Yellow-browed warbler day

Like so often, the team of the observatory split up to do ringing in Kabeltromlekrattet (Simon, Judith, Laia, Koen, Lisa) observations (Knud and me). But as it happened, the observation team didn't manage to start on time, because the ringing team got a rarity in the first emptying of the mist nets: a yellow-browed warbler (hvidbrynet løvsanger) was caught! That very bird has already been around the nets for two days (see older blog-entries). Knud an me skipped the first hour of observations to see the bird up close.

The ringing continued as usual with a good first round and some interesting species. Another yellow-browed warbler was also found! Unfortunately it started to rain around 10:30, so the nets were closed for the day.

During our observations, we observed a very close migrating pomarine skua (mellomkjove) and, similar to the last days, many snow buntings (snespurv). We also counted over a thousand migrating alcids (alkefugle) - razorbills (alk) and common guillemots (lomvie). The rain was a little annyoing, but umbrella and rainclothes saved us from getting completely wet. On the way back to the parking, we found also a late wheatear (stenpikker).

During the afternoon, Koen went birding in Batteriskogen, but didn't find anything worth mentioning. Simon and Lisa went there as well but with the same result... In the meanwhile, Judith was working on her herbarium and Laia entertained visitors in birder's club. Inga arrived and I showed her around. We also had time for our daily swim, during which were suprised by a heavy rain shower.

After a quick shopping tour by Inga, Koen and me, we found also a wheatear (stenpikker) right at the Grey Lighthouse. Maybe it was the same one that Knud and me had earlier at the sealbunker?

The evening commenced with Lisa, Inga and me bringing out the audiomoth for night recordings and, to end the day, a dutch pasta dinner made by Koen and an awesome carrot cake as dessert made by Inga.

Ringing (Kabeltromlekrattet)

Coal Tit - Sortmejse - 1
Goldcrest - Fuglekonge - 1
Common Chiffchaff - Gransanger - 5
Yellow-browed warbler - Hvidbrynet Løvsanger - 1
Eurasian Bullfinch ssp. europea - Lille Dompap - 3
Common Reed Bunting - Rørspurv - 2
Eurasian Blackcap - Munk - 1
Common Chaffinch - Bogfinke - 1
Dunnock - Jernspurv - 1
Lesser Redpoll - Lille Gråsisken - 2
Eurasian Wren - Gærdesmutte - 10
European Robin - Rødhals - 8
Redwing - Vindrossel - 3

Total: 39

People: Simon S. Christiansen, Christian Stolz, Judith Kloibhofer, Laia Soler Iglesias, Koen Stork, Jens and Gulmaj, Lisa Vergin, Inga Stolz, Henning Hvid Ettrup, Knud Pedersen.