Wriggling Wrens

One of the hardest challenges a bird ringer faces is safely and efficiently extracting birds from the mist nets. Some species are easier than others for example the Eurasian Blackcap (Munk) whilst others more diificult. Wrens are the worst but today we caught 18... It's all good practice.  

Wren (Gærdesmutte)

But these wriggly little critters are undeniably adorable in the hand. The morning provided us with some other gems in the net. Today I saw my first fieldfare (Sjagger) and redwing (Vindrossel) of the season - thrush migration is beginning! So I was over the moon when we caught a female. 

Female Fieldfare (Sjagger)

Simon is leaving us for the week to take some 'holiday' at Ottenby Bird Observatory - which will likely be more ringing... Therefore a team meeting was needed to plan the coming week ahead. In the evening we welcomed our newest guests to the lighthouse who joined us for dinner. Afterwards the guests joined us for a cheeky little night catching session, but the pool  at worlds end 3 was all dried up resulting in no birds! Hopefully they enjoy the ringing over the next coming days though. 

Ringmærkning Grenen

Blamejse - Blue tit: 3

Rørsanger - Reed Warbler: 2

Sortmejse - Coal tit: 2

Gransanger - Common Chiffchaff: 7

Sibirisk Gransanger - Siberian Chiffchaff: 1

Munk - Eurasian blackcap: 1

Gæ­rdesmutte - Eurasian wren: 13

Fuglekonge - Goldcrest: 7

Rødhals - European robin: 10

Stenpikker - Wheatear : 1

Jernspurv - Dunnock : 9

Grå flusnapper - Spotted flycatcher: 1

Lille Gråsisken - Lesser redpoll: 2

Sångdrossel - Song thrush: 1

Solsort - Blackbird: 1

Rorspurv - Reed bunting : 2

Total: 65

Ringmærkning Jennes sø

Gærdesmutte - Wren: 4

Jernspurv - Dunnock: 2

Rødhals - Robin: 2

Gransanger - Chiffchaff: 2

Fuglekonge - Goldcrest: 5

Blåmejse - Blue tit: 1

Musvit - Great tit: 1

Lille Gråsisken - Lesser redpoll: 16

Nordlig Gråsisken - Common redpoll: 2

Total: 35

Grand Total: 100

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People: Martin Grienenberger, Amelie Zeller, Angus Barnett, Simon S. Christiansen, Christina Stinn, Michael Ancher, Eric Christophersen