Ringmærkningen: Med en let regn i morges var det simpelthen for vådt til, at vi kunne tillade os at fange de små Fuglekonger, så vi åbnede nettene 45 minutter senere end planlagt. Det var stadig så vådt i starten, at vi kunne ryste en hel del vand af nettene, selvom vi kun havde et kvarter mellem hver runde.

Efter hvert kvarter var nettene fyldt med vanddråber, så med det meget lille antal fugle følte vi os mere som dråbefangere end fuglefangere. Lidt blev der dog for Jakob og Birgit at øve sig på.

Dagens talrigeste fugl var endnu en gang Fuglekongen. Her er det en ung han fra i år, selvom man ikke kan se noget orange i striben på hovedet. Det ses først, når han rejser issefjerene lidt, så for at kønsbestemme Fuglekongerne i forbindelse med ringmærkning purrer vi lidt op i issefjerene for at se, om der kun er gule fjer, eller om der gemmer sig nogle orange fjer i skjul af de gule.   Foto: Susanne Primdahl

Her er det en anden 1k Fuglekonge, hvor man heller ikke umiddelbart kan se, at det faktisk er en han.   Foto: Susanne Primdahl

Dagens sidste fugl blev denne Gærdesmutte med vind i kindskægget.   Foto: Susanne Primdahl

Dagens ringmærkede (RI) og aflæste (RC) fugle:

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by Lara W

Despite hopes for another strong thrush migration, heavy fog obscured much of the land and sea around the point this morning. Total birds counted migrating was 1,176 of 23 species, not a huge number, but enough to keep us just about occupied throughout standard time. The fog drove a good amount of birds much closer to the coast though, so we were granted good views of Goldeneye/Hvinand (Bucephala clangula), Long-tailed Duck/Havlit (Clangula hyemalis) and two small flocks of Dunlin/Almindelig Ryle (Calidris alpina) as they flew past. A couple of Black-throated Diver/Sortstrubet Lom (Gavia arctica) were spotted foraging near some resting Common Eider/Ederfugl (Somateria mollissima), and I watched with some amusement as a female Eider chomped down on (what I presume to be) a mussel/musling that seemed far too big for her for several minutes.

Our Kestrel/Tårnfalk (Falco tinnunculus) friend kept us company for most of the morning, perching under the rafters of the old building out on the point to hide from the drizzle, and occasionally fluttering down to snatch up an earthworm – often within about 2m of where I was standing. Ole managed to capture a few photos of her, in an attempt to read the metal ring she had on her right leg. A couple of digits were legible, and we realised the ring was from Stockholm! A message has been sent to the ringing group there, in the hopes that we can obtain some information on the bird, watch this space for updates!

Folk på stationen: Lara Winsloe, Larissa Britton, Ole Friis Larsen, Anne Hermanns, Birgit Barkholt, Jakob Barkholt, Susanne Primdahl