Many birdwatchers and few birds in the fog

Morning observations:

In the early morning, the fog refused to lift from the banks of Blavand. From the top of the dunes, all we could hear were the cries of the herring gulls, the horizon was shrouded in a thick veil of mystery. Few birds were to be seen, whilst the toads, for their part, were out in force.
We therefore decided to take a fresh look at the birds species we know so well at Blavand. Here is the drawing of the day.

Eiders "Edderfugl" by Clara

Today´s observations of observers in the area can be seen here.

Ringing:

Goldcrests "Fuglekonge" by Xenia

Yesterday's sunny weather did not last til today. It was already quite foggy when we opened the nets, and the fog only deepened over the next few hours. Today, Xenia joined the ringing. Unfortunately, the bad weather also did not bring many birds. My highlight was a recapture of a  Yellowhammer "Gulspurv", a pretty adult male that Bent ringed in 2023.

Yellowhammer "Gulspurv" by Xenia

With its bright yellow, it brought some light in the grey day! Some Goldcrests “Fuglekonge” were around, but it was also some recaptures from yesterday.

Paula with a Robin "Rødhals" by Xenia

But we had some nice talks over some tea at the station, and after it was mostly an indoor day for us, as the fog did not clear…

In the late afternoon, the first members of DKU, the DOFbasn quality assurance, arrived for their meeting this weekend.

At the station: Paula Feuchtmeyer, Xenia Salomonsen, Thomas Kristiansen, Henrik Böhmer, Hanelie Sidhu, Clara and DKU