A Great Day of Birding at Blaavand Fuglestation

After a tranquil and restful night, Merit, Strummer, Michael, and Susanne set up the mist nets, while Louis and I headed out to the sea for our daily morning observation.

On our way to the "Pælerækken," we enjoyed the morning ambiance, accompanied by a gentle eastward breeze (5m/s) and a cloudy sunrise that painted the sky in mesmerizing shades of orange. We began our observations at 6:00 AM and spotted a total of 351 Oystercatchers (Strandskade), 453 Barn Swallows (Landsvale), one Razorbill (Alk), and the highlight of our day, a Caspian Tern (Rovterne). You can find a comprehensive list of all observations here.

Caspian Tern migrating southward - Foto: Louis Poulsen

Simon and Lisa, who are leading the ringing course over the weekend, had a successful day together with the participants of the ringing course, where they caught 23 birds, and gained a lot of useful knowledge. They captured and ringed two Common Redstarts (Rodsjert), seven Garden Warblers (Havesanger), one Eurasian Blackcap (Munk), one Common Chiffchaff (Gransanger), three Willow Warblers (Lovsanger), one Spotted Flycatcher (Gra Fluesnapper), six European Pied Flycatchers (Broget Fluesnapper), one European Greenfinch (Gronirisk), and one Eurasian Bullfinch (Dompap).

After a delectable lunch shared by all of us, Simon and Lisa held an informative lecture on bird aging as part of the ringing course.

Lecture on bird aging by Simon and Lisa

To cap of this fantastic day at the Fuglstation, we indulged in delicious Fish & Chips and enjoyed cold beverages. The weather conditions are looking very promising for tomorrow; therefore we are looking forward to wake up early once again.

People at the station: Louis Poulsen, Merit Lenk, Strummer Edwards, Joseph Stephan, Simon Christiansen, Lisa Vergin, Michael Hansen, Michael Bjerregaard, Borge Rasmussen, Borge Petersen, and Susanne Primdahl.