Net open at 4.30. And hoping that our prediction would be right (mine and Hans Lind). After a weather change very often new birds will arrive. First round was not much just a few normal birds (5). But the second round was already much better and it kept going on. We closed the nets at 16.00 hours and that wwas a lucky decision too. In total we caught 135 birds (122 new and 13 recaptures). We had 21 species which I think is rather a lot.

It was a Løvsanger/Willow Warbler day in total 74 different birds. Second bird of the day was The Tornsanger/Whitethroat with 20 individuals. We also caught the first two Rødrygget Tornskad/Red-backed Shrikes of the year. But the most interesting bird was the Pirol/Golden Oriole, for me a new hand species. 

We also had two intersting recaptures: a Guluig/Icterine Warbler caught in Gedser in 2014 and a Tornsanger(Whitethroat also caught in Gedser in 2014.

All in all a very nice day and when we would have stopped ringing around noon we would have missed the Pirol and the second Rødrygget Tornskade.

The day was very good and I am extremely tired. 

Photo Gallery

Pirol was photographed by Gert Jeppesen

Number of birds ringed and number of recaptures

With kind regards Robert