We like June!

When Simon Sr joined us at Kabeltromlen early this morning he told us that June is usually a very good month for rare birds in the ringing. With that in mind, we set off on our next round with renewed excitement for the upcoming days. What we weren’t expecting was for Simon to be proven correct so quickly. On that very round Sean found a Greenish Warbler (Lundsanger) in one of the nets!

We were all very happy to catch this pretty little warbler, only the fourth ever individual to be caught by the station. You can clearly see the white wing bar and prominent supercilium (eye stripe) in the pictures below.

Greenish Warbler (Lundsanger)

After that, we decided that we already liked June a lot. And this month’s good luck didn’t end there! On our closing round Isis extracted a Rosefinch (Karmindompap), a new hand species for us all. Not much is known about the moult of this species so they cannot be aged. Although our bird wasn’t a bright red adult male, it was still a very pretty individual. Amazingly, these birds fly all the way from south-east Asia where their wintering grounds are.

Rosefinch (Karmindompap)

After the Rosefinch (Karmindompap), we all decided we really really liked June. Hopefully today’s birds will be the first of many more ringing rarities this month! We’re really looking forward to what the next few days may bring.

We arrived back at the station in time to grab some snacks and then sit on the front steps and watch the Svogerslev Harmoniorkester performing. It was very nice to listen to them play their music out in the sunshine whilst drinking coffee (tak Mette!). We particularly enjoyed ‘can you feel the love tonight’ from the Lion King.

Svogerslev Harmoniorkester

Afterwards, Jens from the lighthouse appeared with a bubble machine which was lots of fun. There were so many bubbles everywhere!

We then had to focus on some actual work; data was inputted and the weekly cleaning completed. We have also found out that the Swedish ringed Sedge Warbler (Sivsanger) that we caught earlier this week was originally ringed in Järnbron, Sweden in September 2023 as a first calendar year bird.

What a great start to June!

Ringing (Kabeltromlekrattet):

Total: 31

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, Jørn and Marianne.