, and I have been here for several times the past two years without catching any, so I was very happy (and very tired) when I saw the little, black bird. 

European Storm-petrel (Lille Stormsvale) with it's small tube-nosed bill. Photo: Simon Kiesé

After seeing (and holding!) the Storm-Petrel, I decided to try and sleep some more. But one and a half hours later we were woken up again. This time, because a European Nightjar (Natravn) had flown in the other net. A very special bird, which we were also very happy to see.

 1cy. Nightjar (Natravn) 

Another European Storm Petrel (a 3K+) flew into the net at 3 am. At 4 am, another Nightjar (an adult male with white patch in the wings and tail) flew in the net. I didn’t see any of them, because the sleep kept me in the bed.

Second Storm-Petrel (Lille Stormsvale) of the night, a 3cy.+. Foto: Simon Kiesé

When we woke up in the morning, (except for Mio, who had been up all night) me and Alexander went to Verdens Ende 3 to do migration count, while 2xSimon, Jule and Moritz headed to Kabeltromlen to ring. Here they where visited by Lars Askholm from Sjælland and an Italian Bird Ringer; Michelangelo Morganti. They both also experienced the great birds last night.

The highlight in the first two hours on observation was a Ruddy Turnstone (Stenvender), but in the last two hours, we saw over 400 Common Swift (Mursejler) on migration. There were a lot of Barn Swallow (Landsvale) and Western House Martin (Bysvale) as well. The highlight at the ringing was also the many swifts, and the wader migration. They even got a big flock of 27 Oystercatchers (Strandskade).

When we got home, almost everyone went to sleep, but Simon and Simon took to Skagen station to pick up Katia, Simons girlfriend. When me and Alexander woke up, we put the birds we saw today on Dofbasen, while the rest either slept or was eating watermelon.

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

People: Jule Tappe, Mio Brix, Simon Kiesé, Katia Kit, Moritz Morteani, Alfred Godsk Geckler, Páll Van Kjærbo, Sophie Booker, Michelangelo Morganti, Lars Askholm, Alexander Nyholm, Simon S. Christiansen 

With the time, sunrise gets later and later, so our daily routine with ringing and migration counts gradually starts later as well. If you are at the station, you really feel this change, and it's cool to experience the natural day cycle. Today, the day cycle brought Simon and me to Kabeltromlen at around 04:30 to open the nets, which should be done about 30 minutes before sunrise. Alfred joined us later for the first round. During the first round, with an amazing sky above us, a Black Redstart (Husrødstjert) ended up in our nets: a species that we don't catch very often.

 Morning sky over Kabeltromlen

Later, during the second round, the other highlight of this ringing morning showed up: two Lesser Redpolls (Lille Gråsisken), one adult male and one adult female were hanging in the same net at the same time. It was great to see them and to learn how the adults look before their complete moult. Although the moult has already started in many adults birds, it had not yet begun in these individuals.

Adult female (left) and adult male (right) Lesser Redpoll (Lille Gråsisken)

The observation team, consisting of Jule and Alexander, also got to enjoy the amazing sky. However, the sky wasn't as impressive as their sightings of a total of six Arctic Skuas (Almindelig Kjove). As yesterday, the birds came close to the shoreline and even closer when they flew over the beach, showing their typical foraging behaviour: chasing gulls and terns until they dropped their food.  All other skua species are also known for this behaviour, including the Great Skua (Storkjove), which was also seen today. It didn't come as close as the Arctic Skuas (Almindelig Kjove), but Jule and Alexander still got some great views.

After we all headed back to the station, we welcomed Moritz, who will stay here for one week. To show him the area, Moritz and I walked out to Grenen, where we did some colour-ring reading of terns and gulls along the beach. We read a total of 14 rings, so we were quite successful! While reading the rings, we also saw three Marsh Harriers (Rørhøg) arriving from the sea and continuing their migration south.

After Moritz and I headed back to the station, we had our evening meeting and enjoyed a nice dinner prepared by Jule. Just a few minutes before Simon arrived for dinner, he spotted a Merlin (Dværgfalk) coming in from the sea. First of the season!

While eating, we looked out of the station window and noticed how calm and flat the sea was, so we decided to head out again for some evening observations at the Seal Bunker. Almost immediately after we started scanning the sea, the first bird I found in my scope was a 2K Great Northern Diver (Islom)! It was a fantastic bird for all of us to enjoy in such perfect conditions. Thanks to the calm sea, we also recorded good numbers of Black Guillemots (Tejst) and Razorbills (Alk).

Great Northern Diver (Islom)

Now we are trying to catch stormpetrels (Stormsvale) and Nightjars (Natravn) again. We'll update you in the next blog if we catch something!

Total:22

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

People: Jule Tappe, Mio Brix, Simon Kiesé, Moritz Morteani, Alfred Godsk Geckler,  Alexander Nyholm,  Simon S. Christiansen