Falcon Fun

Good evening,

This morning Frank, Hanelie, Kirsten, and I went to Kabeltromeln to ring.  Overnight conditions for migration were not ideal, and paired with cold temperatures and wind, few birds made their way into the nets.  Nevertheless, any morning with any birds is a good morning, and we took the opportunity to appreciate the chiffchaffs (gransanger), lesser whitethroat (gaerdesanger), and reed warbler (rørsanger) we had.

Meanwhile, over at World's End 3, Manuel's seawatch yielded little in the form of migratory seabirds, though an unidentifiable, distant stint was an interesting sighting.

In the afternoon and evening, we spent several hours in the reserve near Jennes Sø trying to catch raptors.  At minimum 4 of the continuing red-footed falcons (aftenfalk) were hunting actively in the area.  They mesmerized us as they swooped over our heads and kited motionlessly in the wind.  Hanelie and Frank watch an Osprey fly over as well.  In the end though, nothing found its way into our traps.  

In the evening, Hanelie's mother Karin arrived after a long day of travel, and all 6 of us ate pizza that Kirsten prepared together.  While will being staying in Skagen for the next 2 weeks, unfortunately Kirsten will be leaving us tomorrow.  It has been a pleasure working with her over the past week!

Farewell!

- Max

People: Max Laubstein, Frank Osterberg, Hanelie Sidhu, Manuel Tacke, Kirsten Bregn, Karin

Ringing Totals:

Lesser Whitethroat (Gaerdesanger): 1

Reed Warbler (Rørsanger): 1

Common Chiffchaff (Gransanger): 1

Observations of the day in DOFBasen from observers in the area