Steppehøg! Igen!

The wind abated during the night and we were greeted to clear skies and a beautiful 5am sunrise.

Dante and I went to Verdens Ende for the daily bird observation and counting, with the local highlights of the day being an American Scoter (Amerikansk Sortand) that Dante spotted, and a Goshawk(Duehøg) that came pretty close by. Overall it was a quiet day though, with not a lot of birds to count, and we went back to the station before noon.

Simon hosted a presentation in the afternoon on warblers and how to age them by their plumage. At least that was the plan, but just as we had gotten started the news came in that a Pallid Harrier (Steppehøg) had been spotted outside. First at Nordstrand, and a little later at Grenen where it was flying south towards Det Grå Fyr.
We decided to take a break from the warblers, went outside in a hurry, and were greeted by a beautiful male Pallid Harrier. At first it was flying low over the fields opposite the road, then it landed on a dune and sat there for 10 minutes before taking off again.

Pallid Harrier (Steppehøg) photographed at Reservatet. Photo by Erik Christophersen.

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

Today's raptor summary can be found here.

People: Yehonatan Ben Aroia, Jeppe Madsen, Michael Colley, Dante Shepherd, Lauren Evans, Simon Christiansen.

Ringing (Kabeltromlen):

Gærdesmutte (Wren) - 5

Jernspurv (Dunnock) - 1

Gransanger (Chiffchaff) - 13

Rødhals (Robin) - 14

Sangdrossel (Song Thrush) - 1

Fuglekonge (Goldcrest) - 1

Musvit (Great Tit) - 3

Total: 38