UDPATE BELOW

The weather forecast was not wrong - today wind was as strong as it never was during our stay in Gedser. Since early morning it was blowing with a speed of about 12 m/s in most peaceful moments, and was only getting stronger every hour - reaching up to 27,3 m/s about 2 p.m.! To make things worse, it was raining almost all day. Because of this we decided to leave all the nets closed, for the safety of birds. That means that we had a bit more time to rest today. We also went for a short walk to see the waves, and although we got our clothes wet, it was worth it - the view was gorgeous and felling such strong blowing straight into our faces was an unforgettable experience.
Hopefully tommorow we will be able to open some of the nets and catch many birds.

Waves! Photo: Maciej Wozniak

UPDATE:

In the evening we decided to use the ´´bad´´ weather to try catching some birds with a flashlight at the shore again. It was getting dark at 9 p.m. but the clouds were already starting to diverge so it seemed like we had not much time with good catching conditions, but wanted to try anyway. We came across a pair of mallards but they must have noticed us and ran away quite quickly. But about hundred meters later we spotted a common scoter and I though that I must give it a try. Some seconds later I succeded in catching it in the net! Right after we rushed to the lab and let Henrik ring it. We checked and it seems that it is the firs Scoter ringed in Gedser Fuglestation!
That was a good day.

Handsome young gentleman - Mr. Scoter (not to be confused with a german techno band ´´Scooter´´). Photo: Agata Balicka

It's feet are soooo soft! Photo: Maciej Wozniak