Whooper Swans in a lake in the bog

Ringing:

Now it is 08:00 that the nets need to be open. 08:30 first round. I guess you would call that normal working time. For a ringer it sounds exceptionally late. It´s not bad, but I love the long Scandinavian summer days, although they mean getting up very early to open nets.

Sad is, that there are not so many birds in the nets. But yeah, it is winter. 1^st of December today.  

I ringed four new birds today and recaptured four as well. All new were Blackbirds “Solsort”, the recaptures mainly Great Tits “Musvit”.  And one pretty 2k+ Chaffinch "Bogfinke". I just entered the data and saw; it was ringed here in spring 2022 by Timothy.

Chaffinch 2K+ male/ Bogfinke 2K+ han

While I was ringing, David and Henrik were out observing. It was a quiet day. 9 Caspian Gulls “Kaspisk Måge” were the highlights and a lot of Purple Sandpipers “Sortgrå Ryle” are still feeding on the beach.

Both Henrik and David as well as me, when I went to the beach later had some colour-ringed gulls.

I went to the bog after, further than my usual round and checked some more bunkers for moths. Again, I found Scoliopterix libatrix “Husmoderugle” and Alucita hexadactyla “Kaprifoliefjermøl”. There are not so many species wintering here in the bunkers. But read an article that more moth species might rest in bunkers or caves in the hot summer moth during the days. A reason to come back to check it out. And of course, the birds and landscape…

From the top of one of the bunkers, I could see far and also had my telescope with me. In one of the lakes further in the bog, there are Whoopersvans “Sangsvane” resting. And could observe the sunset.

Sunset from the top of a bunker in the bog.

It was time to go back, the days are short. It was already rather dark, when I arrived at the station and the light show at the lighthouse had begun. Bent and his wife were at the station to see it and we had cake together.

People: Henrik, David, Hanelie, Bent and his wife.