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Flere kjover!
I dag blev endnu en rigtig fin dag for de Almindelige Kjover [Arctic Skua], 18 blev det til i alt i standardtiden og Henrik og Michael fra DKU blev 20 min. længere hvilket gav 3 mere.
Udover kjoverne skete der ikke det helt store. Nogle Suler [Gannets] 165 i alt, og der kom også lidt Rødstrubet Lom [Red-throated diver], 71 i alt, det er den bedste dag for lommerne indtil videre i dette efterår.
Lige ved lukketid kom 1 + 1 Sorthovedet Måge [Mediterenian Gull] trækkende I strandkanten. Det var rimeligt fedt da det har lykkedes mig at undgå den indtil i dag, så det var ny art for mig;)
Vi så også rigtig mange Skarver [Cormorant], 3690 i alt! Jeg tror dog næppe der er tale om rigtigt træk, da de fleste ligger i et stykke tid på havet og fisker, for derefter sikkert at flyve tilbage til måske Filsø. Forleden stod jeg på "Bents-bakke" hvorfra jeg fugle en kæmpe flok Skarver der lettede fra havet for at se hvad de gjorde. De fløj i en stor bue ned til et sted ud for Hvidbjerg Strand hvor de så fløj ind over land igen og mod Nord ind over heden. Så mange af de fugle vi ser er nok mest på fouragerings-træk.
Ved ringmærkning var det lige til den stille side, med i alt 12 mærkede fugle og 2 genfangster, hvoraf den ene var en Broget Fluesnapper. De "talrigste" mærkede arter blev Havesanger [Garden warbler], Gulspurv [Yellowhammer] og Rødhals [Robin], alle med 3 individer mærket.
Ved 2 tiden gik jeg ud igen for at se om der skete noget over havet, så jeg gik til Sabinebunkeren og sad her 2 timers tid.
Det var ikke det helt vilde men der kom elligevel 42 Pibeænder [Widgeon] og lige pludselig 13 Lille Kobbersneppe [Bar-tailed gotwit] i strandkanten. Derudover 5 forskellige Almindelige Kjover [Arctic Skua], hvoraf 3 trak mod syd. Så 24 Almindelige Kjover [Arctic Skua] I dag!
Jeg fandt denne "ret tunge" plastik halløjsa ca. midt på turen til bunkeren, som jeg tog med fordi jeg tænkte den kunne være en fin bænk i bunkeren;)
På turen hjem kom jeg forbi en god flok måger som var meget tamme, så jeg kunne komme rigtig tæt på og fik aflæst 3 farve-ringe.
Sildemåge [Lesser black backed gull], ringmærket i Norge denne sommer.
Alle observationer fra i dag kan ses her:
Folk på stationen: Louis Poulsen, Morten Jenrich Hansen, David Manstrup og Joseph Stephan
A Fantastic Day of Birding at the Fuglestation!
The day started with Morten opening the mist nets while Louis, David, Henrik, and I headed out to do the daily morning observation. The weather was pleasant today with 17 degrees, a cloudless sky, and a northwestern wind up to 6 m/s.
Unfortunately, the wader migration was quite slow today with only 62 Oystercatchers (Strandskade), 14 Redshanks (Rödben), 15 Sanderlings (Sandlöver), three Redknots (Islandsk Ryle), one Ruff (Brushanne), two Golden Plovers (Hjejle), and five Ringed Plovers (Stor Praestekrave). Unlike the slow wader migration, we saw a lot of Arctic Skuas (Almindelig Kjove), which was pleasantly surprising. We spotted 19 in total; three of them were roosting on the beach, and 16 were migrating southwards.
Observation spot from today
Morten managed to catch 18 birds in total, including one European Robin (Rödhals), two Common Redstarts (Rödstjert), one Lesser Whitethroat (Gaerdesanger), four Garden Warblers (Havesanger), two Eurasian Blackcaps (Munk), four European Pied Flycatchers (Broget Fluesnapper), one Eurasian Blue Tit (Blamejse), two Red Crossbills (Lille Korsnaeb), and one Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Spurvehög). The highlight of the day was definitely the Sparrowhawk, not only because it was the second one caught this autumn season but furthermore it was the first time for me seeing one in the hand.
1cy female Eurasian Sparrowhawk
While the DKU continued controlling the DOFbasen-Data, Louis and I took a restful nap. Afterwards, we had lunch, and Louis held a private lesson in advanced wader identification for me.
To cap off this wonderful day at the Fuglestation, we went to the city and ate dinner at a restaurant. We enjoyed our food and cold beverages, had some good laughs, and went back to the station where our well-deserved beds were waiting for us.
People at the Station: Henrik, David, Morten, Louis, member of the DKU, Joseph
Fugle i nettene, kjover over havet og lidt rovfugle over land
Så har jeg fornøjelsen af at være tilbage på Blåvand Fuglestation.
Efter nogle forårssæsoner er det første gang, at jeg prøver en periode om efteråret.
Jeg er her denne gang i 2 uger og hjælper med ringmærkningen.
De første to dage har det været små antal af fugle i haverne, men her på min tredje dag kom der mere gang i den.
Første runder gav en håndfuld Rødstjerter og der var også lidt gang i sangere og Broget Fluesnappere på en klar morgen med lunt vejr og svag vind fra nordvest.
Holdt net i begge haver åbne i de 5 standardtimer, hvorefter net i Fyrhaven blev lukket ned og jeg koncentrerede kræfterne om Sationshaven lige til kl 18.
Det gav samlet 44 mærkede fugle og 4 genfanget, hvilket jeg er ganske tilfreds med i vind fra nordvest.
Artsfordelingen og antal fremgår af dagens skema.
En af dagens Rødstjerter.
Dagens Lille Korsnæb kommer med på foto, da det er en art, som jeg ikke får mange af i hånden hjemme i det Østjyske.
Henrik Böhmer kom ud fra morgenstunden og sluttede sig til Louis og Joseph i klitten på Nordhukket.
De havde ikke nogle vildt store tal af ænder og vadefugle, men blev da underholdt af bl.a. 7 Almindelig Kjover og et par af de mere fåtallige arter med en Sortterne trækkende over havet og lidt rovfugle, hvor 2 sydtrækkende Hvepsevåger over østsiden af Mosen var highlight.
Dagens tal kan som altid findes i DOF basen.
Henrik nåede også et par ture rundt i Mosen, der i dag var åben for færdsel.
Dels en formiddagstur på egen hånd og sidst på dagen en tur sammen med David, der ankom til fuglestationen over middag.
Samlet gennem dagen bød området på en del rastende Stenpikkere, Rødstjerte og Tornsangere med h.h.v 30, 33 og 22 af hver.
Senere på aftenen ankomemr flere medlemmer af DKU (DOFbasens kvalitetsudvalg), der holder møde på stationen denne weekend, så der bliver fyldt godt op med folk.
Mon ikke de ekstra øjne når lidt i felten mellem sagsbehandlingerne inde ved pc´erne, så der kommer lidt godt i notesbøgerne de næste par dage.
Jeg startede ud i morges med en flot samling på 5 Snerlesværmere, der havde sat sig til rast inderst i Blåvandsrusen.
Godt nok ikke fugle, men nok dagens bedste obs, da arten ifølge Naturbasen ikke hører til herhjemme, men er tilflyver og relativt fåtalling med ca. 100 fund om året her i landet.
En af de helt store natsværmere..
Folk på stationen: Louis, Joseph, Henrik, David, Jan Kiel og Morten.
Ænder og nye vinduer
Ringmærkningen var lidt sløv i dag med i alt 7 mærkede fugle, vi håber imorgen bliver bedre;)
På obsen havde Joseph og jeg fået besøg af David, og senere kom Lars også ud til os.
Dmi mente at det skulle blæse fra Ø-SV, så forventningerne var egentlig deroppe ad, men vores "Paraply mållinger" viste altså ret så meget NV.
Vi fik også glæde af lidt regn, som gjorde at man nærmest ikke kunne se noget, det varede heldigvis ikke så længe.
På trods af NV vind blev det en okay morgen, ikke god, men heller ikke dårlig.
Det var specielt ænderne som holdte liv i os, 1525 Sortænder [Common scooter], 289 Krikænder [Teal], og lidt Pibe- og Spidsand, [Widgeon, Pintail] + 6 Skeænder [Shovelers]
Lidt vadere kom der da også, men det var ikke det helt vilde, 120 Almindelige Ryler [Dunlin] som det vildeste.
Derudover 2 Almindelige Kjover [Arctic Skua], 1 gammel og 1 1k.
Se alle observationer fra I dag her:
Efter obsen blev der lavet pandekager, til lyden af tømrere på loftet som er igang med at udskifte tagvinduer.
Og Morten stod for aftensmaden, som i dag stod på frikadeller.
Nye vinduer, næsten færdige.
Folk på stationen: Louis Poulsen, Joseph Stephan, Morten Jenrich Hansen, David Manstrup og Lars Tom-Petersen
Great Egret = Great Day
The day started with Morten opening the mist nets, while Louis, Lars, and I headed to the sea to do the daily morning observation. The weather was pleasant, with temperatures around 15 degrees Celsius, and a southwestern wind of up to 6m/s.
The migration was rather slow today, with a total of six Oystercatchers (Strandskade), 100 Red Knots (Islandsk Ryle), 56 Dunlins (Almindelig Ryle), two Red Shanks (Rödben), one Wood Sandpiper (Tinksmed), two Grey Herons (Fiskehejre), and 609 Common Scoters (Sortand). Additionally, we spotted four Arctic Skuas (Almindelig Kjove) and a Great Egret (Sölvhejre) foraging, which was arguably the highlight of the day. You can see a comprehensive list of all observations here.
Observation spot from today
Digiscope of the Great Egret standing on the beach
We returned to the station, entered the data into DOFbasen, looked at the spectrogram from the recorded call of the Wood Sandpiper (Tinksmed), and had the leftover burritos from yesterday’s dinner for an early lunch.
Morten didn't have the luck he was hoping for today, with only eight new ringed birds, but he was still very pleased about the European Pied Flycatchers, as they are quite rare to catch in Aarhus, where he lives and rings usually. In total, 14 birds were caught, including one Song Thrush (Sangdrossel), two Garden Warblers (Havesanger), two Eurasian Blackcaps (Munk), one Goldcrest (Fuglekonge), four European Pied Flycatchers (Broget Fluesnapper), one Great Tit (Musvit), and three Eurasian Bullfinches (Dompap).
Male Bullfinch 1st calendar year
To cap off this beautiful day at the Fuglestation, Louis cooked a delicious pasta Carbonara for dinner. While we were enjoying the meal, David Manstrup arrived, which further brightened the mood. We had honeydew melon for dessert and shared with David the interesting and amusing things that happened while he was absent. Afterward, we went to our well-deserved beds, looking forward to tomorrow, when we hope to have another great day in Blaavand.
People at the station: Louis Poulsen, Morten Jenrich Hansen, Lars Tom-Petersen, David Manstrup
Mudderklire og Flaghakker i nettene!
Bent styrede igen i dag ringmærkningen. Der var ikke mængder af fugle i nettene, 17 fugle i alt, men det blev alligevel til 2 sjove arter. En Stor Flagspætte [Great spotted woodpecker], og en Mudderklire [Common sandpiper]!!
På obsen var vi en hel del personer fra morgenstunden, Jeg, Joseph + hans mor og onkel, en tysker, og kort tid efter sluttede Lars sig til også.
På trods af vind fra SV skete der ikke særlig meget på træk fronten. Der var dog i løbet af hele obsen indimellem Almindelige Kjover [Arctic Skua] som kom rigtigt fint tæt på ind over stranden, og som indimellem satte sig på stranden. Det var til stor glæde for især Joseph’s familie og Joseph selv som gerne ville vise dem en kjove mens de var her ude;)
Ved eftermiddagstid ankom Morten, som skal ringmærke de næste to ugers tid, og Joseph og jeg lavede burritos med flotte former til aftensmad som kunne nydes ude i gården;)
Se alle observationer fra i dag her:
Folk på stationen: Louis Poulsen, Bent Jakobsen, Joseph Stephan, Morten Jenrich Hansen, Lars Tom-Petersen
Sløv morgenobs fin ringmærkning
Der var ikke de store forventninger til dagen med NNV 7 m/s og skyet vejr.
Det holdt på observationerne, hvor der var meget stille, så Louis og Joseph kedede sig gevaldigt uden mange trækkende fugle. Dog satte 6 Almindelige Kjover lidt kulør på tilværelsen.
Også til ringmærkningen var der med den vind ikke de store forhåbninger, men man kan jo blive positivt overrasket. Pludselig på 1. runde sad der 6 Broget Fluesnapper og flere Havesangere i stationshaven, og i 2. runde var det fyrhaven, som gav fugle. De to pludselige influks skyldes efter al sandsynlighed nogle regnbyger som kom ind og fuglene er søgt ned.
Dagens total blev 38 fugle med 9 Broget Fluesnapper og 9 Havesanger som talrigest. Det bliver nok sidste dag med pænt med fluesnappere, som med 51 har haft et udmærket efterår.
Jeg var i dag alene med ringmærkningen da Strummer kl. 6 blev hentet af Henrik, som kørte ham til lufthavnsbussen i Esbjerg. Turen går nu tilbage over dammen til US efter et par måneder på Blåvand Fuglestation. Vi fik alle sagt farvel og han tager tilbage med mange gode oplevelser i bagagen og snakker allerede nu om at komme tilbage.
Over frokost kom Lars Tom med wienerbrød, og han bliver til torsdag. Joseph blev hentet af sine forældre, som er i Danmark i øjeblikket.
Folk på stationen:
Louis, Joseph, Lars Tom og Bent.
From Dawn to Dusk: Embracing Nature's Beauty at the Fuglestation
The day began with Strummer, Louis, and me setting up the mist nets. After that, Louis and I headed to the beach for our usual morning observation. While we walked towards the "Pælerækken," a gentle southwest breeze (4m/s) accompanied us, along with a breathtaking sunrise that painted the sky in captivating shades of red. During our observation, we saw a total of 66 Oystercatchers (Strandskade), 153 Red Knots (Islandsk Ryle), 49 Redshanks (Rödben), 25 Turnstones (Stenvender), two Ruffs (Brushane), five Arctic Skuas (Almindelig Kjove), one Kestrel (Tarnfalk), and one Osprey (Fiskeörn), all migrating southwards. The most exciting part was witnessing a Skua mobbing an Osprey which was trying to migrate – an incredible sight. You can find a comprehensive list of all observations here.
A Skua mobbing an Osprey - Photo: Louis Poulsen
Bent and Strummer caught 25 birds today, which included two Common Whitethroats (Tornsanger), three Garden Warblers (Havesanger), one Chiffchaff (Gransanger), one Willow Warbler (Lövsanger), nine Tree Sparrows (Skovspurv), two Common Chaffinches (Bogfinke), and four Bullfinches (Dompap). Due to a heavy rain shower, we had to close the nets at 10:30 AM.
Just as we finished closing the nets, Louis, who was sitting north of the lighthouse in hopes of spotting a Dotterel, called to inform us that a Honey Buzzard was flying over the dunes. We rushed to Louis's location and were fortunate enough to see this stunning raptor in action – a lifer for both Strummer and me.
Returning to the station, we reviewed the photos from today's observation, entered the collected data, and took a well-deserved nap. Afterwards, I hopped on the bike to grab some pizzas for dinner. As the day wound down, we enjoyed the food and cold drinks, reflecting on the awe-inspiring encounters with nature and wildlife that Blaavand generously provides. We are so thankful for the chance to work and reside at the Fuglestation, and are curious to see what the day will bring tomorrow.
People at the station: Louis Poulsen, Strummer Edwards, Joseph Stephan
Decent morning of ringing and obs
While today definitely didn't bring anything comparable to yesterday's Barred Warbler (Høgesanger), it was still a nice laid back day of ringing.
Bent and I opened nets in time for the standard 6:15 net run (during my last few days its been crazy realizing how much later we can open nets now compared to opening at 4:45 earlier in the season) and enjoyed some nice breakfast before it was time to check nets. During one of our first runs, we caught a pair of Blackcap (Munk) which made for a nice comparison between both sexes.
Although it isn't a suprising catch, seeing these really obvious moult limits in 1K male Redstarts (Rødstjert) are always super satisfying.
The highlight of the morning was a recap Goldcrest (Fuglekonge) which was my second time having one in hand. It's really crazy how tiny they are, it was only a little larger than the hummingbirds we catch in the states!
The rest of my day was primarily devoted to entering data and packing. Louis and Joseph returned rather early, the obs were very slow today. They did have a Great Spotted Woodpecker (Stor Flagspætte) which was a nice suprise.
Hopefully tomorrow will be a nice final send off for me, but it was nice having a slow day after such an insane one yesterday.
People at the station: Bent Jakobsen, Strummer Edwards, Joseph Stephan, and Louis K. Poulsen
Høgesanger!!!!!!!
Even though we weren't catching too many birds, we were able to get a bird which we have been praying for the entire season!
We unfortunately started the day off an hour late due to rain in the morning but we were still able to meet standard time. The morning had us catching pretty limited numbers, the vast majority of which were Garden Warblers (Havesanger). Eventually Svent dropped by for a quick visit and we were able to enjoy some delicious pastries he brought for us. After a few 0 net runs, we went up to the lighthouse expecting nothing. I extracted a large sylvid out of the net and quickly realized that it wasn't a Garden Warbler (Havesanger). The pinkish bill, undertail coverts, and overall plumage made it very clear that this was a Barred Warbler (Høgesanger)! We had been hoping for one of these the entire season so everyone was overjoyed.
Quick picture we took of the Barred right out of the net
We brought it down to the station to process (and let everyone take a quick look at it) and Bent was kind enough to let me ring it. The undertail coverts, wing (and lack of a moult limit in the flight feathers), and iris all made it rather obvious that this was a 1k bird. Once we were done ringing, we took it outside to get some documentation photos before releasing it.
A really nice headshot showing off the bill and iris (Photo credit Louis K. Poulsen)
Unfortunately, Louis and Joseph had much less luck on the observations, but they were able to see the Barred and spend some time watching the jets.
The next few days have promising conditions so hopefully we'll have some more highlights before I head home!
People at the station Louis K. Poulsen, Joseph Stephan, Strummer Edwards
We wrapped up the day by doing some data entry and cleaning bird bags for ringing tomorrow.