First ringing with Christina & Martin!

Today the day starts very early, we all wake up at 3:30 am to open the nets at Sardinkrattet.

Today is the first Danish ringing day for newcomers Christina and Martin.

It's a good day, the wind is weak and the weather is warm and sunny.

We catch a good number of birds, most of them arejuveniles  Whitethroath (Tornsanger) and Lesser whitethroath (Gærdesanger), but at 10:00 on the last check we catch two fantastic Lesser Redpolls (Lille Gråsisken)!

Christina and Martin are very satisfied with the morning, they already have good experience on handling birds, very well!

After a few hours of rest in the afternoon we organize a "moult session" with the new guys where we talk about the moult strategies of passerines, and the most common birds here in Skagen at this time of the year.

After with Christina and Martin we go to the town  to do shopping.

On the way back the misfortune falls on us, and the lock on one of the bikes decides not to open anymore! After 15 minutes of vain attempts, we understand that the best solution is to go home with two bikes, and return to retrieve the other tomorrow.

So Christina and I go back on one bike, Chiristina sitting on the back of the bike, but fortunately for her ass we have a pack of paper towels that she can use as a butt-saver!

After the comfortable journey we arrive home safely a little late, I find Joakim and Sander with the cramps of hunger, as if they were coming back from a famine, so immediately I am going to prepare a super-nutritious carbonara pasta for everyone!

After dinner we have a meeting  to decide the activities for the next few days.

Joakim manages to capture the pigeon who decided to illegally occupy the Birders club, to deliver it to Knud Pedersen who will take it with himm and make sure thats its taking good care of.

We end the day with a bit of relaxation and with some good guitar music.

Ringing (Sardinkrattet):                                                       

- Tornsanger – Whitethroat    7

- Gærdesanger – Lesser whitethroat     2

- Lille gråsisken – Lesser redpoll                   2

- Rørsanger – Reed warbler  1         

- Kærsanger – Marsh warbler           1

- Musvit – Great tit     3

- Hvid Vipstjert – White wagtail          1

- Munk – Blackap       1

- Rødhals – Robin      1

Total: 19

People: Simon S Christiansen, Joakim Matthiesen, Sander HB Villumsen, Michele Pes, Martin Y Georgiev e Christina.