Visit from Spain

Hej everyone,

When we (Johanna and Mira) left on the 20^th of March, we promised to come back soon, so here we are again, only for five days, but we enjoy every second of this little vacation from university before we leave on the first of May.

This morning, Johanna, Simon, Magnus and me went out for morning observation to Worlds End 3. The migration was slower than yesterday, but there were still some birds around. The highlight was a Short-eared Owl (Mosehornugle) over the beach, three Arctic Skuas (Almindelig Kjove) and four Fulmars (Mallemuk). When the sun came out after the first hour there was also a group of Snow Buntings (Snespurv) around the dune we sat on. It’s not that typically to see them around here now, normally they would be further north at this time. Around the time we left after four hours of counting, the Steppe Eagle (Steppeørn) was reported over Nordstrand, so we watched out for it from Worlds End and were able to see it. For Johanna and me that was the first time seeing a Steppe Eagle, which was really cool, even though it was quiet far away.

Johanna and Magnus counting at Worlds End 3

Isis, Hayley and Hanelie went out to Kabletromle for ringing in the morning. They caught not as many birds as yesterday, but with a total of 69 birds there were still some birds around. The highlight was a recapture from a Chiffchaff (Gransanger) ringed in Spain.

Chiffchaff ringed in spain

Ringing (Kabeltrommlekrattet)

Todays observations from observers in the area.

Sum of the raptors in the area based on observations typed into Dofbasn the same day.

People: Johanna Veentjer, Hayley Land, Isis Khalil, Hanelie Sidhu, Magnus Houen Lauritsen, Simon Kiesé, Mira Kieckbusch, Simon S. Christiansen, Lisa Vergin, Jørgen Hulbæk, Jan Eske, Knud Pedersen and our guests Dorte and Anders Østerby