This morning, we were joined for the first rounds by Armanda, Lise and Adam who are here with some others for a meeting from DOF ung. But unless the last days, we had very few birds in the first round. The second was a bit better but we just caught 40 birds in total today and recaptured 27 of them. But one was nice, it was a recapture of a first calendar year Chiffchaff “Gransanger” but with a Swedish ring! 

This will be the last contribution of me this year (hope to be back in May 2025). We did catch 18 moth species (see Table). I have added a nice yellow moth under the table. I think I have showed it before, but it is one of the beauties of the night.

Elle Tandmåler (Canary-shouldered Thorn)

We had this morning a little moth of which I am not 100% sure what it is. It is probably either the Grøn Egevintervikler  (Acleris literana, no English name) or Acleris rhombana (no Danish name). In English this one is called Rhomboid Tortrix.

Migration at Gedser Odde: Yet another fair day at the tip, with clear, sunny skies and some haze on the horizon. A calm sea. A small dip in numbers today compared to previous, with just over 1000 individuals recorded in total, representing 30 species. Now, for the highlights.

The Nutcracker/Nøddekrige (Nucifraga caryocatactes) gave us some more good views today, and stirred excitement in the group. This bird was a lifer for some of the birders at the tip - always a memorable experience.
A lifer for me today too, with a Red-throated Pipit/Rødstrubet Piber (Anthus cervinus), which called with a slightly descending "zziiiieeet" call - almost like a combination of Meadow Pipit/Engpiber (Anthus pratensis) and Tree Pipit/Skovpiber (Anthus trivialis) calls.  Meadow and Tree Pipits were also recorded today, along with flocks of Linnet/Tornirisk (Linaria cannabina) and of Chaffinch/Bogfinke (Fringilla coelebs).

Three Black-throated Divers/Sortstrubet Lom (Gavia arctica) crossed our path today - always special to see.  Additionally, a group of three Dark-bellied Brent/Knortegås (Branta bernicla) flew over, a nice small species of goose. A Great Crested Grebe/Toppet Lappedykker (Podiceps cristatus) was also spotted, with its distinctively elongated neck and appearance.

My gull identification journey is underway and continues: we were charmed by the elegant flight of several Little Gulls/Dværgmåge (Hydrocoloeus minutus) today. I feel much more confident in my ability to identify this species (mange tak, Mads!) In particular, the nature of their flight, slightly rounded wings, and dark underwing, are good identifiers.

Even on days with smaller numbers, there is joy to be had in each species you encounter, be that a rarity or a common resident. Tak fordi du læste med :) By Larissa Britton.

At the station Hanelie Sidhu, Robert Luttik, Lara Winsloe and Larissa Britton and DOF ung