Rasmus' "Best Day Yet"

Hello!

We’ll start today’s blog with last night – where Thomas, Rasmus, and I went night catching. Walking a loop of Grenen in an unsuccessful search for the Shore Larks (Bjerglærke), we caught two Dunlin (Almindelig Ryle). Thomas and Rasmus returned to the station to ring the birds, while I continued, bringing them another Dunlin and Jack Snipe (Enkeltbekkasin) 20 minutes later.

The night catching aim (Bjerglærke), although Dunlin (Almindelig Ryle) are always nice too!

In the morning, the team split between Kabeltromlen and Worlds End Three as per usual. At Kabeltromlen there were plenty of birds overhead, some birds in the bushes, a few birds in the nets, and even fewer birds in the database, as many we caught were the same birds from recaptured from today. We ended the day with 23 new birds, including a late Reed Warbler (Rørsanger). On the return, a quick scope of Jenes Sø rewarded us with a sight of 10 soaring Buzzards (Musvåge), including ~ 2 Rough Legged Buzzards (Fjeldvåge).

Meanwhile, the observation team had Rasmus’ “best day so far”, starting with a Kingfisher (Isfugl), followed by a Great Northern Diver (Isløm), 2 Peregrine Falcons (Vandrefalk), and the same Rough Legged Buzzards (Fjeldvåge). The team then headed to the harbor and town, where they saw 5 Purple Sandpipers (Sortgrå Ryle) and a few Kittwake (Ride), the diversity of groceries in Lidl, and total darkness while they closed their eyes for a quick snooze in the park.

Thumbs up if you're having the best week of your life at Skagen Fuglestation!

After lunch, we went on a few walks, spotting 3 more Purple Sandpiper (Sortgrå Ryle) at Højen Fyr and an adult male Hen Harrier (Blå Kærhøg) at Nedermose. We then planned the coming week and briefly said hi to Carl, a young birder from Sweden, who will be joining us in the field for a few days.

 

Highlights from the observations:

- 1 Great Northern Diver (Isløm)

- 2 Peregrine Falcons (Vandrefalk)

- 2 Rough Legged Buzzards (Fjeldvåge)

 

Ringing (Kabeltromlen)

Gærdesmutte – 6

Rødhals – 2

Rørsanger – 1

Munk – 1

Blåmejse – 2

Gransanger – 6

Fuglekonge – 5

Total = 23

 

Ringing (Jenes Sø, Michael Ancher)

Gærdesmutte – 1

Rødhals – 1

Gransanger – 2

Fuglekonge – 1

Blåmejse – 3

Musvit – 1

Gråsisken – 12

Total = 21

 

Today’s observations on Dofbasen from observers in the area

People at the station: Ragnar Smith, Mara Glane, Thomas Weston, Rosa Hicks, Rasmus Matthiesen, Simon Sigaard Christiansen, John Stenum, Iben Jørgensen, Michael Ancher, Carl