The last Blackbird (Solsort)

This morning I went to the obs. I spend the first hour alone and it was a busy one. All of the birds, which were stuck in Kattegat, were able to leave. I counted 170 Kittiwake (Ride), some auks very far away. Then Knud joined me for the next three hours. The migration slowed down, but the light was better and the birds much closer. We saw two Fulmars (Mallemuk) not so far to the shore. Then, we spotted an Atlantic Puffin (Lunde), which landed somewhere in Kattegat. We also saw a Sooty Shearwater (Sodfarvet Skråpe) going northwest.

Knud found 4 young Caspian Gulls (Kaspisk Måge) and one young Lesser black-backed Gull (Sildemåge) among the flock of resting gulls.
We also saw a flock of 41 tired Snow Buntings (Snespurv), coming from the sea. They tried to land on the water, but they decided it was not a good idea, so they continued flying over the sea.

Blackbird (Solsort), named Volten

I met the ringers in the apartment when I woke up. They left later because of the rain. They ringed 12 birds. They caught the tenth Blackbird (Solsort), a male named Volten. They equipped him with the last GPS track. I joined them and I processed some recaptures. Then Mara and Thomas stayed until 3:30 PM to sew the holes in the nets by which point the sun was setting and they were hungry.

Preparing the GPS track for the Blackbird (Solsort)

People at the station: Thomas Weston, Emma Fabre, Ragnar Smith, Mara Glane, Simon Sigaard Christiansen, Knud Peterson

Highlights from observations:
Lunde - 1
Sildemåge 1k
Sodfarvet Skråpe - 1

Ringing (Kabeltromlen)
Gærdesmutte - 6
Solsort - 1
Vindrossel – 1
Musvit – 2
Bogfinke - 1
Dompap - 1
Total : 12

Today’s observations on Dofbasen from observers in the area