A quiet day at Blåvand

Observations : 

Unfortunately, due to the rainy weather, we weren’t able to carry out our observations this morning.

After the rain, I went down to the dunes to count the resting birds and see if there were any little terns inside the new fences (you never know!). But there was not.
There were also very few birds on the sandbanks this morning: 4 oystercatchers [magellanstrandskade], 13 sandwich terns [splitterne], one northern gannet [sule] feeding and a pair of little terns [dværgterne].

I then made my way to Sabine’s bunker and on into the inland areas. I was surrounded by the song of the skylarks! It’s always such a joy to listen to and watch them. I don’t think one should ever get used to the common birds we see every day, such as herring gulls [sølvmåge], chiffchaffs [gransanger] and other birds. Every species is unique and beautiful in its own way. Whilst wandering through the land, I also came across a common european viper, Vipera berus, which quickly slithered away when it sensed me approaching. I also took the time to observe a smooth newt, Lissotriton vulgaris, I love this species which moves very slowly and is so delicate.
In short, little joys – certainly not exceptional, but ones that fill you with happiness!

Todays observations can be seen here.

Ringing : 



At the station: Clara Delahaye, Jorn de Jong and Hanelie Sidhu.