Successful search

I woke up late today. After days of minimal sleep and 3am starts, my body needed an extra few hours to correct itself. No birding was done in the morning, and instead Kalina and I focused on the admin work that needed doing. Simon then invited us to go twitching with him to see the Steppe Stor Tornskade.

Our journey to Hirtshals started at the same time as yesterday; 3pm. Simon drove Kalina and I from the station to once again try for the Steppe Stor Tornskade (Steppe Great Grey Shrike). Without detouring to see a Havørn (White-tailed Eagle) nest this time, we arrived about ten minutes ahead of our time yesterday. Those ten minutes appeared to be crucial to being able to see the bird, because not long after that the bird disappeared again behind some bushes and wasn't seen for a while. In those ten minutes, many observers got very nice views of the bird. Simon determined that it was in moult and was potentially likely to stay for an extended period.

We didn't spend as long in Hirtshals this time, considering we got to see the bird. When we got back to the station, Simon and I just focused on cheaking the ringing logs from the previous months and Kalina took a walk, and cooked dinner.

Skagen People: Seán Walsh, Kalina Siwek, Simon S. Christiansen, Jesper & Margrit

A link to today's observations from volunteers and local observers.