Howling winds and social club in the dunes

The day started before it really ended with Rosa and Lucas going out in the night to try catching waders with a net and torch, they ended up with a Common Ringed Plover (Stor Præstekrave).

Social club at Worlds End 3

But for the rest of us, a repeat of yesterday, no nets were put up, so the name of the game was migration counting from Worlds End 3. I went out early, while the rest got some rest, and started the count just before sunrise, and quite early I could see that there were some movements going on. Though there were no huge numbers, it was steady throughout the morning and until 12. Later in the morning I was joined by the rest of the observatory, Eric and two other birdwatchers, so it turned into a small social club situated in the outermost dunes of Denmark. The highlights of the day were four Black Terns (Sortterne), seven Great Skuas (Storkjove), a very nice immature Arctic Skua (Almindelig Kjove) with the star being a distant but nice Manx Shearwater (Almindelig Skråpe) that blew through the waves. Otherwise, okay numbers of fulmars (Mallemuk) and terns (Terner). Most of the crew left around 10 o’clock but I stayed till 1226, before deciding that I should go back.

Black Tern 1k (Sortterne)

Arctic Skua 3k? (Almindelig Kjove)

The rest of day have been a quiet ordeal, some of the team went out for a swim, but I got a much-needed nap. Later, we got a new volunteer with Andrew Commins, he will be staying with us for a few weeks as a ringer. So warm welcomes to him! Now we are cooking dinner and will be enjoying some live music by Elias Rønnenfelt. Tomorrow the wind will grow stronger so Worlds End 3 is calling and once more unto the breach, we will go, once more.

60% of the observer-team represented here

Link to todays Observations around Skagen

People at SKAF: Ragnar Smith, Lucas Corneliussen, Rosa Hicks, Joseph Zeno, Asia Kane, Andrew Commins