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CISTUSANGER!
Today started off quiet differently for me than it usually does here at the station. Going out the night before to enjoy the spectacle that is Week 29 was unexpected at best. But! That did not stop us from completing our duties. Ragnar was officially in charge of counting this morning, the rest of us merely came along for the ride. Nick and I stumbled out to the Sandormklit at dawn and joined Ragnar for the first few hours of the morning! And low and behold - A ZITTING CISTICOLA (CISTUSANGER) was our prize. An absolutely spectacular find by Ragnar (the rest of us were other indisposed). He first heard it calling and then was able to get his eyes on it along with other local birders in the area. What a surprise and what a treat. It was the 8th record of the species in Denmark and quiet nice to be witness to. ? records have been found here in Skagen. Being very cold and not dressing in enough layers, Nick and I retreated early but Ragnar persisted until his time was complete - good on him!
A quick nap on the beach fixes all!
The rest of the day was fairly mellow around the station. Not much was done other than entering in of the data into DOFBasen, but we did get a new volunteer! Welcome Joe Zeno. Joe is also from the US, we have known each other for many years and he is very excited to be here. We also said goodbye to Benjamin today after his two week stay here. Thank you for being here! Have a nice trip back to Fyn. After dinner, we went out to Grenen in search of the Cistusanger, but were unable to refind it. A 1k European Green Woodpecker (Grønspætte) was flying around trying to migrate but decided to return back towards town. A nice ending to the day.
Link to Skagen Fuglestation Facebook for a lengthy post about the Cistusanger:
https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=skagen%20fuglestation
People: Lucas Corneliussen, Asia Kane, Myrthe Van Brempt, Nick Park, Simon Christansen, Joe Zeno, Benjamin Bech
Link to todays observations in Dofbasen from the Skagen area