We talk about a bird, and it appears

This morning Ragnar and I went to the obs. The weather was not good, we had an alternation of light rain, clouds and sunshine. The migration was quiet, no movement during the rain and then a few migrating birds when it stopped. We saw some Red-throated Divers (Rødstrubet Lom) flying over us in flocks of 2 to 6. Among these Divers, we spotted 3 Yellow-billed Divers (Hvidnæbbet Lom) migrating alone, flying over us, forcing us to kept an eye on the sky and Kattagate. Ragnar heard the first Waxwing (Silkehale) of the season but we didn’t see it. We also saw three Barn Swallows (Landsvale) coming in from the sea as well as two male Long-tailled Duck (Havlit).

Then, around 12h, when the migration decreased, we stayed to see if any more Yellow-billed Diver (Hvidnæbbet Lom) might appear. We scanned the sea and the sky, hoping to find a rare bird. We began to discuss about what bird we would like to see. I said to Ragnar “Maybe we can try to find a Black Scoter (Amerikansk) among the resting Common and Velvet Scoter (Sortand og Fløjlsand)”. He resplied to me “No that’s boring. We need to find a Surf Scoter (Brilleand), it’s a beautiful bird”. So he was explaining me how it looks like when we heard on Zello “Surf Scoter (Brilleand) going east”. We grabbed our scopes, and there it was! It flew in and landed among the other scoters, a beautiful adult male. It stayed for about 30 minutes on the water, giving the time to Mara and Thomas to join us. We went down on the beach to try to take some photos. Later we saw it flew away, with a flock of Velvet Scoter (Fløjlsand), going southeast. Nice obs!
Then we returned to the dune to try spotting a Yellow or a Great Diver (Hvidnæbbet Lom eller Islom) but without success.

Surf Scoter (Brilleand)

Mara and Thomas went to the ringing, they caught 21 new birds despite of the bad weather. They ringed many Blackbirds (Solsort) and a nice Redpoll (Gråsisken). They heard and saw a Waxwing (Silkehale), maybe the same as us. Then, they closed the nets around 11h due to the cold and the dampness.

Redpoll (Gråsisken)

We all returned around 14h, had some lunch and went to the rescue center. We made a quick stop at the beach, just before the center, to see the Kentish Plover (Hvidbrystet Præstekrave). We found it quickly, put it in the scope, and continued to the center.

We arrived to the rescue center to ring a Barn Owl (Slørugle) and a Wood Pigeon (Ringdue).

Barn Owl (Slørugle)

Feather of the Barn Owl (Slørugle), we can see the comb, it is why the fly of the Owl is silent

Highlights from observations:
Yellow-billed Diver (Hvidnæbbet Lom) - 3
Surf Scoter (Brilleand) – 1 adult male
First Waxwing (Silkehale) of the season

Ringing (Kabeltromlen)
Sangdrossel – 1
Gærdesmutte - 3
Rødhals – 1
Solsort - 6
Munk - 2
Musvit - 1
Gråsisken, Nordlig (ssp. Flammea) – 1
Gråsisken, Lille (ssp. Cabaret) – 2

Gråsisken sp. - 1
Dompap, Lille (ssp. Europaea) – 3

Total: 21

Link to today's observations from observers in the area

People at the station: Thomas Weston, Emma Fabre, Ragnar Smith, Mara Glane, Simon Sigaard Christiansen, Lars & Lone; Jorgen; Knud Peterson