A close Seal

After days full of highlights, it was clear that at some point a quieter day had to come. And that was today.

There were fewer birds than the last few days, but we still had fun and new guest Kirsten was able to ring a few birds. Both Bramblings (Kvækerfinke) and Redwings (Vindrossel) delighted us. Then suddenly a troop of 35 Bearded Tits (Skægmejse) flew over us, a few of which also landed in the area. This was Hayley's first observation of the species - super cool! Unfortunately they did not fly into our nets. Maybe next time.
There was also much less bird migration on the sea today. The highlight, however, was the passing Purple Sandpiper (Sortgrå Ryle). Plus the usual seabirds. It is also very cool that the Twites (Bjergirisk) have arrived in the meantime.

This afternoon we ringed in the garden and caught three birds. Then we went shopping and prepared dinner for tomorrow, as we invited the people from the café and lighthouse shop. Thomas found a young seal on his walk, which was very trusting in the most beautiful light. So I went back and took a few photos. He didn't look very healthy, but I'm not an expert on seals so I can't really judge. Let's hope for the best for the seal. We spent the rest of the day entering the ringing data and checking the data from the last few days. This takes a bit of time, but it also ensures the high quality of the data. Now it's closing time and I'm looking forward to trying to catch and ring Tengmalm's Owls later. That would be a real first. The chances are quite low, but definitely high enough to try as often as possible.

Have a look at this beautiful Red-throated Diver (Rødstrubet Lom), Thomas photographed this afternoon. The quite small and upwards directed bill is a good feature to identify the most common Diver (Lom) here.

Ringing (Kabeltromlekrattet):

Ringing (Fyrhaven):

Total: 56 (KAB) +3 (FYR) = 59

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

People: Hayley Land, Gustav Nyberg, Simon Kiesé, Thomas Weston, Knud Pedersen, Kirsten Bregn.