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Eider way, it was a good day!
mandag 12. maj 2025
When one goat departs, another horns in.
Morning observation
This morning, it was just Thomas and I as Levi wished to sleep in. We started the morning good with some nice species migrating, such as the Razorbill “Alk”, Common eider “Ederfugl” and Velvet scoters “Fløjlsand”. The other time intervals were okay, but it slowed down as the time continued. The weather was nice and sunny, but a bit windy. We were hoping that the wind would push the migration a bit more, so we could get higher number. But that didn’t happen.
After the obs, I joined the ringing to help Morten out.
Todays observations can be seen here.
Ringing
Today was the last day Morten took over the ringing, as he is headed back home again. Hanelie (or as Joseph likes to call her: "The G.O.A.T") will take over the ringing again as she is back from Gedser! It was a good day for the ringing with many Willow warblers “”Løvsanger”. Morten even got enough birds to take many bloodsamples; he got around 100 samples throughout the week! After standard time, the nets were open for one more hour, were we caught a female Black Redstart “Husrødstjert”.
Black Redstart. Picture: Morten Jenrich Hansen
Kystfugle Project:
Today was another productive day filled with exhausting physical work.
Around 10 AM, Emma and I headed out to collect shells. We managed to gather about 10 kg, which will be used to improve the habitat inside the electric fence and help reduce sand drift.
Afterwards, we returned to the station to cut and decorate the concrete tubes. Kim F. arrived with the Fliseklæb and helped us cut the tubes into 30 pieces, each 30 cm long. The concrete tubes are functioning as hide outs for the chicks and hopefully prevent them from seeking shelter in the dunes outside of the fence.
Kim cutting the tubes; Photo: Joseph
Emma decorating the tubes with sand; Photo: Joseph
After dinner, I went back out to the fence to complete the two hours of daily ROLA (recording of location and activity). Unfortunately, it was a slow evening - just three pairs of ringed plovers, two white wagtails, and three barn swallows. Four little terns came by to check out the area but decided to go fishing instead. Really hoping tomorrow’s ROLA will be more exciting!
Most of the work that requires physical work is done now and we are really happy about the process! It is so nice to finally focus on monitoring the birds!
Lets see what tomorrow has in store!
At the station: Emma Gray, Joseph Stephan, Thomas Kristensen, Morten Jenrich Hansen, Levi van den Os, Marit Nillissen, Hanelie Sidhu
