Store dværg dag..

Overordnet en virkelig stabil dag på hukket, bla. 2 arter som starter med Dværg., så kan det aldrig være helt dårligt ;)

Som sædvanligt startede vi ud med et godt Sortande ryk fra morgenstunden, vi endte faktisk med over 5000.. Sjovt som det altid er helt tidligt at der er flest og at det aftager så hurtigt igen, men det kan i jo lige tænke lidt over…

Stærene fik endnu et gok ned ad, og vi fik "blot" 2680 Stære i bogen i dag.

Det skulle vise sig at gårsdagens Dværgmåger blot var en apetizer for hvad vi kunne vente os.. Dværgmågerne fortsatte nemlig i dag, og i noget større stil end i går.. 688 kom vi op på! Nogle gange når der kommer så mange måger kan man ofte opleve at mange af dem flyver langt ude over havet, men det var bestemt ikke tilfældet i dag, samtlige Dværgmåger kom mellem strandkanten og revet, og var et sandt gude syn!

Dværgmåger / Foto: Louis Poulsen

Det føltes næsten som om at der havde været langt over 1000 fordi de kom så vanvittig godt, men når de kommer så godt gør det mig ikke spor at der ikke var 3000 ..kvalitet frem for kvantitet går vi ind for..

Og det var slet ikke alt hvad morgenen bød på, tidligt kom en Nordisk Lappedykker forbi, en Skovsneppe kom indtrækkende fra havet, en Kernebider lavede trækforsøg, 17 Snespurve trak syd, det samme gjorde 9 Viber..?.. og 09:20 kom endnu en art som starter med Dværg., Dværgværling, den kom flyvende med sit tik´kende kald, og landede kortvarigt i buskene ude ved obs posten, før at den fløj mod nord igen, og jeg mistede den i kikkerten laangt inde over mosen.

Dværgværling.. kan du finde den..? / Foto: Louis Poulsen

Ringing:

In six and a half hours, 100 new birds were ringed today. 74 of these were Blackbirds “Solsort”. It was definitely the Blackbird “Solsort” record day of the season so far.

But also the Woodcock “Skovsneppe” record day. 2 in 3^rd round at the lighthouse garden. If they get caught, it is often the first round, I did not expect them any more in third round. But I adore this bird, so it was a great surprise.

Two Woodcocks/ Skovsneppe in 3rd round

100 birds in November is actually pretty good, October was quite bad with low numbers, but November starts quite good for ringing. Hopefully it brings some more good days. With more Blackbirds “Solsort”… And Fieldfares could go down to the nets, too… Don´t mind more Woodcocks eighter… Of course, something else could also turn up… It´s not over yet…

Chung-Chi left the bird observatory today. She will first be a week Whale-watching in Norway, before she will go back to Taiwan. It was nice to have her here and we are whishing good luck with the Whales. And maybe some seabirds in Norway, too…

Just when Chung-Chi left, Lise arrived at the station. She was at Blåvand for some days in week 42 and will stay here for a long weekend.

Moth:

It´s nice with the low wind. Not for just ringing, but also for moths. At some point I have already thought, well, it´s over for this year. Windy nights did definitely not help.

Not so many individuals today, but seven, and all different, that is nice. I had them all here before, so was wondering which one to show. I decided for Autographa gamma “Gammaugle”, a common but actually quite pretty one and easy to recognize because of the gamma on the wings.

Autographa gamma “Gammaugle”

At the station: Louis, Hanelie, Chung-Chi, Lise.