Ringmærkning, ved xxx

Vi fangede blandt andet 2 fugle med "pollenhorn", og hvad er så det for noget? Når visse sangfugle, især gærdeangere, ankommer til Gedser om foråret, er der nogle af dem, de har nogle sjove udvækster i panden, som vi kalder pollenhorn. Vores teori er, at gærdesangerne besøger blomster, måske pilerakler, for at fange insekter, der sidder på raklerne. Derved får de nektar og blomsterstøv på fjerene i panden, og det danner disse faste horn. Måske går fuglene også efter at spise selve pollenmassen, men vi ved det ikke. Måske kommer disse pollen fra blomstrende planter fra Sydøsteuropa, som gærdesangerne har besøgt under forårstrækket fra Afrika til Skandinavien? Det kunne være interessant at få undersøgt, hvilke pollen det drejer sig om. Dygtige botanikere kan analysere prøver fra fuglene og sætte navn på, hvilke planter de har besøgt. 

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Folk på stationen: Cyann Ménard, Mathilde Sif Eiby, Olga Fernandez Enriquez, Louis A. Hansen, Hans Lind, Vagn Lind samt praktikant Agnes.

Ringmærkningen: The ringing day has been calmer than the previous days, with a total of 32 rung birds. The most common species in the nets is the black cap (munk) without any doubt. It is followed by the lesser white throat (Gæardesmutte), the chiffchaff (gransanger), the willow warbler (løvsanger), the goldcrest (fuglekonge) and the common redstart (rødstjert). We also caught a yellowhammer (gulspurv) that was a recapture from two years ago. As we were not too busy on the rounds, we decided to open the nets by the pond expecting to catch some new species. And we succeeded! First, it was a beautiful female starling (stær) that got trapped on the net, then a linnet (tornirisk), and finally a yellow wagtail (gul vipstjert)! That made me very happy because wagtails are my favorite birds and this is the first time that I have had the chance to see a yellow wagtail that close and hold it on my hands. This starling and yellow wagtail are the first ones of their species for the season.

Today's numbers:

Starling (Stær). We can notice it is a female because of the pinkish colour of the beak and the golden eyes. Picture: Mathilde Sif Eiby/GFU.

Beautiful yellow wagtail (gul vipstjert). Picture: Mathilde Sif Eiby/GFU.

Trækket på Odden: No migration count for me today, since I really wanted to focus on my master’s thesis and spend the day working on it; so I’m very grateful that Louis has been able to take over for me lately. Since the sun was already shining early this morning, I decided to sit outside and enjoy the fresh air, even without doing any active fieldwork. I can now say that was a brilliant idea because, as I was settling in, I looked up and spotted my first Osprey (Fiskeørn) of the season, flying low right over the station!! First to stunned and amazed to process the information, I then obviously had to run to the edge of the garden to try to follow it, but that got me nothing but a bit of cardio and shortness of breath… It seems raptors have that kind of effect on me. Louis also told me about a female type Merlin (Dværgfalk) which seemed to come hunting in the garden, but it has been avoiding the nets all morning long.

Apart from these few movements close to the station, I didn’t get much news from the tip as it was once again a slow day. Such days are great to reflect on what we see, to think deeper on the behaviours we can observe, and wander about the reasons behind them. For example, why does many raptors seem to have a certain flyway while smaller birds like passerines follows another? We still have so much to understand… According to Louis, the oddest observation for today was of Barn Swallow (Landsvale) in juvenile plumage with short or almost not any long outer rectrices. The colours of the throat and frame were also very weakly set for this bird, seen flying with other individuals of its kind.

Se alle dagens observationer ved Gedser Odde i DOFbasen.

Folk på stationen: Cyann Ménard, Mathilde Sif Eiby, Sjoerd van Baal, Olga Fernandez Enriquez, Louis A Hansen, Hans Lind, Vagn Lind

Ringmærkningen:

Igen en fantastisk flot og solrig dag på Danmarks sydligste punkt, Gedser fuglestation.

Jeg ankom her for to dage siden og blev modtaget af både kendte og endnu ukendte folk på stationen. Det er herligt at vende tilbage til haven hernede efter et halvt års fravær, men jeg skal da love for, at den har forandret sig siden efteråret. Barberet ned til ca. 3 meters højde næsten overalt ser alting lidt bart ud, men når varmen og sommeren kommer skal det snart ændre sig.

Vi har haft et hyggeligt samvær de seneste dage med en masse snak på engelsk, da gruppen bestod af 2 franskmænd, 2 danskere, 1 hollænder og en spanier. Det giver altså noget at møde noget nyt og ukendt, - om det så er madvaner, fuglenørderi eller bare det at være sammen.

I dag tog Theo så videre til Ottenby fuglestation på Øland og Hans og jeg var alene med Mathilde og Olga om ringmærkningen. Der var noget koldt fra morgenstunden med rim i græsset, men dagen sluttede da med fælles aftensmad siddende udenfor ved husmuren.

Vi fik en godkendt dag med 42 nye fugle, og Olga fik sin første Stillits, som vakte mange smil og beundring. Ellers var det igen Munkene der dominerede dagen.

Dagens fangster:

Trækket på Odden: Louis has taken the lead of the migration counting for yet an other day, which allows me to rest (just a bit) and work seriously on my master's thesis. I still like to start my day being out, enjoying the sunrise and the fresh air, so I can also enjoy Louis's company before going back to my computer and my datasets... Even though the birds are not coming in big numbers lately, so the mornings at the tip can be sometimes really really calm.

After a quiet hour migration-wise, Theo also joined us one last time before leaving Gedser. During this short period, we got lucky enough to admire some falcons : one Peregrine (Vandrefalk), two Merlins (Dværgfalk) as well as two Hobbies (Lærkefalk), all going straight north. We also got the visit of a Little Ringed Plover (Lille præstekrave), so Theo could give me some last pieces of ornithologist wisdom of his. A bit of talking, plenty of sunshine, some really nice company, and suddenly it was already time for us to head back to the station.

Se alle dagens observationer ved Gedser Odde i DOFbasen.

Folk på stationen: Cyann Ménard, Mathilde Sif Eiby, Sjoerd van Baal, Olga Fernandez Enriquez, Louis A Hansen, Hans Lind, Vagn Lind

Ringmærkningen: Imagine it’s your last day at Gedser and you don’t know whether to help with the ringing or the counting. There is a really nice team on both sides. What should you do?

It was impossible for me to miss the first rounds of ringing, and rightly so: we realised that it might be a good day for Willow warblers (Løvsange) and Common redstarts (Rødstjert), and the day numbers for these species were the best this season. I hope it will continue like this. While I was doing the second round with Olga, I saw a warbler getting into the net that looked strange. Indeed, the first Common whitethroat (Tornsanger) of the season ! After ringing it and taking a few pictures, we released the bird and saw another one in the bushes. I asked Cyann to confirm that it was a different bird, and it was !

First adult male Common redstarts (Rødstjert) Foto Théophile Fontaine

First Common whitethroat (Tornsanger) of the season Foto : Théophile Fontaine

They ended up ringing 69 birds and recapturing 15, which is a very good number. I hope it continues like this for them !

Today's numbers :

Trækket på Odden: I met Louis at the tip at 9 am, when the air was getting warmer. I was hoping to see some raptors or the first common swift, even though the beginning of the day had been really calm. As I crossed the field next to the pond, I heard a Common whitethroat singing at the top of a bush. It was unringed, so it might have been the same one that Cyann and I saw earlier. The last hour was rather calm, with just a few Barn Swallows (Landsvale and House Martins (Bysvale) and Sand Martins (Digesvale) moving around. But the birds of the day were definitely the raptors! Looking east, I waited for a raptor to fly over the sea and saw a pale grey raptor with some black on the primaries. At first glance, I thought it was a Black-winged kite (Blå glente) returning, but no no no no, it was clearly the first Pallid harrier (Steppehøg) of the season: a beautiful adult male ! Louis remained really calm, but it was obvious that I was very happy to see this bird ! But the surprises didn't stop there. Ten minutes later, I spotted a female type Harrier arriving from the sea, pallid ! It took a while, but Louis finally expressed his joy. Seeing two Pallid Harriers in ten minutes is not that common here.

Now it's time for me to get a good night's sleep before travelling to Ottenby tomorrow for a new ringing adventure. I will leave with the same feeling I had in November — I will come back ! I am grateful to the people I met here over the past two weeks for making my stay so enjoyable with good food (very important!), lots of laughter, and some really interesting discussions about ringing. As a ringer, I found it very interesting and rewarding to teach ringing to trainees. I will finish with these words: always remember, whether you are a ringer or a ringer assistant, that learning is an ongoing process and that every bird is an opportunity to learn more !

Tak for alt, og på gensyn

Theo

Folk på stationen: Cyann Ménard, Mathilde Sif Eiby, Sjoerd van Baal, Théophile Fontaine, Olga Fernandez Enriquez, Louis A Hansen, Hans Lind, Vagn Lind

Just the weather we ordered! Foto: Cyann Ménard / GFU

Ringmærkningen: Today the wind had settled down again, so we could open all the nets, and form two teacher/trainee teams consisting of Søren + me (Mathilde) on one side, and Théo + Olga on the other. On one of the first rounds Théo saw another Wryneck (Vendehals) in the garden, but it didn't end up in a net - he saw it again late this afternoon though, so maybe tomorrow! However one of my favourite birds, the Yellowhammer (Gulspurv), was singing in the garden this morning, and I was exstatic, when I found it in the net!

One of my favourites - an adult male Yellowhammer (Gulspurv). Foto: Mathilde Sif Eiby / GFU

With 55 birds in total, Olga and I ringed most, and once the guests for the Open House started coming, we luckily also had some birds to show, that Théo ringed in front of the crowd. Even though it was late in the morning, we were able to show a Lesser Whitethroat (Gærdesanger), a Blackcap (Munk). a Dunnock (Jernspurv), and of course some Robins (Rødhals).

Théo showing and explaining the ringing. Foto: Cyann Ménard / GFU

Today's numbers:

Trækket på Odden: Louis was in charge again today, and as he said: "Barnacles (Bramgæs) stole the picture for a few hours, but the Short-eared Owl (Mosehornugle) stole our hearts."

The Short-eared Owl (Mosehornugle) spotted at the tip today. Picture by Louis A Hansen.

Se alle dagens observationer ved Gedser Odde i DOFbasen.

The rest of the day: We had a lovely lunch with all the other volunteers on the sunny terrace, before everyone helped packing down the Open House. Just after everyone left, I suddenly spotted a Striped Field Mouse (Brandmus) right were the lunch tables had been, that was probably looking for leftovers.

The Striped Field Mouse (Brandmus) made an adorable appearance today. Foto: Mathilde Sif EIby / GFU

We also had the pleasure of welcoming Vagn, who brought wine for dinner, and a car, that I borrowed to drive Cyann and Olga for their first Baltic Sea swim (before the wine)! 

Folk på stationen: Cyann Ménard, Mathilde Sif Eiby, Sjoerd van Baal, Théophile Fontaine, Olga Fernandez Enriquez, Louis A Hansen, Søren Mygind, Vagn Lind + all the other amazing volunteers helping out with the Open House

Ringmærkningen: No ringing today... :(

Trækket på Odden: With the strong winds blowing in Gedser all day long, it wasn’t possible to ring. Usually, there are people to talk to at 5 am, but this morning I (Théophile) was alone, eating breakfast in a sleeping house. I joined Louis, who was in charge of the count, just after he saw the first two Caspian terns of the season (nice one!), just before 6 am. It was a calm morning with not many birds, except for a good migration of Barnacle geese, with over 600 birds seen during the five hours. I must say that the company was really nice, with first Anne-Marie and then Oliver.

Tomorrow is the Open house, so we are expecting many people, and hopefully many birds too !

Se alle dagens observationer ved Gedser Odde i DOFbasen.

The rest of the day: As we suddenly had a morning off, most of us chose to sleep a few extra hours, and made pancakes for breakfast. Later some people came over to prepare for the Open House tomorrow, with a lot of nice things for sale to examine. After a long day of talking, we (Cyann and Mathilde) had hyped eachother up enough for fresh haircuts. While I cooked dinner, Cyann even got to work on Théos hair. We also tried to convince Sjoerd and Olga to join the club, but no to avail. Gedser No Birds Hair Salon made 3/5 stars today.

Burned pancake heart - luckily we're better at ringing and counting birds, than we are at making pancakes. Foto: Cyann Ménard

Folk på stationen: Cyann Ménard, Mathilde Sif Eiby, Sjoerd van Baal, Théophile Fontaine, Olga Fernandez Enriquez, Mads Elley, Tina Elley, Louis A Hansen, Anne-Marie Reith, Oliver Jensen, Søren Mygind

Ringmærkningen: The Common redstart (Rødstjert) had already started singing when we began opening the nets this morning, and the first bird we caught was a female of this species. Perhaps she was flying to see who was singing like that? The first round was rather calm with seven birds of seven different species, which was pretty good ! Regarding what was singing in the garden, it was full of promise! A Common grasshopper warbler (Græshoppesanger) was singing loudly just close to a net. It's not a rare bird, but it's not that common in the garden here in Gedser. We also heard several Lesser whitethroats (Gærdesanger) and one Wood warbler (Skovsanger). The next rounds were rather calm. At 7:20am, we were waiting for the next one in front of the house, watching what was happening around the high net. Suddenly, Mathilde saw a small bird caught high in the net: white belly, yellow throat and yellow eyebrows, a green back, the first Wood warbler of the season, finally ! What a wonderful bird, my friends ! There was also the third Black redstart (Husrødstjert) of the season in the same net, so Mathilde and Olga learned how to identify the Common and Black redstarts by looking at the primaries.

My favourite Phylloscopus ! Skovsanger. Foto : Théophile Fontaine

We ended up with 42 birds from 15 species, which is a good number and the first time this has been reached this year. This number should increase in the coming weeks — I'm looking forward to finding out when ! Not tomorrow, but maybe on Sunday ?

A view of the nice species we had this morning. Foto : Théophile Fontaine

Trækket på Odden: Another beautiful and sunny morning at the tip today, but once again the birds didn’t really turn up. Our team of four (or five ?) people eventually spotted 586 individuals of 33 different species, so we can say it was a slow morning. But with such weather, even a quiet morning can’t bring the mood down, only the warm layers !

Ont he other hand, the mosquitos were as ready as yesterday to fill up the air, much to the delight of the passerines who now can spend their day moucheronning (our own English translation of the word “moucheronner” which, in French, refers to the behavior of some passerines when they do really short flights to catch some insects before going back to their perching spot). Every day we hear a new species in the bushes, coming to enjoy the feast.

One of today's adventurer, aiming for Germany ! Or almost... Black kite (Sort Glente), Picture by Louis A Hansen.

For the people who left the spot to see the Wood Warbler at the station, the highlight of the day might be the two Black Kites (Sort glente) who came really close to the spot and seemed to aim for Germany, before coming back 15 minutes later… Hopefully they will eventually find their route ! But while almost everybody was at the station, a Hobby (Lærkefalk) tried to sneak out and migrate North without anyone knowing. Little did he know that Louis was ready, and wouldn’t miss that kind of movement, especially on such a quiet day!

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Afternoon : In French, we use to say that when the warm days are coming, we have to do the 'Grand ménage de printemps', which literally means 'big spring cleaning'. That's what happened this afternoon — we cleaned and polished the house in preparation for the open house on Sunday ! Pictures as proof !

Folk på stationen: Cyann Ménard, Mathilde Sif Eiby, Sjoerd van Baal, Théophile Fontaine, Olga Fernandez Enriquez, Mads Elley, Louis A Hansen

Ringmærkningen: A windier day than we would like for ringing, so not a big surprise when the first round didn't bring a lot. The first bird I extracted was a recapture of a Great Tit (Musvit) though, that Théo later exitedly told us, was one he ringed himself October 13th, first time he was here this past autumn. On top of that I also got my Lesser Whitethroat (Gærdesanger), as promised, and then the most adorable Goldcrest (Fuglekonge) couple, that were ready to make it official and put a ring on it.

Bird (Fugle). Foto: Théophile Fontaine

With the slower day, there was time to practice and optimize my handling, and with Théo continuing to be a great teacher, I've now unlocked a safer and more effective way of the whole process, that I'm actually super excited about.

The singing birds around the house have been dominated by Chiffchaffs (Gransanger), Dunnocks (Jernspurv) and Skylarks (Sanglærke) for a while, but now the Blackcaps (Munk) are really making themselves heard, while also being our most caught species today. However with all the different calls and variations, I'm still nagging Théo the whole day like: "Is this *insert bird name*?" and "Who's making that sound?". I'm definitely improving, even though he still REALLY doesn't like my imitations.

 Today's numbers:

Trækket på Odden: The day started cloudy, but it became brighter and brighter as the time went on. The first hours were pretty actives for migration, as we could see big flocks of Barnacle Geese (Bramgås), as well as Eiders (Ederfugl) and Pigeons (Ringdue). Other species that we could see flying over the sea were some Divers (Lom), Mergansers (Toppet Skallesluger), Terns (Dværgterne & Fjordterne), Shelducks (Gravand), Common Scoter (Sortand), Gadwall (Knarand), Grey Herons (Fiskehejre), Cormorants (Skarv) and Gulls. We could also hear and then see a pair of Curlews (Storspove) flying over the seashore.

On the other hand, today the bushes on the cape were full of activity. Blue tits (Blåmejse), Goldcrest (Fuglekongen), Skylarks (Sanglærke), a Lesser whitethroat (Gærdesanger) and a Black cap (Munk) tried to find some food on the big amount of mosquitoes that woke up at the same time, filling the air and surfaces like a cloud. A Kestrel (Tårnfalk) spent some time over the bushes, searching for an interesting prey. The mosquitoes are not the only insects that are appearing on the grass: beetles from the family Meloidae, bumblebees and a butterfly (Aglais io) were easy to see.

After spending some time in the garden, the Lesser whitethroat finally came to say hi at the tip! Picture by Cyann Ménard/GFU

Despite this activity, the last hours we spent at Gedser Odde were very slow for migration, the birds seemed have chosen other migration ways or were less ready to move under the shining sun.

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The rest of the day: We've had some surprisingly warm afternoons in our garden these past days, since we're pretty sheltered from the wind. After today's sunny lunches and naps, the french (Cyann and Théo) and I (Mathilde, now sunburned) were hanging out on the terrace, when Mads sent Théo a message about a Black-Winged Kite (Blå Glente) approaching us, and shortly after we spotted it, as it flew close over the station! It was a first for me, and Théo hasn't seen one since he was a little kid back in 2016!

Now it's also the third day in a row we have dinner outside, so let's see how long we can keep that streak going!

Folk på stationen: Cyann Ménard, Mathilde Sif Eiby, Sjoerd van Baal, Théophile Fontaine, Olga Fernandez Enriquez

Ringmærkningen: Overcome with optimism, I guessed 136 birds for this morning. But, even though the first two rounds weren't too bad, with 34 birds in total, I quickly realised that reaching this number would be very difficult, with only three birds in the third round. The following rounds brought a few more birds, but nowhere near enough to reach 100. Nevertheless, we were overwhelmed by success in completing a difficult task: reaching the same number as yesterday, 61! The ratio is slightly different anyway, with seven more birds ringed. The apple garden net remains one of the best, especially for Blackcaps (Munk).

The African migrants are coming, but still in low numbers: two Willow warblers (Løvsanger) and two Common redstarts (Rødstjert) were ringed this morning. We are waiting for bigger numbers The little surprise of the day was the Eurasian treecreeper (Træløber) that Mathilde added to her ringing list. I'm always surprised when people say that this species is common here, when in France we catch many more Short-toed Treecreepers (KorttåetTræløber).

Impossible to get bored by the beauty of this bird ! Foto : Théophile Fontaine

The Lesser whitethroat (Gærdesanger) that we ringed yesterday is still in the garden, foraging in the trees in front of the house and sometimes singing while we were eating lunch.
The weather looks good for tomorrow. The wind will stay the same, just a bit too strong, but the good thing is that it will be a bit cloudier, so the nets will be less visible!

Today's numbers:

Trækket på Odden: The cloudless sky of this morning gave us a really great sunrise, once again. Despite the wind - which, to be honest, was a bit chilly at times - we decided to move to a different spot for today’s count, since we were tired of the building blocking our view from behind. From up there, we counted 1205 individuals of 39 different species, both migrating or just passing by. Among the migrating species, the total number of birds was really boosted by a few large flocks of Eiders (Ederfugl), Barnacle geese (Bramgås), and Cormorants (Skarv). I was also really happy to spot some Sand Martins (Digesvale), which I hadn't seen yet this year.

One of the three Barnacle geese (Bramgås) that also flew over the garden in the early morning. Foto : Théophile Fontaine

As for the non-migratory species, the field was once again occupied by the usuals Skylarks(Sanglærke) and White Wagtails (Hvid vipstjert), joined today by a Wheatear (Stenpikker) as well as a Yellow Wagtail (Gul vipstjert). We also spotted several individuals of both Grey and Common Seals (Gråsæl & Spættet sæl), which we hadn’t seen lately because of the waves caused by the strong wind.

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A warm afternoon : As the sun shone bright all day long, we could all enjoy a nice outside lunch, followed (for some of us) by a warming nap on the grass or on the benches. Since I (Cyann) absolutely refused to step out of the sun and be stuck inside on such a beautiful day, I decided to make the most of it by taking my laptop outside to work there all afternoon. Fingers crossed, hopefully we all avoided getting sunburned... We obviously ate dinner outside once again, because who knows for how long we can keep on doing that? And we are glad we did, as we got the cutest visit from a curious weasel, really surprised to meet five people looking at it with a lot of awe in the eyes.

Folk på stationen: Cyann Ménard, Mathilde Sif Eiby, Sjoerd van Baal, Théophile Fontaine, Olga Fernandez Enriquez

Ringmærkningen: After a day with closed nets, we were very excited to ring again this morning. The morning wind still took our expectations down a notch, and during breakfast we each guessed 56 and 66 birds (me more optimistic than Théo, as usual). We finished with 61 birds, so we're happy with the team average. 

We had hoped to catch the Pied Flycatcher (Broget Fluesnapper) and the Wood Warbler (Skovsanger), that have been in the garden since Sunday afternoon, but we sadly haven't seen them today.
The good news is that we caught the first Lesser Whitethroat (Gærdesanger) of the season! Since Théo swore we'd have plenty in the future, I didn't get to ring it yet though. To make it up to me, he kept quiet about a Goldfinch (Stillits), until I pulled it out of the bag, and could add that to my ringing species list instead!

Lesser Whitethroat. Foto: Théophile Fontaine

In other specifics, Chiffchaffs (Gransanger) were the most abundant species, closely followed by 10 Blackcaps (Munk), that the sharp reader might have noticed, Théo spelled wrong on the blog the other day, so we're now calling them BACKcaps. Most of them were even caught in our favourite net, that we call the Apple Garden, which hasn't been opened this year before April.

Today's numbers:

Trækket på Odden: What a lovely day to be outside, enjoying the sun, and looking out for the few migrating birds of the day ! In total, we saw only 599 birds of 38 different species, most of them represented by less than 10 individuals. The weather was particularly nice for raptors migration, and it seems that it would get even better tomorrow for both raptors and passerines ! We were really pleased to spot the first Tree Sparrow (Skovspurv) of the year, calling and chilling out in the bushes.

The Tree sparrow on its branch. The characteristic black spot in the middle of the white cheek is easily noticeable. Picture by Cyann Ménard/GFU

On a completely different note, I heard that today is the World Curlew Day, so let’s talk about Curlews (Storspove). We saw a few of them today, one of them even greeted us with their melodious call. Nothing unusual so far, but I got some other news that I wanted to share here. A friend of mine sent me a Facebook post from the National Marine Park of the Arcachon Bay, which is an important stopover site for long-distance migratory birds. This post is about the Common Redshanks (Rødben) and the Curlews fitted by the National Marine Park with GPS tags, allowing to track their migratory paths. Looking at the paths on the map, we can see that some of the Curlews who left France in the beginning of April have passed really close to Gedser Odde a few days later… Curious, my friend asked about the migration date of those birds along the Danish coasts (yes, she is an invested friend), and got a quick answer : two birds indeed flew past Gedser on April 5 and 10 ! We actually counted one single curlew on the 5th, and many others on the 9th, so we might have counted those birds among the groups. The routes, the distances, and the speed at which migratory birds travel will never fail to impress me.

The red lines represent the Redshank migratory paths, while the yellow ones are of the Curlews. You can clearly see that 2 of the yellow lines get quite close to Gedser Odde, before spreading out from one side to another of the Baltic Sea. Map from the Facebook post of the Parc National Marin du Bassin d'Arcachon.

Se alle dagens observationer ved Gedser Odde i DOFbasen.

The rest of the day: In the afternoon we all had our lunches outside in the sun, while listening to the birds, with some of us (including me, Mathilde) still guessing, more than knowing all the songs and calls.

The weather stayed amazing all day, and we had some sweet Danish visitors, that came by to enjoy the sun and a drink on our benches. I had the joy of telling them about the station and showing them our taxidermy bird collection, and they were very surprised at how many Danish bird names Théo knew.

In the evening we were still soaking in the last sunshine, when Olga suggested we ate the delicious dinner she had prepared outside as well - so now it really feels like spring!

 Dinner outside today! Foto: Mathilde Sif Eiby / GFU.

Folk på stationen: Cyann Ménard, Mathilde Sif Eiby, Sjoerd van Baal, Théophile Fontaine, Olga Fernandez Enriquez