Uha, hvor vi fik en kold start på dagen. Alt var dækket af rimfrost, og enkelte net var lidt sammenfrosne, men det var ellers en flot og næsten vindstille morgen.
Der var liv og lyd i haven, så vi tænkte, at det måske kunne blive endnu en god dag, selvom Gert i går forudsagde, at en god dag altid bliver halveret den efterfølgende dag.

Helt tosset var den forudsigelse ikke, for vi nåede op på lige knap det halve antal ringmærkninger, hvorimod antallet af genfangster blev næsten fordoblet.
I går var der rigtig godt træk gennem haven, og aflæsningerne udgjorde kun 12% af det totale antal fugle. Dagen i dag var tydeligt præget af, at en del fugle var blevet hængende, og aflæsningerne udgjorde hele 32%.

Når vi bevæger os rundt i stationshaven, oplever vi mange andre ting end fugle. Så er det godt, at mobiltelefonen også er kamera. I morges lykkedes det f.eks. at fotografere både månen, solopgangen og temperaturen på den første netrunde.

I den ene ende af haven hang fuldmånen flot på den lyserøde morgenhimmel.
Foto: Susanne Primdahl

I den anden ende af haven var der udsyn til solopgangen, fordi buskene endnu står uden blade.
Foto: Susanne Primdahl

Selvfølgelig giver det ikke mening at snakke om foto af temperaturen - i hvert fald ikke med et almindeligt kamera. Men jeg tror alligevel, billedet her giver et indtryk af, hvor koldt det var i morges.
Foto: Susanne Primdahl

Flere af os fik ønsker opfyldt i dag. På den front føltes det næsten, som om vi havde juleferie og ikke påskeferie.
Jonatan havde ønsket sig at ringmærke en Sangdrossel, og han ville også rigtig gerne se en Rødtoppet Fuglekonge. Den rødtoppede blev desværre ringmærket, før Jonatan og Benjamin ankom, men ønsket om en Sangdrossel i hånden blev opfyldt.
Agata havde et kæmpe ønske om at ringmærke en Stær. Det har hun snakket om i flere dage, og Benjamin viste storsind ved at forære hende den Stær, han ellers selv havde pillet ud af nettet.
I aftes snakkede jeg selv lidt om, at jeg hele tiden fik de samme arter på min del af netrunderne, og vupti...  i dag fik de mere talrige arter i mine hænder pludselig følgeskab af både Vindrossel, Grønirisk, Tornirisk og Gulspurv.

En meget glad ringmærker med sin ønskefugl, Stær, i hånden.
Foto: Susanne Primdahl

Stæren er altså også en meget smuk fugl, når solen får den blanke fjerdragt til at changere i grønne og violette farver. Her er det en han, hvilket ses på det inderste af undernæbbet. I yngletiden er det lyseblåt på hannen, hvorimod hunnen har en lys rosa farve.
Foto: Susanne Primdahl

Den kolde morgen forvandlede sig til en helt fantastisk forårsdag med masser af sol. Vi kunne lægge jakken og nyde foråret foran huset, hvor der var mest læ for den svage, men stadig kølige vind.
Selvom det næsten ikke var til at forlade det dejlige vejr, kom Vibeke på besøg og sad i flere timer i mødelokalet for at sortere og arrangere alle stationens informationsfoldere, så de fremover er nemme at finde rundt i. Samtidig gik Agata i køkkenet for at bage en lækker sandkage til os - en påsketradition hun har med hjemme fra Polen.

Dagens ringmærkninger med aflæsninger i parentes:

Gærdesmutte / Wren   4 (3)
Jernspurv / Dunnock   13 (1)
Rødhals / Robin   10 (15)
Solsort / Blackbird   1 (0)
Sangdrossel / Song Thrush   4 (0)
Vindrossel / Redwing   1 (0)
Munk / Blackcap   2 (1)
Gransanger / Chiffchaff   7 (1)
Rødtoppet Fuglekonge / Firecrest   1 (0)
Musvit / Great Tit   1 (0)
Stær / Starling   1 (0)
Bogfinke / Chaffinch   1 (0)
Grønirisk / Greenfinch   1 (0)
Tornirisk / Linnet   1 (1)
Gulspurv / Yellowhammer   0 (1)

Dagens total   48 (23)

Folk på stationen:
Agata Balicka, Maciej Wozniak, Benjamin Lisse, Jonatan Pedersen, Vibeke Jensen, Susanne Primdahl

Today we did not catch as many birds as yesterday but it still was a very good day. We were opening the nets during a little drizzle, but soon after we opened all of them the rain stopped. First few rounds brought us quite a lot of birds. Today’s species different than usual Robins (which have crossed the barrier of 200 individuals ringed this year!), Dunnocks (we caught only 3 of them today) and Blackbirds, were Greenfinch, another Willow Warbler, Yellowhammer, Common Redstarts and two Linnets (although we caught one few days ago, today’s ones were the first ringed this year). The second Willow Warbler makes us really glad, as it maybe is a good sing of coming spring? We are looking forward to it, because weather is still moody. We thought that the days will be only warmer, while the temperature seems to be lower every day. Furthermore, Gert came by with a visit again. It’s always nice to meet him all the other people that are helping Gedser Fuglestation. When we closed the nets today we decided to set up a trap for raptors. I even made a little artificial animal to attract them, but either there are no birds of prey nearby, or they recognised that it’s just a roll of toilet paper with some feathers glued to it. Now we are waiting to see what the rest of our last days in Gedser are going to bring us.
Comparison of Willow warbler and Chiffchaff. Photo: Benjamin Lisse

Today's ring markings with readings in parentheses:

Gærdesmutte / Wren: 8 / 2
Jernspurv / Dunnock: 2 /1
Rødhals / Robin: 25 / 15 
Rødstjert / Redstart: 2 / 0
Solsort / Blackbird: 2 / 1 
Sangdrossel / Song Thrush: 4 / 0 
Vindrossel / Redwing:  2 / 0 
Munk / Blackcap: 2 /0
Gransanger / Chiffchaff: 11 / 3
Løvsanger / Willow Warbler: 1 /0
Blåmejse / Blue Tit: 0 / 1
Musvit / Great Tit: 0 / 1
Grønirisk / Greenfinch: 1 / 0 
Tornirisk / Linnet: 2 / 0
Gulspurv / Yellowhammer: 1 / 0

Today's total 63 / 24

People at the station:
Agata Balicka, Maciej Wozniak, Benjamin Lisse, Jonatan Pedersen, Susanne Primdahl

Alt var drivvådt, da vi gik ud i morges for at åbne nettene, men vejrudsigten lovede lunt, tørt og overskyet vejr hele dagen, så vi forventede en del fugle.
Det startede i det små på de første runder, men så kom der gang i fuglene, og vi endte med at få en rigtig god dag.
Vi fik endnu en frisk ny ringmærker, Jonatan, med på holdet i dag, så vi var hele 5 ringmærkere. Benjamin og Jonatan skal være med på stationen nogle dage endnu.

Det lyder måske ikke af meget med 120 fugle til 5 ringmærkere, men Benjamin og Jonatan er først lige begyndt at lære at håndtere og bestemme fuglene, så de har brug for god tid og hjælp til opgaven, hvilket gjorde 120 fugle lige præcis passende til at holde alle beskæftiget, selvom vi holdt nettene åbne til midt på eftermiddagen.

Jonatan med en af dagens mange Rødhalse. Måske kommer han til at drømme om Rødhalse i nat, men jeg håber ikke, han vil føle det som et mareridt.
Foto: Susanne Primdahl

Vi endte faktisk med at have nettene åbne i godt 9 timer, for det var svært at lukke så længe, der stadig var lidt nye fugle på hver runde. Vi ville så gerne gøre en ekstra indsats for antallet af Rødhalse, når nu chefen var lidt skuffet i går.
Vi er egentlig ret tilfredse med resultatet, idet vi femdoblede antallet af ringmærkede Rødhalse i forhold til gårsdagens 11 styk.

En anden ting, vi også kunne glæde os over, var de tre nye arter på listen over ringmærkninger i 2022. Først mødte en Munk op for at få en ring, derefter tjekkede en Løvsanger ind, og sidst på dagen ankom hele to Hvide Vipstjerter.

Denne Munk hun blev stationens første ringmærkede af sin art i år.
Foto: Susanne Primdahl

Løvsanger - dagens anden nye årsart. Når Løvsangeren ankommer, er det rigtigt forår, og vi nød da også både den fjerede forårsbebuder og det lune forårsvejr.
Foto: Susanne Primdahl

Med den tredje nye årsart fik Agata sig en ny ringmærkningsart, og både hun og Maciej havde heller ikke haft Rødstjert i hånden før. Det er spændende for dem at ringmærke i Danmark, hvor andre arter er almindelige, end de velkendte arter i Polen.

Hvid Vipstjert er ikke den mest samarbejdsvillige fotomodel, men det lykkede dog at få et enkelt billede af den, før den fik lov til at flyve videre.
Foto: Susanne Primdahl

Agata arbejder koncentreret med den Hvide Vipstjert, der skulle have ring på. Den anden var en aflæsning af en fugl mærket her på stationen på et tidligere tidspunkt.
Foto: Susanne Primdahl

Vi er alle trætte efter en lang dag ude i frisk luft, så allerede nu, før klokken slår ni, kan vi næsten ikke holde øjnene åbne. Der bliver vist ingen problemer med at falde i søvn i aften.

Vi glæder os til at have B&J med igen i morgen. Når det ikke lige passer med, at de kan ringmærke, gør de sig nyttige på andre måder. I dag fik de skruet vores ringserieholdere fast til bordene igen, så i morgen kan vi spare en smule tid samt irritationen over at skulle huske at holde ved dem, hver gang vi tager en ring.

Dagens ringmærkninger med aflæsninger i parentes:

Hvid Vipstjert / White Wagtail   1 (1)
Gærdesmutte / Wren   10 (1)
Jernspurv / Dunnock   7 (0)
Rødhals / Robin   55 (8)
Rødstjert / Redstart   3 (0)
Solsort / Blackbird   0 (2)
Sangdrossel / Song Thrush   1 (0)
Munk / Blackcap   1 (0)
Gransanger / Chiffchaff   25 (2)
Løvsanger / Willow Warbler   1 (0)
Musvit / Great Tit   2 (0)

Dagens total   106 (14)

Denne unge Musvit hun får lov til at slutte dagens blog med et farvel og på gensyn i morgen.
Foto: Susanne Primdahl

Folk på stationen:
Agata Balicka, Maciej Wozniak, Benjamin Lisse, Jonatan Pedersen, Susanne Primdahl

Vejrudsigten for i dag fik os til at forvente flere fugle end i går, men lad mig bare sige med det samme - vi blev skuffede.
Ydermere tikkede der ret tidligt på dagen en sms-besked ind fra Hans med oplysning om, at Falsterbo havde mærket 1.141 Rødhalse i går, så det var lidt underligt, at vi ikke havde mærket mere end 23. Det kunne jeg kun give ham ret i, men det er bestemt ikke, fordi vi bare slapper af, så jeg håber, vi kan overraske chefen positivt i morgen ;-)

Vi har kigget lidt nærmere på hele denne Rødhalse-sag, og det viser sig, at sæsontotalen for Rødhals netop i dag har overhalet totalen for Jernspurv.
Solsorten har stadig førertrøjen med 173 mærkede i år, mens Rødhals og Jernspurv ligger på henholdsvis 2. og 3. pladsen med 122 og 114 mærkede.

I dag har vi haft fornøjelsen af at have Benjamin med på holdet. Han er ny i faget, så det er dejligt at se, hvor god han allerede er til at håndtere fuglene.
Benjamin havde 13 fugle gennem hænderne i dag, hvoraf de 8 var Rødhalse, så han har gjort sit til, at vi i dag fik Rødhalsen op på den 3. højeste årstotal blandt de 27 arter, der er ringmærket på fuglestationen i år. Jeg kan også se, at han fik sig en ny ringmærkningsart, da han satte ring på dagens Vindrossel.

Benjamin viser en af sine Rødhalse frem til fotografering.
Foto: Susanne Primdahl

Det er tydeligt, at fuglene begynder at danne par nu. I hvert fald sker det, at vi møder han og hun af samme art i samme net.
Her er det to Blåmejser, hvor man har mulighed for at sammenligne den kraftigt farvede han til venstre med hunnens mere afdæmpede farver til højre.
Foto: Agata Balicka

Her samme Blåmejsepar, hvor farveforskellen måske er endnu tydeligere.
Foto: Agata Balicka

Lige efter lukketid kom Gert for at tage Agata og Maciej med en tur til Bøtø. De fik set området fra flere forskellige observationspladser, hvor de blandt andet oplevede en masse forskellige ænder, en af områdets Havørne og Gråstrubet Lappedykker, som var en helt ny art for dem. 

Dagens ringmærkninger med aflæsninger i parentes:

Gærdesmutte / Wren   1 (1)
Jernspurv / Dunnock   2 (0)
Rødhals / Robin   11 (3)
Solsort / Blackbird   0 (2)
Sangdrossel / Song Thrush   1 (0)
Vindrossel / Redwing   1 (0)
Gransanger / Chiffchaff   4 (1)
Fuglekonge / Goldcrest   1 (0)
Blåmejse / Blue Tit   0 (2)
Bogfinke / Chaffinch   1 (0)

Dagens total   22 (9)

Folk på stationen:
Agata Balicka, Maciej Wozniak, Benjamin Lisse, Susanne Primdahl

It was our last Tuesday in Gedser. On next one we will be on our way to Blåvand. It was a really good day however – we ringed two times more birds than yesterday! We caught only 4 recaptures (not counting the current day retraps – birds than got their rings today and already managed to fall in the net again some time later), and one of them was the Dunnock ringed in Keldsnor which we already met yesterday. It was very successful day not only because of the numbers – we also caught some cool species: Black Redstart (first one this year), Eurasian Treecreeper (the one that we ringed yesterday), Yellowhammer and two Goldfinches (male and female, both hatched last year, so we had an awesome opportunity to compare them and learn how to identify their sex).
Banding birds in the morning was although not the only ornithological activity that we undertook today. After closing the nets me and Agata went on a small trip to the eastern part of Lolland. Our main goal was to find seals, but we saw some nice bird species instead. We begun at Holten Strand, where in place of sea mammals we observed Teals (Krikand), Wigeons (Pibeand), Mallards (Gråand), Shelducks (Gravand), Mute Swans (Knopsvane), Oystercatchers (Strandskade) and Cormorants (Skarv). We also sighted a Tern (first one that we saw this year), but it was a bit too far to identify what species that was. After spending there some time, we drove few kilometers in North-Western direction and stopped by Røgbølle and Hejrede Lakes. There, among other species that we already saw today, we spotted some Goldeneyes (Hvinand), a lot of Tufted Ducks (Troldand), some Great Crested Grebes (Toppet lappedykker) and a Red-necked Grebe (Gråstrubet lappedykker). It was a great birdwatching day then!
When we came back to the Station, Susanne was waiting for us with a delicious lasagna that she prepared. I couldn’t stop myself and was taking one piece after another, but I do not regret any bite of it! I think we might expect a lot of birds tomorrow, so during the rounds we will burn the calories anyway.

Lovely pair of Goldfinches - male on the right and female on the left. Just look at these gorgeus faces! Photo: Susanne Primdahl

Black Redstart. It's polish name is ´´Kopciuszek´´, what literaly means ´´Cinderella´´ in english. Photo: Agata Balicka

The fierce predator (starring: Chiffchaff) won't leave it's prey (some Ant) even when extracted from the net or held by a human. Photo: Maciej Wozniak

People at the station: Agata Balicka, Maciej Wozniak, Susanne Primdahl

Complete list of birds caught today (ringed/recaptured):
Gærdesmutte / Wren: 4/0
Jernspurv / Dunnock: 3/1
Rødhals / Robin: 23/1
Husrødstjert / Black Redstart: 1/0
Solsort / Blackbird: 3/0
Sangdrossel / Song Thrush: 1/0
Gransanger / Chiffchaff: 8/0
Fuglekonge / Goldcrest: 1/0
Rødtoppet Fuglekonge: 2/0
Træløber / Eurasian Treecreeper: 0/1
Bogfinke / Chaffinch: 1/0
Stillits / Goldfinch: 2/0
Gulspurv / Yellowhammer: 0/1

Total: 49/4

Previous days seem to have been some kind of forecast of this week. Since we begun opening the nets every day after the heaviest winds we were catching more and more birds. Of course we started slowly, but this monday we were able to open almost all the nets and it brought us 35 individuals (only 11 of them were recatpures)! It was great to finally have a bit more busy day, filled with disentangling birds nearly every round and identifying quite a lot of them. With every animal that we ring we feel that we know more and gain experience quickly, especially when there are four of us in the station and we can discuss and exchange our insights. When we will return to Poland we will surely be on a higher level of bird banding than we were in the beginning of our journey.
One of the highlights of today's catching was an Eurasian Treecreeper. It is not rare either in Gedser nor in Poland, but it was only the second one caught here this year and we have not seen them in a while. The second interesting bird today was a Dunnock, that already had a ring, but not from our station! We recieved really fast reply and learned that it got it's ring in Keldsnor on the island of Langeland, about 80 km from here.
We also decided to keep nets open a bit longer than just the standard 5 hours, but it unfortunatelly did not bring us many more birds. However, the weather got so nice in the afternoon, that me and Agata even went on a little picknick near the sea. It was lovely, and I think I could never get bored with the beautiful sight of this Danish shore.
Sadly, we had to say goodbye to Andrea after ringing today, as she needed to go already. But I am sure we will not forget the time we spent here together. Andrea, thank You for the Australian warmth that You brought and shared with us in the Station!

 
Eurasian Treecreeper, despite being so small, he looks so angry! But that doesn't make it any less cute. Photo: Susanne Primdahl

People at the station: Agata Balicka, Maciej Wozniak, Susanne Primdahl, Andrea Mestrov

Complete list of birds caught today (ringed/recaptured):
Gærdesmutte / Wren: 0/2
Jernspurv / Dunnock: 2/2
Rødhals / Robin: 11/3
Solsort / Blackbird: 0/2
Sangdrossel / Song Thrush: 1/0
Gransanger / Chiffchaff: 6/0
Rødtoppet Fuglekonge: 0/1
Blåmejse / Blue Tit: 1/1
Træløber / Eurasian Treecreeper: 1/0
Bogfinke / Chaffinch: 1/0
Kvækerfinke / Brambling: 1/0

Total: 24/11

Endnu en dag med et vejrlig, hvor vi af hensyn til fuglenes sikkerhed ikke kunne åbne alle net. Det var egentlig et dejligt vejr med masser af sol, men vinden er stadig en hård modstander.
Trods vinden kunne vi åbne flere netmeter, end hvad en standardmærkning kræver, så det kunne have været værre. Men antallet af fugle er stadig alt for lavt, når der står 4 ringmærkere klar til at udføre dagens arbejde.

Når vi ikke fik mange fugle i nettene, kunne vi i stedet udnytte muligheden for at lære af hinanden. Der var rigtig god tid til at hjælpe Andrea, som er ny i faget, og alle dagens fugle blev aldersbestemt af flere ringmærkere uafhængigt af hinanden, og bagefter diskuterede vi resultaterne, før fuglen blev sluppet.
Meget lærerig øvelse for os alle.

Aldersbestemmelsen af en fugl diskuteres grundigt - en af fordelene ved at være flere ringmærkere på stationen.
Foto: Andrea Mestrov

Endnu et eksempel på godt samarbejde er her, hvor Maciej holder en fugl, så Andrea kan få et godt billede af den.
Foto: Susanne Primdahl

Det kom der dette fine billede af en Gærdesmutte ud af.
Foto: Andrea Mestrov

Efter ringmærkning og frokost gik Andrea en tur ud til Danmarks sydligste punkt for allerførste gang. Det var spændende for hende at se stedet, hvor hun også kunne læse om en lille del af Danmarks historie, hun ikke kendte i forvejen, fordi hun er vokset op i Australien.

Alle fik sig en god middagslur, og aftensmaden blev en to retters menu tilberedt af et australsk/polsk/dansk kokketeam. Efter maden prøvesmagte vi to hjemmelavede polske likører lavet på hhv. brombær og tjørnebær. De var virkelig gode.
Alt i alt en skøn dag med masser af godt internationalt samarbejde på Danmarks sydspids.

Dagens ringmærkninger med aflæsninger i parentes:

Gærdesmutte / Wren   1 (1)
Jernspurv / Dunnock   2 (0)
Rødhals / Robin   2 (2)
Bogfinke / Chaffinch   1 (0)

Dagens total   6 (3)

Folk på stationen:
Agata Balicka, Maciej Wozniak, Andrea Mestrov, Susanne Primdahl

Obviously today the wind was very strong, even stronger than yesterday, but it changed it's direction luckily. Some of the nets looked well enough to keep them open until the end of standard ringing hours. It allowed us to catch some birds. Not many of them of course, but at least we got some interesting species! We caught a female Reed Bunting, what was really nice as it was only the second one we saw in hand this year. This one was ringed by Agata, so she can also add it to her ´´list´´ of ringed species. The other bird that we were excited about was a Linnet, and it was the first we held in our hands not only this year but ever. ´´Unfortunately´´ it was already ringed in the past, so none of us can boast about banding it. It gave us some interesting information instead - it was ringed and identified as 2k+ in 2020, so it looks that it is at least fourth year of it's life.
Some hours after we finished our ringing-related work, we met another visitor:  Andrea, who came to Denmark from Australia (that's quite far from here, isn't it?). She is going to stay in Gedser for a short while and help us with bird banding. So there is another advantage of our stay here - we really do have an incredible opportunity to practice and improve our english speaking (and writing, as you can see) skills.

Male Linnet - we waited long to finally catch it. Photo: Agata Balicka

Female Reed Bunting - another picture next to the still blooming Mirabelle Plum. Photo: Agata Balicka

Day without wind is unheard of here. Today waking up wasn't easy after yesterday's catching with a flashlight. Although early morning was really windy, we decided to open few nets. In the begining we opened seven of them, but during first rounds we saw that some didn't look good in such a strong wind and closed two. We were left with five open nets until the end of today's catching. But even that brought us four new birds, and two recaptured ones! Today we also had to say goodbye to Ole, who left us so quickly. Thank You for the great dinner and all the talks once again, Ole! But we had more guests: we were visited by Gert who joined us for a coffee and by Jürgen who brought us some sweets! Thank You one more time! All the people that we came across during our stay in Gedser confirm that one of the best and most valuable experiences is meeting so nice and kind people.

Beautiful colors of wren. Photo: Susanne Primdahl

People at the station: Agata Balicka, Maciej Wozniak, Susanne Primdahl, Ole Friis Larsen

Complete list of birds caught today (ringed/recaptured):
Gærdesmutte / Wren: 1/1
Rødhals / Robin: 2/0
Rødtoppet Fuglekonge: 1/0
Bogfinke / Chaffinch: 0/1

Total: 4/2

UPDATE BELOW

Thursday brought us another rainy and windy day. As long as a bit of rain works well for all the plants in the garden (it is getting greener every day), it does not for the birds, especially when wind blows so strong. Therefore we did not catch any birds again. Weather forecast looks quite optimistic for tomorrow however, so we are determined to open at least 60 meters - even one recaptured Robin will make us very happy after two days without any birds caught. Today was also the day when we had to say goodbye to Henrik, because he was going home. And as we are very grateful for everything that he taught us, for his positivity and sense of humour and for all our conversations, we hope to meet him again in the future! But of course we are not left alone - today we were jointed by Susanne, who will help us with ringing in next days. She also brought delicious cake with her. After eating this yummy dessert, Ole prepared wonderful dinner. Our bellies begin to become quite bigger already, but it's definitely worth it. It was so nice to spend some time together by the table and have the opportunity to talk with such nice people. With every day we feel more at home here in Gedser. 

Short weather window. Photo: Maciej Wozniak

UPDATE

In the evening we went to the shore with a flashlight and a ´´ketcher´´ (small net on a long stick) to catch some birds again. It was raining a bit and the wind was blowing even harder than during the day, so it seemed like a perfect weather to try. After a long walk we thought that we will not meet any birds this time, but suddenly we stumbled upon a little wader. It was Agata's turn to try catching a bird this way, so she sneaked up to it and with one confident movement covered it with a net. It was the Sanderling and it already had a ring on it's leg. It turned out that it was the same individual we caught and ringed with Henrik the other day (and was already recaptured by Henrik and Hans). It seems then that this bird decided to stay in that place on the beach for some time. Such recoveries are really rewarding - thanks to them we know that the bird we caught feels well and does not have any troubles because of our ringing actions.
But it was not the only bird that we caught! When we read the number of the Sanderling and released it immediately after, we felt new wave of enthusiasm and power, so we decided to go further along the shore, in hope that we meet more birds. And indeed we did! We spotted another wader on our way, and Agata caught it the same way as she did with the Sanderling - it seems so easy for her although it was only her second bird caught that way! To make things even better it was a Ringed Plover - first individual of this species ringed this year!

It was not easy to identify it as we do not have much experience with this species, but clearly black breast ring and yellow eye-ring allowed us to tell it is surely a male. Photo: Agata Balicka

People at the station: Agata Balicka, Maciej Wozniak, Susanne Primdahl, Ole Friis Larsen

Complete list of birds caught today (ringed/recaptured):
Stor Præstekrave / Ringed Plover: 1/0
Sandløber / Sanderling: 0/1

Total: 1/1