Today it certainly was a very nice day. Out of the wind it was this afternoon even hot. Almost a summer day, but the temperature goes down again. What a pity. Why do I like to do this work, ringing birds and being two weeks from home? There are a number of reasons. First, I like birds very much (in principle nature), I do not mind to get up early every morning and it is always a surprise what will happen, not one day is the same. 

Take this day, I had not expected that many new birds would arrive in the night, but yes there were certainly new birds today in the garden. And I caught a number of special birds too, a Treecreeper/Traelober (the second one of this year) and Black redstart/Husrødstjert (also the second one), a Hawfinch/Kernebider (which was the first one of the year). In addition, 5 new Firecrests/Rødtoppet Fuglekonge which brings the total of the year at 32. I total 92 new birds were ringed (mainly Rødhals and Jernspurv).

Korttået trælober (Short-toed treecreeper)

Husrødstjert (Black Redstart) female

Kernebider (Hawfich)

Mu daugthers are always saying what are they looking strict (austerly) and I think I have to agree. Out of my archive a picture that shows this even better.

 Results of today:

De gladeste hilsner

Robert