An Owl in the night

Last night, once it was dark, we opened two nets near to the Fuglestation. We really hoped to catch an owl! Thomas did the night checks this time and came really close to catching a Short-eared Owl (Mosehornugle). Unfortunately, it escaped from the net before he could get to it even though he ran as fast as he could to reach it! However, he got some great views of the bird and we hope to be able to try and catch it again tonight.

This morning was very quiet, particularly at the migration count. Gustav was at World’s End 3 and saw migrating Common Scoter (Sortand), Razorbills (Alk) and Red-throated Diver (Rødstrubet Lom), plus two Brent Geese (Knortegås) and a Shore Lark (Bjerglærke). Although there were not many birds it was a very sunny morning and a nice day to be out.

Meanwhile, Simon Jr, Thomas, Kirsten and I went ringing at Kabeltromlen. It was also a quiet morning for us, especially compared to the last couple of days, with a total of 27 new birds ringed. Highlights included some nice autumn finches. We ringed three new Bullfinches (Lille Dompap), a Lesser Redpoll (Lille Gråsisken) and three Brambling (Kvækerfinke). Thomas’ photo below shows the stunning plumage of a male Brambling that we caught.

Another interesting catch today was an adult male Blackbird (Solsort). We looked up his ring number and found that he was first ringed in November 2021 as a first-year bird. Amazingly, today was the eleventh time he has been recaptured, every time at Kabeltromlen.

In the afternoon we inputted data, checked sheets and analysed sound recordings. We then had time to relax and enjoyed watching some birding videos and playing table tennis. Later we started to prepare food for the dinner this evening which we are cooking for the lighthouse and café staff. We are looking forward to eating with everyone and hope they all enjoy the meal!

Ringing (Kabeltromlekrattet):

Total: 27

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

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