The weather forecast was not looking good for today’s ringing session. Thankfully, the wind was not too bad, and our team was able to open the nets for a full morning of ringing. Although the number of birds caught was not that high, today was all about quality over quantity!

Word spread that a Great Grey Shrike (Stor Tornskade) had been seen around our nets, and we actually did see this individual duck into vegetation from our ringing table. Sure enough, on our next net check there it was waiting to be extracted!

With its sharp bill and perfect aim it did manage to inflict a little bit of pain during the net extraction and while being ringed, but the pain was more than worth it to be able to see this stunning first year bird up close!

Last night also had some excitement, during a night catching session our team caught a female Common Eider (Ederfugl).

This female was quite cooperative while being ringed. Waders and waterfowl require special steel rings because of the amount of time they spend in the water. This process takes a little longer than when we attach aluminum rings to the typical passerine species we catch in mist nets. Thankfully, this female decided to wait until AFTER we were done ringing her to give us a nice big “surprise” on the table…

In other news, Martin had another productive day of migration counting with Knud and a good friend of his. The biggest highlights were seeing 6 Little Auks (Søkonge) and 1,000 Razorbills (Alk). It made sitting in the freezing windchill for 4 hours worth it!

Finally Simon and Amelie left after morning ringing to go to Blåvand station. There they will participate in training sessions on how to attach GPS backpacks to Blackbirds (Solsort) for an exciting research project Skagen Fugelstation will be involved with. They will return to Skagen in a few days and share this information with the whole team so we can start participating in this project very soon.

Total: 43

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People: Aurora Gonzalo-Tarodo, Chris Ketola, Martin Grienenberger, Knud Pederson, Amelie Zeller, Esben E. Hansen, Simon S. Christiansen, Christina Stinn, Erik Christophersen, Jørgen Kabel + Igor, Jørgen + Karin

We started the day with beautiful views and very nice weather. Esben and Christina opened the nets and the rest of the team joined for the first round.

We had a few busy rounds with a lot of Goldcrest (Fuglekonge) and Bullfinches (Dompap), but Bramblings (Kvækerfinke) and Lesser Redpolls (Lille Gråsisken) were also present today, but for me, one of the most beautiful birds was a first -year female Yellowhammer (Gulspurv), also a ringing tick, and the 89 ^th species that I have ever ringed.

A group of visitors came to see and learn about bird ringing, and immediately afterward a nice surprise came with Christina and Amelie. They got three Common Crossbills (Little Crossbill), two males (juvenile and adult), and a female (juvenile). Adult males have a very intense red-orange color while females are more greenish.

Photo: Jørgen Kabel

In Crossbills we measure other morphometrics like the length and width of the bill, these measurements help us to confirm if they are Common Crossbill (Little Crossbill) or Parrot Crossbill (Large Crossbill).

Almost by the end of the day, we had two foreign captures from Norway (Stavanger) a Great Tit (Musvit), and a Goldcrest (Fuglekonge).

Martin G went birdwatching and he managed to count an impressive amount of about 3000 Razorbills (Alk), also some Horned Lark (Bjerglaerke), Snow Buntings (Snespurv) and Lapland Bunting (Lapvaerling)

We had to say goodbye to Jeppe today, but he will come back next month and with him a lot of fun !!

In general, we had a great ringing session with 120 birds including recaptures. The numbers follow below:

Ringmærkning (Kabeltromlen):

 Ringmærkning (night catching):

Ederfugl - 1

Ringmærkning (Jennes So):

Stor Flægspatte - 1

Gærdesmutte - 1

Rødhals - 2

Solsort - 1

Gransanger - 1

Fuglekonge - 10

Sortmejse - 1

Blåmejse - 2

Musvit - 4

Træløber, Nordlig - 2

Gråsisken, Lille - 12

Rorspurv - 1

Total: 38

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People: Amelie Zeller, Simon S. Christiansen, Christina Stinn, Martin Grienenberger, Esben E. Hansen, Michael Ancher, Jeppe Overgaard, Jørgen Kabel, Erik Christophersen, Pernille, Roed, Niels Eriksen, Anders østerby, Knud Pedersen and Aurora Gonzalo-Tarodo

Today it was the first time for Chris and Aurora to ring in Denmark and they enjoyed comparing the different ways of ringing in Spain, the UK, Canada and Denmark. Aurora was happy to ring her first ever Twite (Bjergiririsk) and Lesser Redpoll (Lille Gråsisken).

Chris also gets a lot of new species here, because he hasn’t ringed in Europe yet. He was especially happy about a couple of Bullfinches (Dompap) and a Brambling (Kvækerfinke).

We also had some guests at the ringing station today. As usual, Jørgen, Igor and Erik were there, but they left quite early in the morning to look for a Spotted Sandpiper (Plettet Mudderklire) that has been seen at Lønstrup today.

Jeppe also had a very exciting day, because he extracted and ringed his first birds. His first one ever ringed is this Goldcrest (Fuglekonge):

The net closing round was then very successful. A group of Longtailed Tits (Halemejse) flew into a semi-closed net. They then attracted more and more birds by their calls, which made us very happy. As they are very social birds, we released them all together, which is always nice to watch.

In one of the last nets we closed there were 7 Starlings (Stær)! That was a pretty cool catch, because they usually don’t fly into the nets. For these we took a long time to age and sex them and afterwards we took pictures of all the birds, so we can check again at home.

The ringing team came home at 3  and Simon then gave us a great session on different moult strategies. We also recorded it and shared the video with other bird stations.

Later in the afternoon, Martin also came back home, who is now, after a few days of rest, fit again for the many upcoming counting and ringing days. Esben is also back for the weekend, which makes us all very happy, because we always have a lot of fun together. In the evening Esben, Aurora, Chris and I were going out nightcatching together and were lucky on our way back: We caught a Purple Sandpiper (Sortgrå Ryle) :)

Ringmærkning (Kabeltromlen):

Gærdesmutte – Wren – 4

Halemejse – Longtailed Tit – 6

Halemejse, Sydlig – Longtailed Tit - 3

Gråsisken, Lille – Lesser Redpoll - 1

Rødhals – Robin - 1

Sangdrossel – Songthrush – 2

Sortmejse – Coal Tit – 4

Stær – Starling – 7

Træløber – Treecreeper – 1

Vindrossel – Redwing - 1

Munk – Blackcap - 2

Blåmejse - Blue tit - 6

Kvækerfinke – Brambling - 2

Bjergirisk – Twite - 2

Dompap, Lille - Western European Bullfinch - 6

Rørspurv - Reed Bunting – 3

Fugelkonge – Goldcrest - 22

Total: 73

Ringmærkning (Nightcatching):

Sortgrå Ryle – Purple Sandpiper – 1

Ringmærkning (Jennes Sø):

Dompap, Stor – Bullfinch - 1

Gærdesmutte – Wren - 4

Rødhals – Robin - 2

Fuglekonge – Goldcrest - 14

Topmejse – Crested Tit -1

Blåmejse - Blue tit - 1

Musvit - Great tit - 1

Sortmejse – Coal Tit - 2

Gråsisken, Nordlig – Common Redpoll - 10

Gråsisken, Lille – Lesser Redpoll - 15

Total: 51

Grand total: 125

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People:  Simon S. Christiansen, Christina Stinn, Martin Grienenberger, Jeppe Overgaard, Aurora Gonzalo-Tarodo, Chris Ketola, Esben E. Hansen, Kristina Sønderkjær, Britta & Lotte, Michael Ancher, Knud Pedersen, Amelie Zeller

Michael Ancher caught a Pallas’s leaf warbler (Fuglekongesanger) in Jennes Sø today! We heard the excited chatter on Zello and immediately went out to his place to see this rare species. It was the first time since the founding of Skagen Fuglestation in 2017 that a Pallas’s leaf warbler has been ringed in Skagen – congratulations, Michael, what a great catch!

Photos of Pallas’s leaf warbler (Fuglekongesanger) by Marian Ancher

We were of course not the only ones to get excited about this special event – quite soon after we arrived, a number of cars and bikes stopped along the side of the road and people brought out their cameras.

Jeppe was out migration counting at Nordstrand with Knud, Frede, Hans, and Torben this morning to practice his seabird ID skills. He took Knud's scope with him, so it is being put to good use:

Jeppe is new to birding and isn’t used to being around twitchers, so he was quite bemused when the message on Zello arrived about the Pallas's leaf warbler (Fuglekongesanger). The other men suddenly jumped out of their chairs and hurriedly packed up their scopes. “It’s a Fuglekongesanger!” Knud told Jeppe – as if that explained everything. “No time, I’ll tell you later!” Well, now Jeppe knows that birding in Skagen is serious business and that twitching has quite the appeal...!  

This afternoon Martin and I went birding in Gerå and spent a couple of nice hours in the sun. The air was cool, but with the sun it was quite pleasant.

I saw my first Whooper swan (Sangsvane) and Ruff (Brushane) and practiced my duck ID skills. There weren’t many different species in the water, but it was still a valuable exercise for me.

We welcomed two new volunteers, Aurora (originally from Spain, now living in the UK) and Chris (from Canada), to Skagen Fuglestation this evening. They will be staying with us for a couple of weeks. They are experienced ringers and are excited to see how we ring birds in Denmark. I am sure we can learn a lot from each other and look forward to getting to know them better.

The weather tomorrow is supposed to be quite nice (little wind, no rain), so we are excited to ring at Kabeltromlen. Perhaps the Pallas’s leaf warbler (Fuglekongesanger) will stop by for a visit at one of our nets…?

Ringmærkning (Jennes Sø):

Stor Flagspætte – Great spotted woodpecker: 2

Gæ­rdesmutte - Wren: 3

Rødhals - Robin: 3

Vindrossel – Redwing: 1

Fuglekongesanger – Pallas‘s leaf warbler: 1

Gransanger – Chiffchaff: 3

Fuglekonge – Goldcrest: 11

Topmejse – Crested tit: 3

Blåmejse - Blue tit: 3

Musvit - Great tit: 1

Skovspurv - Tree sparrow: 1

Trækøber, Nordlig – Northern Treecreeper: 3

Kvækerfinke - Brambling: 2

Nordlig Gråsisken – Common redpoll: 1

Bjergirisk – Twite: 1

Nordlig Gråsisken - Common redpoll: 3

Lille Gråsisken – Lesser redpoll: 11

Total Jennes Sø: 52

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People:  Amelie Zeller, Simon S. Christiansen, Christina Stinn, Martin Grienenberger, Jeppe Overgaard, Britta & Lotte, Michael & Marian Ancher, Frede Jakobsen, Torben Sørensen, Hans Christophersen, Knud Pedersen

Dagen I dag har stået på observationer ved Nordstrand og eventet åben fryser ved Det Grå Fyr.

Vinden var hård og kold da vi stod ud af bilen ved Nordstrand. Men med kaffe på kanden, teleskopet under armen og huen over ørene gik det an.
Vi var i dag fem observatør som var klar til at tælle de trækkende fugle.  Som fuglene flyver forbi, får vi talt dem én efter én. Dagens mest observeret fugl bliver i dag Sulen (northern gannet) med et resultat på 346.
Kl. 12.00 går turen hjem til en velfortjent frokost.

Simon og Christina er hjemme på stationen og klargøre eventet åben fryseren som starter kl 13.00. Eventet har til formål at fremvise hvad en fugl består gennem dissekering. Dagens hovedfugl var en ung spurvehøg (sparrowhawk).
Christina føre kniven imens Simon fremviser forskellige organer til de fremmødte.

Ligeledes bruger Simon fuglens vinge til, at fremvist hvordan man kan aldersbestemme fugle. De fremmødt stiller spørgsmål og benytter sig af den forforståelse de har om fugle.

Eventet afsluttes med, at Simon uddeler en halefjer, fra spurvehøgen (sparrowhawk), til de børn som ønsker det. Tak til de fremmødt, vi sætter pris på jeres deltagelse.

Kl.19.00 begyndte aftens fordrag ved Hans Christophersen om fugle rejse til Cape May.

Ringmærkning (Jennes Sø):

Skovspurv - Tree Sparrow - 3

Kvækerfinke - Brambling - 1

Bogfinke – Chaffinch – 1

Total Jennes Sø: 5

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People:  Simon S. Christiansen, Christina Stinn, Erik Christophersen, Britta & Lotte, Michael Ancher, Knud Pedersen, Jeppe Overgaard, Amelie Zeller

So, like Christina already told you, we had a nice evening yesterday. Henning guided a lovely night tour for a big group of people. I’ve never seen the birder’s club this crowded before! We walked to Grenen and could see some Seals, an Eider (Ederfugl), Sanderlings (Sandløber) and Jeppe and I even saved a fish that was lying on the side at the beach. It was still alive, and we could see it swimming again after I carried it back into the sea. I also introduced Jeppe to nightcatching with a net and a torch, but the group of people on the tour was too big, so the birds were easily scared away…

Then, this morning Christina, Jeppe and I opened the nets at Kabeltromlen. We had a good day and our highlights were a Blackcap (Munk) recapture from Belgium, a flock of 26 Twites (Bjergirisk) and in our closing round we had a Jay (Skovskade) in our nets. Although my hand was bleeding afterwards, it was such an amazing experience to ring this beautiful bird.

Photos: Erik Christophersen

Twite (Bjergirisk), photo: Erik Christophersen

Like always, Erik, Henning, Oluf and Jørgen were a big help for us. Jeppe could help us quite a bit at writing today, as well. He was very excited, as it was his first time ever to join a ringing station and he really enjoyed seeing the birds this close and having the nice working athmosphere in our “outdoor office”, like Oluf calls it.

Another day in our beautiful outdoor office (photo: Erik Christophersen):

In the afternoon we showed Jeppe the lab and where we keep all the items we need at the ringing station. Then, we entered today’s data. Jeppe already saw a lot today and is eager to learn and help us!

Kristina and her boyfriend Mads were here today and also brought their dog Aslan, which is always a nice surprise. They cooked a delicious meal for us and we had some great talks at the dinner table.

Tonight, Kristina and Jeppe guided another night tour again. They had a lot of visitors and tried to spot some animals.

People:  Simon S. Christiansen, Christina Stinn, Oluf Lou, Erik Christophersen, Jørgen Kabel & Igor, Britta & Lotte, Michael Ancher, Henning Ettrup, Kristina Sønderkjær & Mads & Aslan, Jeppe, Amelie Zeller

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Ringmærkning (Kabeltromlen):

Gærdesmutte – Wren – 7

Gransanger – Chiffchaff – 1

Gråsisken – Redpoll – 1

Gråsisken, Lille – Lesser Redpoll - 2

Gråsisken, Nordlig – Common Redpoll - 4

Grønirisk – Greenfinch - 1

Jernspurv – Dunnock - 4

Rødhals – Robin - 3

Solsort – Blackbird - 1

Sangdrossel – Songthrush – 4

Skovskade – Jay - 1

Munk – Blackcap 11

Blåmejse - Blue tit - 12

Bogfinke – Chaffinch - 8

Kvækerfinke – Brambling - 3

Bjergirisk – Twite - 26

Dompap, Lille - Western European Bullfinch - 5

Rørspurv - Reed Bunting - 10

Total: 110

Ringmærkning (Jennes Sø):

Gærdesmutte – Wren - 1

Rødhals – Robin - 2

Sangdrossel – Songthrush – 2

Munk – Blackcap – 4

Gransanger – Chiffchaff - 1

Fuglekonge – Goldcrest – 4

Sortmejse – Coal Tit - 1

Musvit - Great tit - 7

Bogfinke – Chaffinch – 1

Gråsisken, Lille – Lesser Redpoll - 1

Rørspurv - Reed Bunting - 1

Total Jennes Sø: 25

Amelie and I opened the nets at 6:45 AM and enjoyed an unusually clear morning sky. It was only 8 degrees this morning, but it didn’t feel that cold because there was no wind at all.

Oluf, Erik, Jørgen, and Igor joined us and lent us a hand/paw where needed. Again, we very much appreciated their help, although today was not quite as busy as the last few days. Our two new guests Britta and Lotte also came to visit us at Kabeltromlen to see what we were catching.

I was very excited when we caught some Bearded tits (Skægmejse) because I had never handled or ringed any of them before. Such beautiful birds!

In our last round, we also caught two Twites (Bjergirisk), which look very similar to redpolls (Gråsisken) but have a yellow bill and a pink rump (less obvious in females):

Amelie and I wanted to sew a few nets after ringing, but then the wind picked up quite a bit as we were closing the nets. However, we also had a long to-do list to complete in the afternoon, so it probably wasn’t a bad idea for us to be back at the lighthouse before 3PM.

We welcomed a new volunteer, Jeppe, to Skagen Fuglestation this afternoon. He will join us in our ringing activities over the next couple of days to learn more about birds and might return for the month of November to get some bird handling experience. He already made an excellent first impression on Amelie and me when he brought in a basket full of home-grown vegetables:

Amelie and Jeppe are joining Henning on a guided night tour with 25 guests today. I am curious to hear all about their nighttime adventures in Grenen. You will find out tomorrow, so stay tuned!

Ringmærkning (Kabeltromlen):

Gæ­rdesmutte - Wren: 11

Jernspurv - Dunnock: 4

Rødhals - Robin: 3

Solsort – Blackbird: 3

Sangdrossel – Songthrush: 7

Vindrossel – Redwing: 2

Munk – Blackcap: 7

Gransanger - Common chiffchaff: 1

Fuglekonge - Goldcrest: 18

Sortmejse – Coal tit: 1

Blåmejse - Blue tit: 7

Bogfinke – Chaffinch: 3

Kvækerfinke - Brambling: 5

Bjergirisk – Twite: 2

Lille Gråsisken - Lesser redpoll: 3

Lille Dompap - Western European Bullfinch: 6

Gulspurv – Yellowhammer: 2

Rørspurv - Reed Bunting: 7

Skægmejse – Bearded tit: 3

Total KAB: 95

Ringmærkning (Jennes Sø):

Gæ­rdesmutte - Wren: 1

Rødhals - Robin: 1

Sangdrossel – Songthrush: 2

Fuglekonge - Goldcrest: 10

Blåmejse - Blue tit: 7

Musvit - Great tit: 1

Skovspurv - Tree sparrow: 1

Kvækerfinke - Brambling: 2

Nordlig Gråsisken – Common redpoll: 1

Lille Gråsisken - Lesser redpoll: 13

Rørspurv - Reed Bunting: 1

Total Jennes Sø: 40

Total new captures KAB + Jennes Sø: 135

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People:  Amelie Zeller, Simon S. Christiansen, Christina Stinn, Martin Grienenberger, Oluf Lou, Erik Christophersen, Jørgen Kabel & Igor, Britta & Lotte, Michael Ancher, Henning Ettrup

Today we had another good ringing day. Simon and his father left yesterday afternoon to spend a few days at Blåvand Fuglestation. So, Christina and I were very happy that Erik, Jørgen, Oluf, Henning, Knud and Laila were able to support us so well and will continue to help us over the next few days. After all, we caught over 200 birds at Grenen today! Michael Ancher was also out ringing today at Jennes Sø. Tomorrow we hope for another long day of ringing with wonderful friends and birds, maybe even something rare? :)

In the afternoon Christina and I entered and checked ringing data, a very important task here at the station. Tomorrow Jeppe will come by for a few days. He is new at birdwatching and is thinking of working with us for a few weeks in November. Maybe he can help us check some sheets tomorrow evening :P

We are already looking forward to the next weeks and hope for many more long ringing days with lots of birds!

Some nice pictures of the sunset here at the lighthouse Christina took while taking a little evening walk:

People: Simon S. Christiansen, Christina Stinn, Laila Neermann, Jørgen Kabel & Igor, Erik Christophersen, Henning Ettrup, Knud Pedersen, Oluf Lou, Michael Ancher, Amelie Zeller

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Ringmærkning (Jennes Sø):

Gærdesmutte - Wren – 5

Rødhals - Robin – 10

Munk – Blackcap - 1

Gransanger- Chiffchaff – 1

Fuglekonge - Goldcrest – 10

Topmejse - Crested Tit – 1

Musvit – Great Tit - 1

Grønsisken - Siskin – 1

Gråsisken, Lille - Lesser Redpoll – 14

Rørspurv - Reed Bunting – 7

Total: 51

Ringmærkning (Kabeltromlen):

Bogfinke - Chaffinch – 1

Dompap, Lille - Bullfinch – 11

Fuglekonge - Goldcrest – 40

Gærdesmutte - Wren – 15

Gransanger - Chiffchaff – 3

Gråsisken, Lille - Lesser Redpoll – 7

Grønirisk - Greenfinch – 5

Gulspurv - Yellowhammer – 1

Jernspurv - Dunnock – 1

Kvækerfinke - Brambling – 1

Munk - Blackcap – 16

Musvit - Great Tit – 6

Rødhals - Robin – 31

Rørspurv - Reed Bunting – 30

Sangdrossel - Songtrush – 4

Vindrossel - Redwing – 3

Total: 175

We had a record day for birds at Kabeltromlen with a total of 239 new birds and 35 recaptures! Michael was also busy ringing at Jennes Sø - together with his new captures, our total for today is a whopping 299 birds. Now that calls for a celebration!

We were very glad to have Kirsten there, as well as Rie, Gunnar, Erik and Jørgen who provided ringing/data entry support all morning. Jørgen also brought us a bag with delicious pastries from the bakery, which kept our engines running and our spirits high. It was great fun, and the day just flew by in no time!

A highlight of the day was a flock of Long-tailed tits (Halemejse), which are just the cutest bird species out there (in my opinion).

The two Long-tailed tits (Halemejse) shown here belong to two groups: On the left is Aegithalos caudatus europeaus (Sydlig Halemejse), which can be identified by the black and white head and occurs in western and southern Europe, north-east China, and Japan. The bird on the right has a white head, which tells us that it partly belongs to the northern subspecies Aegithalos caudatus caudatus.

I mean, what’s not to like about their button-eyes, tiny faces, and melodious call? Even if they quarrel a bit ...

Incidentally, it is also Amelie’s 22nd birthday today – her family and friends sent her gifts from Germany, which she opened with great enthusiasm this afternoon:

Kirsten made us a delicious salmon dinner tonight, and it was a delight having her here this week. We are sad to have to say goodbye to her tomorrow already. She chose a good week to come to Skagen Fuglestation because we ringed about 1000 birds during her stay! We look forward to welcoming her back here next spring when she returns to practice her bird-handling and ringing skills. 

Ringmærkning (Kabeltromlen):

Fuglekonge - Goldcrest: 75

Gransanger - Common chiffchaff: 15

Halemejse - Long-tailed tit: 8

Gæ­rdesmutte - Wren: 25

Rødhals - Robin: 24

Rødstjert - Redstart: 1

Jernspurv - Dunnock: 6

Lille Gråsisken - Lesser redpoll: 18

Sortmejse - Coal tit: 1

Lille Dompap - Western European Bullfinch: 2

Dompap - Bullfinch: 1

Rørspurv - Reed Bunting: 21

Munk - Blackcap: 14

Bogfinke - Chaffinch: 4

Kvækerfinke - Brambling: 2

Blåmejse - Blue tit: 4

Grønirisk - Greenfinch: 1

Musvit - Great tit: 4

Sangdrossel - Songthrush: 11

Vindrossel - Redwing: 1

Total KAB: 239

Ringmærkning (Jennes Sø):

Gæ­rdesmutte - Wren: 5

Jernspurv - Dunnock: 2

Rødhals - Robin: 6

Munk - Blackcap: 6

Fuglekonge - Goldcrest: 14

Blåmejse - Blue tit: 9

Musvit - Great tit: 8

Skovspurv - Tree sparrow: 1

Bogfinke - Chaffinch: 1

Lille Gråsisken - Lesser redpoll: 5

Rørspurv - Reed Bunting: 3

Total Jennes Sø: 60

Total new captures KAB + Jennes Sø: 299

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People:  Amelie Zeller, Simon S. Christiansen, Christina Stinn, Martin Grienenberger, Kirsten, Gunnar Simonsen, Erik Christophersen, Jørgen Kabel, Rie Voermann, Knud Pedersen, Michael Ancher

Kirsten and I spent a beautiful ringing day with Michael at Jennes Sø today. Michael showed us how to put up mist nets, as neither of us had done it before. After installing a few with us, Michael let us practice on the last net by ourselves. We spent a lot of time taking leaves and twigs out of the net (the net dropped to the ground a couple of times before we could secure it properly…), but in the end we successfully got the net up and were rewarded for our efforts when we caught a few Goldcrests (Fuglekonge) in it.

The weather was great (it only drizzled on our last round), and we had quite a few birds. Our most frequently caught birds were Goldcrests (Fuglekonge – 32 individuals) and wrens (Gæ­rdesmutte – 11 individuals). The wrens can be tricky to take out of the net because they tend to get quite tangled. However, we managed to extract all of them.

Kirsten not only got a chance to see Jennes Sø but could also spend time doing what she loves to do: practicing her bird handling skills at the nets.

There was also a Great Cormorant (Skarv) at the dock by the pond, minding its own business. I tried to catch it, but of course I wasn’t fast enough, and it got away.

Simon and Amelie went out in the late afternoon with Simon's father Gunnar to find a Spotted nutcracker (Nøddekrigen) at Skagen Klitplantation.

Unfortunately it was no longer there. But who knows, if it’s in the area, maybe we’ll get a chance to spot it over the next few days?

We are looking forward to ringing at Kabeltromlen with Gunnar tomorrow: The weather is supposed to be very nice, and we are of course hoping for more rarities, as always!

Ringmærkning (Jennes Sø):

Stor Flagspætte - Great spotted woodpecker: 2

Musvit - Great tit: 7

Gransanger - Common chiffchaff: 2

Gæ­rdesmutte - Wren: 11

Fuglekonge - Goldcrest: 32

Rødhals - Robin: 6

Lille Gråsisken - Lesser redpoll: 8

Blåmejse - Blue tit: 10

Grønirisk - Greenfinch: 1

Kvækerfinke - Brambling: 3

Bogfinke - Chaffinch: 3

Skovspurv - Tree sparrow: 6

Sortmejse - Coal tit: 2

Topmejse - Crested tit: 1

Jernspurv - Dunnock: 1

Total: 95

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People:  Amelie Zeller, Simon S. Christiansen, Christina Stinn, Michael Ancher, Martin Grienenberger, Kirsten