Too stormy for the observers and the birds

Hej!

Rattled by the wind this morning, Emma and Thomas were on their way to World's End 3. The duty of counting sea miration called them, so they wore 5 layers of clothes today, to try and stay warm in the weather conditions for 4 hours. The first hour of migration was good, with Razorbills/Alk, Kittiwakes/Ride and Scoters/Sortand flying by. One large diver was also briefly spotted, but couldn't be identified. Migration slowed down, with the temperatures dropping, wind increasing and rain starting. After the four hours Emma and Thomas came back to the station, partly frozen and full of sand. I stayed in the warmth during the morning, because I had a look at the weatherforecast before commiting to doing the count. I worked on my presentation, so i spent the morning in the books, reading about identification and ageing of buntings.

Raincloud over Skagen

Sunset at 4 pm!

After lunch, I headed out for a walk and enjoyed the sun before it went down and created a nice sunset. Emma also did her tour around Grenen and Thomas stayed in to be productive and listen to some recordings of nocturnal migration. After it got dark - and rainy - we gathered to do our weekly cleaning and Thomas cooked us a somewhat experimental meal. Even though the cook voiced some scepticism, it tasted good in the end.

Highlights from the observations:

Large diver, either Yellow-billed/Hvidnæbbet Lom or Great Northern/Islom

Ringing:

no ringing, due to the strong wind

Today’s observations on Dofbasen from observers in the area

People: Thomas Weston, Emma Fabre, Mara Glane, Ragnar Smith, Simon Sigaard Christiansen.