We started late today. Morning began with rain. Opened the nets 8.30 but there were hardly birds. We stopped around 14.00 o'clock. We had in total 41 birds (28 new ones) and 11 species.

Thereafter we did some maintance. One of the nets had some small holes and one big. We placed a new one. And Esben used the afternoon for repairing the net.

When searching for a new net at the attic I saw a bag with a net with a lot of twigs entangled. So decided to clean the net. Because I thought when the net is there somebody has decided it is worthwhile to keep it. I will tell you tomorrow whether it was whorthwhile, I am still not sure, but need space to have a good look. See picture for the amount of twigs that came out of the net.

We played music of Sona Jobarteh. In case you are curious what kind of music this is, I would recommend to listen to the song Gambia. 

Ole had to go to his house, because he was phoned that they had shut down his water, because they thought he was causing a water problem in his street. As he already thought it was not at all the case, so three hours for nothing. Søren visited his wife and daugther who are part of a mediaeval scene around the year 1410 in a museum. Alex had some work to do on his computer. So everybody was busy.

The puzzle of yesterday was a part of the wing of a robin (Rødhals). The white feather was strange, no pigment at all.

En flok Spidsænder (Pintails) overhaler en flok Ederfugle (Eiders) eller også var det omvendt. Spidsænderne skiller sig ud fra andre svømmeænder med en langstrakt form og tynd hals. Foto: Ole Friis Larsen/Gedser Fuglestation

På odden silede regnen ned over morgenmørket og sådan fortsatte det langt op ad formiddagen, før opklaringen kom med tørvejr, og fuglene begyndte at fylde himlen. I løbet af et par timers standardtid og halvanden times ekstratid, før regnen begyndte igen, strømmede nogle tusinde Ederfugle (Eiders) og svømmeænder forbi. Også Spurvehøgene (The Sparrowhawks) fik travlt. Det samme gjorde, hvad der efterhånden må være de sidste Landsvaler (Barn Swallows). Sjovt var det at se rene småflokke af Spidsænder (Pintails). De plejer lige for tiden at komme enkeltvis eller som et par stykker sammen godt gemt i flokkene af Pibeænder (Wigeons).

Sjovt var det også med flere arter af vadefugle som 8 Sortgrå Ryler (Purple Sandpipers), 12 Sandløbere (Sanderlings) og en Stor Præstekrave (Ringed Plover). Det er ikke tal, vi kan bruge til statistikker og sammenligninger fra år til år som vi kan med de talrige Ederfugle og Pibeænder, men de er krydderier på tilværelsen for os, der står og tæller de mest almindelige trækgæster.

Fuglekongen (Goldcrest) blev Danmarks sydligste landfugl på en regnfyldt torsdag morgen. Foto: Ole Friis Larsen/Gedser Fuglestation.

Dagens sydligste landfugl i Danmark skal I også lige have med. Det blev en håndfuld Fuglekonger (Goldcrests), som fouragerede på livet løs i morgenregnen. De skulle ikke bare fyldes op med energi til turen over Østersøen, men også for at holde varmen.

With kind regards

Robert & Ole