The ringing:

The others were expecting it to be good today with birds in the nets, so I was really hoping for that. When I opened the nets, there was already bird song and activity in the garden. The first round was also okay with six birds, we had days where it brought just one or even zero birds. So I was hoping there would be some more birds in the following rounds, but there did not come more.

The “Overshooters” had breakfast at the tip, watching some birds and so the garden was mine and the birds and moth and hares. Soon I noticed, that it was and would stay everything else than wild in the nets with birds, but actually, it was with branches with young leaves which stretched themselves cheeky into the nets. But these I did not appreciate in the nets, so I decided to tame them a bit cutting the branches while I was doing the last zero rounds through the garden. Now the birds can come – hopefully. The most common species today was the Icterine Warbler “Gulbug”, with four new ringed and two recaptures. For the rest, see today´s list:

The moth:

Today I just had light on in one of the traps, but I was satisfied with the outcome. I had 15 different moth species in the trap, plus one photographed and identified at Bøtø. I will put pictures of two in the blog. The first one I want to show to you is Trichophaga tapetzella “Tapetmøl”. Gert was surprised that I caught it, it is quite rare to catch it. So a species to celebrate. If you find it in your wardrobe near some old fur coats, then I am not sure if it is. Because, in that case, it won´t be just a hazard. Because that species lives on dead skin with fur… Eventhoug, it is quite nice to look at.

Trichophaga tapetzella “Tapetmøl”

Another species, that I thought was very nice and is for sure not  pest is Mythimna pallens “Halmugle”, this species feeds on different grasses.

Mythimna pallens “Halmugle”

People: Tina and Mads Elley, Gert Jeppesen, Jens Friis-Walsted, Hanelie Sidhu and the "Overshooter"- birders