a long and productive day

This morning we were getting up at 5 to check if the weather is fine for ringing, but as it was predicted to rain all morning, we went to bed again to sleep another hour. Martin, Anders and Christina made their way to Kattegat Bunker at sunrise to count the migrating birds. Today, there weren’t so many birds in total, but it was the best day so far for Wigeons (Pibeand), as the team counted 53 individuals.

Then we also had some tasks at the station, like checking the ring series that have been used this year. In the afternoon us volunteers cleaned the station and the lab like we do every week. Meanwhile, the board of the Skagen Fuglestation had a meeting they have approximately 4-5 times a year. A main item on the agenda was how to prioritize Simon’s work in the future. He will be participating in new projects, but aside from that be the person that coordinates and helps all the volunteers working here. Another discussion that was talked about was the decision about the good counting method for seabirds. Knud had prepared a presentation on this topic and in the end, it was decided that interval methods shouldn’t be used, but mainly actual bird counting. The meeting took quite a long time, as it was led into the evening, but it was very productive.

People: Simon S. Christiansen, Martin Grienenberger, Christina Stinn, Angus Barnett, Amelie Zeller, Michael Ancher, Anders Brinkmann, Niels Eriksen, Board Members

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