Marsh warblers & Bunkers!

This morning me Joakim and Hebe woke up early to open the mist-nets in Grenen at 4:00 am, the weather forecasts are good, it will not be a windy day and we are hopeful. A little later, Simon joins us.

Dante and Marie also wake up early to go to Verdens Ende, to Grenen, to count birds.

As we had hoped, the conditions are good and we catched a good number of birds, including a Northen wheatear and the first Marsh warbler of the season.

We close the nets at 11:00 am, with 21 ringed birds and 5 recaptures, and we return to the Observatory to rest a little.

In the afternoon I update the ringing data in the database, Hebe proposes a super adventurous experience: the exploration of one of the beach bunkers! We are all a bit disappointed, all except Marie, who feels a little at home. Afterwards we have fun helping Marie with an online species recognition quiz.

Later we have a meeting to plan next week's activities.

Shortly afterwards for dinner we welcome two new guests who will stay with us for a few days to do filming during our work, Daviel Krøyef and Alexander Brucki.

Ringing (Sardinkrattet)

- Gransanger - Chiffchaff                    5                        

- Gærdesanger – Lesser whitethroat  2           

- Kærsanger – Marsh warbler             1              

- Rørsanger – Reed warbler               2                                                                              

- Løvsanger – Willow warbler             2  

- Gulbug – Icterine warbler                 1   

- Rørspurv – Reed bunting                 1

- Tornsanger - Whitethroat                 5

- Stenpikker - Northen wheatear        1

- Havesanger – Garden warbler         1

                                                        Tot: 21

Folk: Hebe Denny, Dante Shephard, Joakim Matthiensen, Marie Heuberger, Michele Pes, Simon S Christiansen, Daviel Krøyef and Alexander Brucki.

Comparison between Reed warbler and Marsh warbler