Sparrowhawk and Redbacked Shrike in hand!

Simon and I went up an hour later than the ones that put up the nets for ringing, because we went for the count. We had breakfast together with Freya, before heading out for counting birds. Simon by bike and I by foot, because we are low on bikes. There was fog in the air. Quite a lot actually. We could barely see the sea, and that’s why we decided to move down to Kabeltromlen, where we could hear and see the passerines even better.

After four hours of counting, it was clear to us that it was one of the slowest days of the year so far, and that not even the passerines were migrating in high numbers. But we were able to participate in the ringing and mostly just see what they caught. Unfortunately, it was quite slow as well, but with a nice variety of species. Among the species were the Redbacked Shrike, which mostly are seen from distance. Also a sparrowhawk showed up, which always is a nice species in hand.

Sparrowhawk 2. calender year, male. Poto by Simon Kiesé.

Redbacked Shrike. Photo by Simon Kiesé.

In the afternoon, the weather turned better and the migration increased. My family and friends came by to invite me for lunch at a restaurant in town. I gave them a room tour at the lighthouse, before we had coffee and cake in the garden. Unfortunately, the weather turned bad after a few hours, and turned into a thunderstorm at the end.

The late afternoon and evening was spent with data entering and having a nice dinner, with SK as the chef.

We said hi to the new guests in the apartment, Jørn and Marianne, and bye to Kirsten and Freya.

Today’s observations in Dofbasen from observers in the area.

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

People: Seán Walsh, Hayley Land, Isis Khalil, Magnus Houen Lauritsen, Simon Kiesé, Simon S. Christiansen, Kirsten, Jørn and Marianne.

Ringmærkning (Kabeltromlen)

Spurvehøg (Sparrowhawk) 1

Rødrygget Tornskade (Redbacked Shrike) 1

Solsort  (Blackbird) 1

Gulbug (Icterine Warbler)1

Tornsanger (Common Whitethroat) 3

Bogfinke (Chaffinch) 6

Munk  (Blackbird) 3

Sum: 16