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Shooting raptors !
onsdag 23. marts 2022
Once again I woke up very early this morning so that I could open the nets accompanied by Marion. All nets were opened by 6:30. This time the whole crew was here, so we all enjoyed being together for this second day of ringing. Unfortunately, it was very foggy and we had few birds in the nets, only 15 in the whole morning, but at the same time it was very good as we had time to get many explications from Simon. We had quite a few Robins (Rødhals), and Blue tits (Blåmejse).
For Robbe, it was his first ringing session ! So he was very excited about it and the very first bird he ringed was a Reed bunting (Rørspurv).
After a few hours we decided to close the nets, I went with Marion to tense a few nets, we also found ourselves nice sticks to open and close the nets, and observed a few trichoptera's larvaes in the water.
Robbe and Hanelie cleared the few branches that were in the way of the nets.
When our job was done, Marion and I went back to the station to eat and enter the ringing data, meanwhile, Robbe and Hanelie went out with Thomas to shoot birds. Not literally of course ! We have a new pair of binoculars that give us the dimensional position of the birds thanks to a laser.
The protocol is to shoot the same bird every ten seconds during migration so we have a idea of their flight pattern. They stayed there around two hours, but the task was difficult as there was still a lot of fog.
They saw many raptors : Buzzards (Musvåge), Red kites (Rød Glente), Sparrowhawks (Spurvehøg), and a Marsh harrier (Rørhøg).
In the afternoon, Hanelie continued her analysis of the nocturnal migration calls, she got a few Black birds (Solsort) on the record.
Robbe went in town and also finally took his laundry out of the dryer !
And Marion and I went to Skagen to get groceries for the week but also for Robbe's birthday which is tomorrow !
Simon worked on the next newsletter on which you get to see the expected birds, and the activities available.
Also today a Garganey (Atlingand) was spotted near Skagen.
Tonight I will be cooking some quesadillas !
Have a nice evening,
Alice
Today’s observations in Dofbasen from observers in the area
Sum of the Raptors in the area based on observations typed into Dofbasen the same day
Ringing (Kabeltrommelkrattet):
Eurasian wren (Gærdesmutte) – 1
Dunnock (Jernspurv) – 1
European Robin (Rødhals) – 5
Common Chiffchaff (Gransanger) – 1
Goldcrest (Fuglekonge) – 2
Blue tit (Blåmejse) – 3
Great tit (Musvit) – 1
Reed bunting (Rørspurv) – 1
Total: 15
People: Simon S. Christiansen, Robbe Cool, Thomas Kjær, Hanelie Sidhu, Alice Scalzo, Marion L'Huillier-Hunsinger.
