1K Red Footed Falcon "Aftenfalk" migrating east

Hello dear blog reader,

I am back again after a months absence from Skagen, which I spent at Lista Fuglestasjon. I am very happy to be back. As soon as I arrived I was right on time for nightcatching and as in the last nights, also in the night from yesterday to today, there was an attempt to catch Storm Petrels „Stormsvale“ and Nightjars „Natravn“. Max and Frank took over the night shift with Simon this time. Unfortunately the nets remained empty this time. Nevertheless it was an eventful night. Simon gave a guided tour "Wings in the night": It was about moths, birds and bats. There were also some of these nocturnal flyers, they saw bats, moths and also a Nightjar „Natravn“. And finally a bird was caught, although not one of our target species: Simon caught a Wheatear „Stenpikker“ which he saw through the thermal binocular! Robbie came to see the Wheatear „Stenpikker“, Manuel and I learned of this catch only the next morning. We slept to be fit for the Morning Observation the next morning. After so much night activity there was no ringing today so Manuel and I went to World's End 3 this morning. It was quiet but we had some nice waders: Red Knot „Islandsk Ryle“, Dunlin „Almindelig Ryle“, Redshanks ”Rødben”, Greenshank „Hvidklire” and Golden Plovers „ Hjejle”. The highlight of the Mornig Obs was a Fulmar „Mallemuk” that we saw from very close. It was so warm that I went for a swim before our early Evening Meeting at 13.00 today. The Evening Meeting was abruptly ended after everything was planned: Knud was at North Beach Observing this afternoon and he had some feeding Red Footed Falcons „Aftenfalk”moving slowly east. We all got on our bikes and headed to Kabeltrommle to intercept the Red Footed Falcons „Aftenfalk”. We saw them too and then returned to the bird station. The family bird club had a tour today and they showed us a nice female Sand Lizzard "Ørkenfirben".

1k Aftenfalk. Foto: Knud Pedersen

One of the Red-Footed Falcons that Knud photographeed even showed to have a color ring. It's going to be exciting when we get data on where it was ringed!

Sand Lizzard "Ørkenfirben"

Tonight we all sleep for a change, but tonight around dinnertime we plan to catch Stonechats "Sortstrubet Bynkefugl” near the Lighthouse. So tomorrow morning we will all be fresh in the field again, maybe we will see each other, see you then, take care!

Hanelie

Observations of the day in DOFbasn from observers in the area

People: People: Max Laubstein, Robbie Lawler, Manuel Tacke, Hanelie Sidhu, Simon Christiansen, Frank Osterberg