Ringing:

by Lara W

65 birds of 12 species were ringed today, with Goldcrest/Fuglekonge making up the majority at 40 individuals. Several thrushes came through too: 1 Blackbird/Solsort, 2 Song Thrush/Sangdrossel, and 3 Redwing/Vindrossel. 

I had a lovely second calendar year (2K) male Sparrowhawk/Spurvehøg around midmorning, who as you can see from the photograph below, was almost completely slate-grey on the upperparts aside from a touch of rufous fringing to the lesser coverts along the scapulars, and a couple of brownish feathers over the rump. We also had a recaptured Sparrowhawk, the same male we ringed a couple of days ago, who is clearly still hunting around the station area before embarking on migration.

Male 2k Sparrowhawk/Spurvehøg, note slate-grey upperparts with rufous edges on Lesser covers on the leading edge of the wing (scapulars). Photo credit: Lara Winsloe

Redwing. Photo credit: Lara Winsloe

People at the station: Larissa Britton, Lara Winsloe, Ole Friis Larsen, Anne Hermanns, Susanne Primdahl