Black Cap and Marsh Warbler galore in the ringing

I got up for counting on my own at 03.25 - an hour before sunrise. I because of the recently lack of bikes, I have to leave a bit earlier. I arrived around sunrise at Worlds End 1, as the 3rd person. To my big surprise, the talented german (SK) arrived just a minute later, to join me in the count. Even Though the migration is almost done, we always hope for a rarity to show up. Unfortunately, nothing really happened, and it turned out to be the ringing that had the best numbers of the day, with 11 Black Caps and four Marsh Warblers as the best.

Simon and I joined the rest of the volunteers at Kabeltromlen when the count was done. Simon stayed until the ringing was done an hour later, and I for two hours, because I started chatting with Henrik Knudsen and Ole Zoltan Göller. They told me stories from way back. Before Zello was invented. Back when there was no electricity in regular houses, and they had to dig themselves out through 2-3 kilometres of snow to the nearest road to go shopping by foot. In a thunderstorm. With hail. Against the stormy wind. Not to forget it was uphill in both directions. Back when birds had wings and could fly away before you got to see them. They told about their heroic findings and legendary twitches for rare birds. I don’t know who of them to believe the most, but they were good story tellers and the little kid (me) listened very carefully to the legends about birds like Rock Bunting (klippeværling), Elegant Tern (aztekerterne) and Roseate Tern (rosenterne).

Back at the station, I felt fresh like a white-tailed eagle (at least a danish saying/phrase), until I sat down on the couch and fell asleep for five hours. When I woke up again, it was time for data entering, before having dinner with SK as the chef and at last heading for the pillow once again.

Another day passed by at the Grey Lighthouse.

/Magpie/Krøllebille/Magnus/MHL.

Ringing (Kabeltromlen):

Total: 33

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, Jørgen Hulbæk, Jørn and Marianne