CES

For the first time in two weeks, we went ringing again at Skarvsøen for the standard CES ringing. This required an earlier start than for the usual morning observations, as we left the station by 03:30 and the nets at the lake were open by 04:15. With the wind, we weren't expecting much to be caught, but in the end it turned out that the first two or three net rounds were wuite productive! We caught many juvenile birds, including a scarcely ringed bird here at Skagen; a Grønsisken (Siskin). This Grønsisken ended up being the first ever bird I have ringed, which is a great bird to start on as some people have been unlucky as they started with the Tit family, which are quite bitey.

Juvenile Blåmejse in Mark Desholm's hand.

The latter half of the ringing session didn't go as productively, however. Many of our net rounds ended in zero birds caught due to the wind. After six hours of the nets being open, we finally closed them and headed home to enter the data (and sleep). We didn't really do anything else of note today.

Knud spent the morning at World's End 3 on our behalf doing the morning observations. There he saw a couple Almindelig Skråpe (Manx Shearwater) and a Sorthovedet Måge (Mediterranean Gull).

In the afternoon we watched Tour De France at Simons place where we could enjoy the yellow jersey coming closer to victory. And of course there where served Guiness for the Irish guests.

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

Skagen People: Seán Walsh, Kalina Siwek, Knud Pedersen, Simon S. Christiansen, Mark & his children, and Marcus, Matthis & Robin.

Ringing totals:

Solsort: 1

Musvit: 1

Gærdesanger: 1

Rørsanger: 17

Gransanger: 1

Grønsiskin: 1

Munk: 1