Cormorants

Today, we woke up for 8 am for breakfast with all the lighthouse staff. The restaurant staff prepared a delicious breakfast for everyone working and living in the lighthouse, so that we could all meet each other. Shortly after, me, Sean and Simon headed out to the Cormorant Lake with the intention of counting cormorants. It started raining, so we ran some errands and came back when the weather cleared up. On the way, we saw a mother squirrel with her baby!

At around 10 am we were counting the adult, 2nd year and juvenile cormorants on the site, as well as the active nests there. There was around 195 cormorants in total. We also saw two red-necked grebes, a breeding pair, as well as some coots and mallards. We also observed a red kite and a hobby! After the cormorant count, we came back to the lighthouse. Me, Sean and Simon all did some admin work, like inputting and organzing data. Towards the evening, I headed out to explore Skagen, and see the port, the old town and the beach. I also saw two young kestrels hunting. Around 6 pm, we had dinner with Jens and Margrit.

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

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