Today 23 birds caught in six and a half hour (17 new and 6 recaptures). We needed some birds because the Fuglestation was visted by a group of people. Luckely we could show them some birds. The group was taken care by the three boys: Hans, Gert and Benny and Dina and I had to provide them with the ones to show.

Early in the morning we caught the third Nattergal/Thrush Nightingale of the year. The other species were the normal ones for the time of the year.

Tomorrow the last day for Dina and me, lets hope it will be an exciting one.

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Hans the teacher and his group and the Nattergal/Thrush Nightingale (bird could been sharper, but it was a bird that did not want to sit stil and I do not like that very much and let it go).

Table with the birds caught today (new ones and recaptures)

With kind regards

Robert

Hardly any new birds, most of the old ones are gone or do know where the nets are standing. We caught only 14 birds today (nine new and 5 recaptures). The garden looks empty, some birds singing but no birds flying around.

There was one very beautifull bird. Again a Karmindompap/Common Rosefinch, but this time a male (nicely red). Was also one of the last birds we caught.

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Closeup of Engpiber/Anthus pratensis caught yesterday evening and the male Karmindompap/Common Rosefinch

Table with number of birds caught and number of recaptures 

The day started with fog and there were hardly any birds flying. First round we had no birds second round 1 and in the third round 2. In total we caught 20 birds (14 new ones and 6 recaptures). Nets were open till 15.00 hours. So not much work. At the end of the morning we were surprised when a Karmindompap was flying into the net. It was a second year female. It is not a real rare bird, but nevertheless it was the first of the season. Further there is hardly anything to tell.

Although, we had a roe deer in the garden and luckely not in the nets. A White-tailed Eagle was sitting in the field a little bit in the direction of Gedser and a Crane was flying over.

Late addition. Caught at little lake one Engpiber/Meadow Pipit, so total is now 21.

Hope tomorrow will bring more birds.

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A grey morning and the Karmindompap

Table with the number of birds caught today (newly ringed and recaprtures)

With kind regards Robert

As expected we have caught less than yesterday. Often new birds arrive after a weather change and than the next day you will catch less and the day after even more less. Lets hope the rule is not always true. We had in total 80 birds (70 new ones and 10 recaptures) and in total 20 different species. Once again we had a little Rødtoppet Fuglekonge/Firecrest (number 65 for this year) and the third Rødrygget Tornskade/Red-backed Shrike for 2018. The Willow Warbler was the main attraction of  the day, in total 27 birds. 

But there was one bird that made me really happy, I had my first Nattergal/Thrush Nightingale in the hand (see picture). You would perhaps think how is that possible that he has never had a Nattergal in his hand. I just did not catch one in Denmark and in the Netherlands the Thrush Nightingale is a more rare species and I was just never lucky. Clausjannic saw the bird hanging in the net and he called me. He did know that I had never caught this species and was so friendly to give me the honors.

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Two times the Nattergal/Thrush Nightingale, a happy ringer and one Tornirisk/Linnet just because it is such a nice bird.

Numbers of birds caught today and the number of recaptures

Net open at 4.30. And hoping that our prediction would be right (mine and Hans Lind). After a weather change very often new birds will arrive. First round was not much just a few normal birds (5). But the second round was already much better and it kept going on. We closed the nets at 16.00 hours and that wwas a lucky decision too. In total we caught 135 birds (122 new and 13 recaptures). We had 21 species which I think is rather a lot.

It was a Løvsanger/Willow Warbler day in total 74 different birds. Second bird of the day was The Tornsanger/Whitethroat with 20 individuals. We also caught the first two Rødrygget Tornskad/Red-backed Shrikes of the year. But the most interesting bird was the Pirol/Golden Oriole, for me a new hand species. 

We also had two intersting recaptures: a Guluig/Icterine Warbler caught in Gedser in 2014 and a Tornsanger(Whitethroat also caught in Gedser in 2014.

All in all a very nice day and when we would have stopped ringing around noon we would have missed the Pirol and the second Rødrygget Tornskade.

The day was very good and I am extremely tired. 

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Pirol was photographed by Gert Jeppesen

Number of birds ringed and number of recaptures

With kind regards Robert

Today I had some help of an Egyptian lady: Dina Mostafa. She will stay for a week and will try to learn the job here, getting birds out of the net and do the ringing. We placed the sparrowhawk net, although I have not seen any, but you never know. We replaced another net and tried to catch a skylark but it would not fly into the spejnet. We probably have to use a wooshnet for that species. The station has one I believe, but it has not been used till now.

We had a nice day, sunny and in total 34 birds (27 new and 7 recaptures). We caught the first two Gulbug/Icterine Warblers of the year and had the second Skovpiber/Tree Pipit. And a species for which I am very carefull not to present any finger to the bird, we had 3 Kernebider/Hawfiches. It was also a day with many species in total 16 different ones, which is compared with the total number of birds rather high.

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Number of birds caught today including recaptures

With kind regards,

Robert

In the first round only four birds (four species): a willow warbler/løvsanger, a wren/gærdesmutte, a dunnock/jernspurv and a special one.

This weekend I decided to come the day before I was expected, which was yesterday. The fuglestation was closed for two days and I thought it was a good idea to catch already early this morning instead of tomorrow. Lucky decision I made, which resulted in a special catch. A river warbler/flodsanger, a new hand species for me. 

It is as far as I could discover 10 times caught in Gedser (see figure). It is a real spring early summer species: 2 times in May, 5 times in June, 2 times in July and 1 time in August.

Flodsanger/River Warbler in the nice clean hand of Hans

In total I caught 28 birds today (25 new ones and 3 recaps). In addition to the River Warbler the second Hvid Vipstjert of the year was caught.

 De gladeste hilsner Robert

   Anton tog jo videre til nye fugleoplevelser i går: Turen gik til Christiansø sammen med Mikkel Lausten, og de skal prøve at give den gas resten af maj og måske ind i juni osse.

I må nøjes med et billede af en flok knopsvaner i solnedgangslys. I horisonten aner man færgen til Rostock.

Jeg håber vi kan give dem kvalificeret modspil, selvom det er en hård modstander at være oppe imod.

   Nå, ikke mere flæberi fra min side, jeg kunne jo osse bare have taget mig sammen i morges og åbnet nettene! Men den var havearbejde, der absolut skulle gøres inden familiebesøg inden Kristi Himmelfartsdagene, og Peugeot'en skulle have sommerdæk på.

   Et kort besøg på GFU i formiddags gav dog en dejlig oplevelse: Årets første gulbug sad og sang nok så lystigt i stationshaven - måske en af de gamle kendinge med ring, som normalt kommer som en af de første? Men det finder jeg jo ikke ud af, når nettene ikke er åbne, og det er de heller ikke i morgen -   -   -   -   -    men SÅ sker der noget: Rober Luttik kommer tilbage i morgen eftermiddag og tager en uges mærkning: SUPER godt! Det må gi' en mega!

Hans

Dagen beskrives således:

Vi var tæt på, men ikke tæt nok....

Godt selskab ledte kun til sølle 6 fugle under fangsten i dag. Vejret var dog i det mindste total meget med os, og jeg svedte ved bare at sidde ned ude i haven. Skøøøøøønt! Sommeren er på vej over Danmark, og jeg bliver nødt til at forlade Gedser for denne omgang. Jeg vender dog snart tilbage - så eventyret kan forsætte. 

Tak for nu.

De gladeste hilsner Anton

En dag der lignede rigtig meget de foregående. Vejret var dog blevet bedre, og lidt flere sylvia’er var kommet til haven. Første runde gav lidt over 10 fugle, også var stemningen jo allerede i top, selvom klokken ikke havde passeret 6 endnu.

Rørspurv overraskede os på første runde - fed årsart i nettene.

Som dagen skred frem blev vejret bedre og bedre, og vi valgte derfor at holde nettene oppe resten af dagen. Det var næsten varmt nok til shorts og t-shirt (måske liiiige at overdrive, men vi var tæt på)!!!

Vi fik også lidt besøg i dag, da venlige Vibeke kom med friske spanske jordbær som en overraskelse, og holdte Kim og jeg lidt med selskab. Og ellers kom Gert også kortvarigt med et lille læs, før han drog videre.

Kim og jeg forsatte til 19.15, hvor at nettene blev lukket, og vi endte på 36 fugle, som er fordelt på:

Today’s ringing:
Landsvale / Barn Swallow - 3
Løvsanger / Willow Warbler - 2
Gransanger / Chiffchaff - 4
Munk / Blackcap - 4 + (1 aflæsning)
Havesanger / Garden Warbler - 1
Gærdesanger / Lesser Whitethroat - 9 + (1 aflæsning)
Tornsanger / Common Whitehtroat - 1
Solsort / Common Blackbird - (1 aflæsning)
Rødstjert / Redstart - 2
Jernspurv / Dunnock - 5 + (1 aflæsning)
Grønirisk / Greenfinch - 3
Rørspurv / Reed Bunting - 1
Total: 36 + (4 aflæsninger)

Stille og rolig men dejlig dag. Nu har jeg sidste dag på kontoret i morgen for denne omgang, så håber på en lille afskedsgave i nettene.

De gladeste hilsner Anton