This morning after Henrik and I opened the nets, we said goodby to Ole, who left to Berlin, but will probably be back in summer again.

After the first Linnet “Tornirisk” for the season, we caught a second one today and had another new species for the season: A Sparrowhawk “Spurvehøg”. It was a beautiful female.

Sparrowhawk "Spurvehøg". Foto Henrik Jørgensen

And there was another reason for me to be happy this morning: We caught a Goldfinch “Stillits”, the first in hand for me!

Goldfinch "Stillits". Foto: Hanelie Sidhu

We also got two new Firecrests “Rødtoppet Fuglekonge” and recaptured our old friends Goldcrest “Fuglekonge” male, Ringnumber… 206 and Firecrest “Rødtoppet Fuglekonge”, male 230 again, which I both ringed at the 19^th of March, but they seem to like Gedser very much, or maybe they love us? I told 206 today to eat a lot and then go north to Skagen, but I am not sure, if he understood. Probably, I will see him again tomorrow…

Hans and some colleges from the school, where he was teaching, visited later this morning, right in time for the Sparrowhawk “Spurvehøg” and also Anne-Marie and her daughter and Mads came by.

After we closed the nets, our guest John arrived.

Ringing totals

Spurvehæg 1/0

Gærdesmutte 1/2

Jernspurv 8/1

Rødhals 3/5

Solsort 1/4

Gransanger 7/0

Fuglekonge 3/1

Rødtoppet Fuglekonge 3/1

Blåmejse 1/0

Bogfinke 2/0

Stillits 1/0

Tornirisk 1/0

Total 31/16

We are hoping for many birds in the nets tomorrow, the winds look very good!

People: Hans Lind, Mads Elley, Anne-Marie Reith, Hanelie Sidhu, Henrik Jørgensen, Ole Friis Larsen and our Guest John