An exciting rarity at Grenen!!

The day started as it usually does... very early alarms for us here at the observatory!  Marie, My mum and I headed out to grenen to meet a familiar and beautiful sunrise. We joined Rolf and the big troup of other birders. The morning was pretty active, with many interesting birds passing through! Some particularly exciting ones being a Pirol, Tejste, Ride, Stor Tornskade, Hepsevåge, Fjeldvåge.. and many other wonderful things!! My mum was also very happy to at last meet Samantha fox! Who curled up at our feet for a little snoooze. 

A little later inter the morning, Jokaim who had been out doing some diverse observations along with Dante, came out to Grenen in the hopes of seeing a Pirol and he hasnt seen one yet! He came to us and chatted with us a while.. when Marie happened to look into her Scope.. searching for some Rorspurv.. a bird she really likes! But instead she spotted an unusual looking Sortstrubet Bynkefugl... upon Joakim and Rolf's confirmation it turned out to be a very exciting bird!!!! A beautiful male Sibirisk Bynkefugl. Much excitement ensued..!!! We were able to get some incredible veiws of the bird and it hung around for some time. Dante raced out to meet us and was able to get some gorgeous photographs. (Shown below.)  

After a seriously epic morning.. Marie, Dante and Joakim then headed back to the observatory where they joined Simon for a guided tour with some school children. Meanwhile My mum and i had a swim in the sea and got ready for her to head home to scotland. It was lovely having her here, and she so loved to see Skagens incredible birds and meet the wonderful people. After saying goodbye at the trainstation, back at the observatory Marie and I got on with some tasks and she began cooking an exciting exciting traditional german dinner. The boys meanwhile went out searching and saw the lille fluesnapper which was seen hanging out at the nets at Grenen. They then went out with Simon in his car to look for some birds elsewhere. 

We had an incredible Dinner from Marie.. and went to bed very happy and full from a brilliant day.

People: Joakim Mattieson, Dante Shepherd, Marie Heuberger, Hebe Denny, Becks denny, Simon S Christiansen, Rolf Christiansen