The weather holds!

Morning observations:

We usually see that the days after strong winds also provide good birds, and after yesterday’s windy conditions, today was no exception. The observations started 5.00 and at first glace, it looked to be a quiet day. Thomas joined Henrik at the observation ten to six, and as he arrived, two adult Mediterranean Gulls flew south just at the shoreline, and shortly after we had a nice Black Guillemot. This species is not annual at Blaavand and definitely a good sighting. A little after 7, the female Surf Scoter passed south with a group of Common Scoters and provided great views again today. Around this time, the number of Scoters had increased, and they came in showers from the north. Of course, it is the huge numbers of resting birds moving around, but then again, more than 11.000 birds passed south today. Also almost 200 Lesser Black-backed Gulls and almost 70 Velvel Scoters passed during the morning. 

In the bushes and bog, there were few other birds than the local ones, but nonetheless there were 6 Red-backed Shrikes, 3 Marsh Warblers and a female Bluethroat.

Red-backed Shrike Picture: Henrik Böhmer

The ringing:

Anne predicted correctly yesterday that we would get 10 new birds (and nine recaptures). One of them was a nice Spotted Flycatcher “Grå Fluesnapper”.

Spotted Flycatcher “Grå Fluesnapper”. Picture: Anne Hjortlund Hansen

We had quite many juvenile Crested Tits “Topmejse”. Most of them were already ringed but there was also a new one.

Crested Tit "Topmejse". Picture: Hanelie Sidhu

One Common Whitethroat “Tornsanger” that we recaptured and aged as 3k+ was ringed in 2021 as 2K.

In the afternoon I mowed the gras in the station garden, it is growing fast that time of the year.

The moths:

I did not have many moths today; hope it will be better tonight. I will show Plutella xylostella “Kålmøl”, a small and quite common one.

Plutella xylostella “Kålmøl”. Picture: Hanelie Sidhu

At the station: Henrik Bøhmer, Thomas Kristensen, Levi van den Os, Joseph Stephan and Frida, Emma Gray, Anne Hjortlund Hansen, Lise Mastrup, Hanelie Sidhu, Marit Nillissen and her mom