Late autumnal surprise!

Today the wind was still low, so we opened the nests with Angela and Georges who did it for the first time. We had various species like Chaffinches (Bogfinke), Bramblings (Kvækerfinke), Siskins (Grønsisken) and the usually Wrens (Gærdesmutte) and Gold Crests (Fuglekonge). The surprise for today was the Jack Snipe (Enkeltbekkasin) that we caught in the nests! We also recaptured a Redpoll (Gråsisken) which came from Norway!

 Robbie and Rosalina were at Grenen trying to catch Water Pipits (Bjergpiber) into the reeds. They didn’t catch any but Pipits reacted to the recording so we will try again!

After the ringing morning, we went to Ellekrattet to look for the Spotted Flycatcher (Grå Fluesnapper) and try to catch it. This bird is really late in the season: Fly Catchers are supposed to migrate in august/beginning of September to go to Africa The goal was to make some DNA samples with feathers to confirm or exclude rare subspecies. We didn’t catch it unfortunately but we made really good observations!

Picture: Erik Christophersens

Finally, Simon received DNA analyses from a Bonelli’s Warbler which was caught last spring and the analyses confirmed that the bird was a Western Bonelli’s Warbler (Vestlig Bjergløvsanger) and not an Eastern Bonelli’s Warbler (Balkanløvsanger).

Ringmærkning - Kabeltromlen

Blåmejse              1

Bogfinke              8

Enkeltbekkasin   1

Gærdesmutte     3

Grønsisken          5

Kvækerfinke        2

Munk                    2

Musvit                  2

Rødhals                3

Rørspurv             3

Total                     30

Folk på stationen: Simon S. Christiansen, Lisa Vergin, Rosalina Sø Leth-Nissen, Robbie Lawler, Angela Di Pumpo, Justine Costa, Georges Dieres Monplaisir, Alex Sand Frick, Lone og Lars.

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