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Observations : 

The southerly wind has brought us a large number of red-throated divers migrating northwards!
This is the largest number recorded since the start of the season – 573 in total. We were delighted to see them arriving in flocks of up to 30, high on the horizon.

We also spotted, amongst the flocks of common terns/ arctic terns (which numbered 490 today), two black terns quite close by and several little gulls.

Highlights of the day :
Red-throated loon [rødstrubet lom] - 573
Common tern/Arctic tern [fjordterne/havterne] - 490
Sandwich tern [spliiterne] - 46 
Black tern [sortterne] - 2
Black-headed gull [hættemåge] - 57
Little gull [dværgmåge] - 5

Todays observations can be seen here.


Black tern [sortterne] resting, drawing by Clara


Ringing : 

Little tern project : 

Moths of the day :

At the station: Robert Luttik, Henrik Bøhme, Morten Jenrich Hansen, Hanelie Sidhu, Joseph Stephan, Clara Delahaye, Jorn de Jong and David Manstrup.