Fog and a Collared Dove

The ringing:

When we woke up this morning, Blåvandshuk was covered in fog. Anne and I opened the nets and went back to the house for breakfast until it was time for the first round. In the meantime, Thomas had arrived at the station and Marit had come down, prepared for the morning obs. But it did not look like they would see much of the sea, the visibility was very bad. So they also joined the ringing today. We were many people for not so many birds, but at least there were more birds than people. We ringed bird no. 500 for the season today, which was a Dunnock “Jernspurv”. That fits quite well as it is also the bird caught most this year, 111 Dunnocks “Jernspurv” in 2025 so far.

Bird no. 500 for the season: A Dunnock "Jernspurv". Picture: Anne Hjortlund Hansen

Anne did not choose the days with the most birds as her first days at the station this year. Nevertheless, she had something to celebrate, in the last round we caught a Collared Dove “Tyrkerdue” in the station garden, it was a new hand-species for her!

The Collared Dove "Tyrkerdue" and a part of the team. Picture: Joseph Stephan

Red eye of the Collared Dove "Tyrkerdue". Picture: Joseph Stephan

To celebrate it, she baked us a delicious and beautiful cake in the afternoon.

Cake and coffee. Picture: Anne Hjortlund Hansen

The moths:

I had six different moths species today, and one that could not be surely identified on species level. It was mostly the same species as yesterday, but one was different, I caught Agriopis marginaria “Grågul frostmåler” today, I had it before this season but that is already a few days ago and I think it is a quite nice one.

Agriopis marginaria “Grågul frostmåler”. Picture: Hanelie Sidhu

At the station: Marit Nillissen, Anne Hjortlund Hansen, Thomas Kristensen, Joseph Stephan and Hanelie Sidhu