Ducks and cake!

With more fog over Skagen and rain in the forecast, Johanna, Yehonatan and Simon managed a short ringing session at Kabeltromlen before the weather took a turn for the worse and they had to close the nets.

Lauren and I headed to Verdens Endes 1 for morning observations and, despite the poor visibility, there was still small numbers of passerines moving including 79 Mistle Thrush (Misteldrossel), 787 Chaffinches (Bogfinke) and 15 White Wagtails (Hvid Vipsjert). There was also a variety of duck species passing out to sea including 3 Pintail (Spidsand), 27 Wigeon (Pibeand), 8 Goldeneye (Hvinand) and thousands of Common Scoter (Sortand). The highlight of the morning was an adult, dark morph Arctic Skua (Almindelig Kjove).

After entering all our ringing data and observations, Yehonatan birded Ellekrattet whilst I headed to Nordstrand to check the large flock of gulls lingering on the beach. Johanna baked a cake which we thoroughly enjoyed with our guests Bretta, Lotte and Anna after their delicious cooking that evening.

Treecreeper (Træløber) at Ellekrattet- Yehonatan.

A full list of today's observations can be found here.

Today's raptor summary can be found here.

Skagen Fuglestation: Johanna Veentjer, Yehonatan Ben aroia, Dante Shepherd, Lauren Evans, Bretta, Lotte & Anna.

Kabeltromlen Ringing Totals:

Goldcrest (Fuglekonge)- 1

Rødhals (Robin)- 1

Bogfinke (Chaffinch)- 1

Musvit (Great Tit)- 2

Solsort (Blackbird)- 2

Total: 7