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Icterine Warbler Day!!
fredag 22. maj 2026
Ringing:
Today Xenia was with me for the ringing session, and the weather looked promising with some cloud coverage and a little bit of a breeze.
Our rounds were never very full, but with some longer ringing time than the standard time we managed to reach 32 birds in total, recaptures included.
The highlight of today was the relatively high number ( for the season and location ) of Icterine Warblers (Guldbug).
They are delightful birds to handle, they have a real little feisty personality and a very loud and funny voice! Moreover, they are beautiful birds with some yellow / green colors, and a nice medium size which feels really cozy in the hand compared to some of the smaller species such as Chiffchaffs (gransanger) for example.
Icterine Warbler (Gulbug)
Icterine Warbler up close, showcasing their little whiskers.
Tomorrow Xenia comes back to ring with me again, and I hope we’ll have other nice surprises!
Ringing totals for today:
RIngdue (Wood Pigeon): 1
Sangdrossel (Song Thrush): 0/1
Gulbug (Icterine Warbler): 4
Gærdesanger (Lesser Whitethroat): 2
Tornsanger (Common Whitethroat): 2
Havesanger (Garden Warbler): 6
Gransanger (Chiffchaff): 4/1
Løvsanger (Willow Warbler): 3
Bogfinke (Chaffinch): 0/1
Tornirisk (Linnet): 2
Lille Gråsisken (Lesser Redpoll): 0/1
Total: 24/4
Little tern project:
Today marked the final observation for the Little Tern project. Once again, three little terns were flying around , but they didn’t land in the fence. It’s a shame that this year, despite a promising start, few little terns attempted to breed here. Apparently, this spot wasn’t good enough for the Little Terns this year. Fortunately, the fences on Rømø and Fanø have been more successful. Hopefully next year will be better!
People at the station: Alix Bortolussi, Jorn de Jong, Xenia
