Bread for hungry birders

Hej!

With the wind still going strong and with many gusts to rustle through our nets, Thomas and I only opened 19 nets today. After a nice sunrise - which is super late these days - we had our first round at 8:15. We caught one (very cute) Robin/Rødhals.

Robin/Rødhals

Stor Dompap - Photo by Søren Wilhelsen

Luckily we got some more birds in the following rounds, with two nice Chaffinches/Bogfinke and a Bullfinch of the nordic supspecies /Stor Dompap. We closed our nets around 12 and had the perfect timing to meet Emma on our way back to the station. She just finished the migration count with Knud. They had a rather good day, with many Razorbills/Alk flying by and a Yellow-billed Diver/Hvidnæbbet Lom.

As we got back to the station we were greeted by the tasty smell of freshly baked bread. Søren prepared us a nice breakfast, so we all sat together and enjoyed a nice after-work break. In the afternoon Thomas, Emma and I went out on a little bird watching walk to Jenne Sø. Empty as the trees seemed, we were able to find some Goldcrests/Fuglekonge and a Crested Tit/Topmejse. When a flock of Pink-footed Geese/Kortnæbbet Gås flew over, Thomas could explain really well to me how to identify them by their calls.

Nice walk to Jennes Sø

Just before the sun set, Thomas and Emma saw a Purple Sandpiper/Sortgrå Ryle on the beach. Quikly they decided to try and catch it, but when they got back to the spot with the net and equipment the bird was already gone. Next time we have to be prepared!

Highlight of the observations:

Yellow-billed Diver/Hvidnæbbet Lom - 1

Great Northern Diver/Islom - 1

Razorbills/Alk - 1347 migrating SE

Ringing (Kabeltromlen):

Gærdesmutte - 2

Rødhals - 2

Munk - 2

Fuglekonge - 2

Blåmejse - 2

Bogfinke -2

Dompap - 1

Stor Dompap - 2

Lille Dompap - 2

Total = 17

Today’s observations on Dofbasen from observers in the area

People at the station: Thomas Weston, Mara Glane, Emma Fabre, Søren Wilhelsen and Knud Pedersen