A productive day at Skarvsøen

Hello all!

Today Rosa, Joe, and I were up bright and early to head to our CES site. It had been a while since our last visit, and we were interested to see if many new birds would be caught today. The ringing today went better than the last few days at Kabeltromlen – we caught a good number of birds, including recaptured breeding adults and new juvenile birds. Most of the birds caught were Rørsangers (Reed Warblers).

We were later joined by our guest Lærkebjørn, who kindly brought us the battery for the hedge trimmer as we had forgotten it at the station. When we had some time between rounds, we refreshed our understanding of moult strategies with Simon to help us remember the details of yesterday’s talk.

After we had closed the nets, we used the hedge trimmer to remove the reeds and other plants that were obstructing the net lanes. We finished half of the nets today, and will do the rest soon.

Joe hard at work with the hedge trimmer!

Meanwhile, Lucas was carrying out the day’s observations. He had a slow day, but saw a flock of roughly 200 Sule (Gannets) and a Storkjove (Great Skua). In the afternoon, he went for a refreshing swim in the ocean.

Tomorrow we are back to ringing at Kabeltromlen. It will be interesting to see what we catch!

Ringing (Skarvsøen CES):

Blåmejse (Blue Tit): 2

Gransanger (Chiffchaff): 2

Munk (Blackcap): 2

Rørsanger (Reed Warbler): 8

Tornsanger (Common Whitethroat): 2

 Total: 16

People: Lucas Corneliussen, Joe Zeno, Rosa Hicks, Asia Kane, Simon S. Christiansen, Lærkebjørn

Link to today's observations from observers in the area