Kitiwakes and data control!

Observation

With some slow misty rain we got ready for the day in 'hullet'. Before we had even sat down the air was filled with the sound of waxwings, but they never really made any sound later in the day. Slowly we saw the usual subjects (birds) but today we were lucky with the kitiwakes flying closeby so we could see this seabird closely, a bird that usually is far away in the horizon. Soon all the seagulls flew up in the air, a symbol showing a predator is closeby. Today that predator was a second calendar white-tailed eagle that took a break on the beach. I (Oliver) had hoped for a pomarine jaeger though. When it flew away the seagulls flew back to the beach aswell, there was a strange gull. Its build was like a caspian gull, but the colour and patterns showed herring gull. We deciede that it must have been a hybrid between these two, a first for me. The bird of the day must go to the waxwings that are just now showing up in blåvand, and the day is indeed accepted as a good morning obs.

-OLA

Ringing

As there was moderate rain all through out the morning, we did not ring and instead used our time with something way more fun: Data control!!

As the official Autumn Migration Ringing Season is coming to an end, it is important to regularly go over all our collected data and make sure that everything is in oder and there are no abnormalities in the clean data set. This meant a cozy day for Mathilde and myself (Lua). With a lit fire in the fireplace, alot of coffee and tea, as well as many home made snacks and some walks in the rain as our little break, we made it through most of the data!

-LK

Folk på stationen: Lua Koplin, Sverre Dahl Porsgaard, Mathilde Lundt Larsen, Oliver Laursen