A Blåhals in Skagen

An early and windy start to the day, Daniel, Lisa and i headed out to Grenen for ringing, where we were joined by my Mum (yay!) , and Lisa and Daniels ringing trainer; Ingo. The wind was a little exciting and so we couldn't open all of the nets.. but still managed to catch some birds! Though it was a little slow.. ( one per round! ) it was a lovely morning. 

Meanwhile, up on the dunes, Marie, Joakim and Dante did the migration count with Rolf at Verdens end. They had a good morning, with exciting birds such as Steppehøg, 2 Islom, Aftenfalk, Trane, Storkjove and a Stor Korsnæb!!! Marie had a lovely time watching some some Tarnfalk hovering very close by.

Back at the observatory, After a bit of food,  Lisa, Daniel and me went with Simon in his car to lots of local spots in the area doing some diverse observations.. this turned out to be really exciting!!! While looking for a Karmindompap... someone told us about a male northern Blue throat in a garden near by!!! ahhhh!!!!! we watched it for some time, it was very close!!! MAGIC. This very exciting for Jørgen Kabel's lovely dog Egor.. who added this as a first to his birding list!  We also saw a lovely Hepsevåge passing by at Buttervej, really nice to see these arriving! 

While we were out, Simons friend Andreas Efeland came to the observatory and had coffee and a nice chat with Marie, Joakim and Dante. 

Once everyone was back at the fuglestation, we all gathered for a moult session with Simon, where we focused on Tornsangers. This was very helpful for aging the birds in the ringing. After this Marie cooked a delicious dinner and we were joined by our guests for the weekend, a lovely family, Duafa, Morten, Nora and . 

Later on in the night, Ingo, Marie and Daniel headed out into the rain ( perfect for night catching! ) to try to find some birds with their torches! They didnt manage to catch anything.. but did come very close to three Mosehornugle!! 

An exciting day..!!!

Ringmarkening Jenne So:

Rødstjert - 1

sangdrossel - 1

gaerdesanger - 2

tornsanger - 2

musvit - 1

Total 7

People: 

Joakim Mattieson, Dante Shepherd, Marie Caroline, Hebe Denny, Simon S Christiansen, Lisa Vergin, Daniel Bloche, Rolf Christiansen, Michel Ancher, Jorgen Kabel, Ingo Ludwichowski, Doufa, Morten, Nora and Eva Rian.