An even more productive day at Skarvsøen

Hello everyone!

Today I headed out to World’s End 3 with Ragnar and Robbie to conduct our morning observation. The morning started off slow, but we were happy to observe three skuas flying against the horizon. Two of the skuas were Great Skuas, the other we were not able to identify, a possible Arctic Skua. Later in the morning Robbie and I walked down to the pond near the Sandworm track and encountered a Sparrowhawk on the ground. The bird was in perfect lighting, and we were able to observe it being harassed by nearby Hooded Crows that wanted to make the hawk feel unwelcome. The next couple days will bring in strong winds from the west which will hopefully bring in rare seabirds for us to see during observation. 

Asia, Rosa, and Lucas hard at work at Skarvsøen 

The ringers: Rosa, Asia, Simon, and Lucas, were out at Skarvsøen today conducting their Constant Effort Site (CES) ringing protocol. This day brought in more individual birds than any other day in the past couple weeks, totaling 28 new birds and 2 recapture bids. By far the most abundant bird caught was Rørsanger, with 19 birds rung today. A Slavonean Grebe was also spotted in the cormorant lake in Skarvsøen, a good bird for the Skagen area.

Ringing (Skarvsøen)

Marsh Warbler (Kærsanger) - 1

Reed Warbler (Rørsanger) - 19

Lesser Whitethroat (Gærdesanger) - 1

Blackcap (Munk) - 3

Willow Warbler (Løvsanger) - 2

Lesser Redpoll (Lille Gråsisken) - 1

Reed Bunting (Rørspurv) - 3

People at the station: Simon S. Christiansen, Lucas Corneliussen, Rosa Hicks, Ragnar Smith, Robbie Lawler, Joe Zeno, Asia Kane

Link to today’s observations from observers in the area