Benny and Gert arrived early for their group, due at 8am to see the station, hear all about ringing and see some birds in the hand. After having a few days that weren’t very exciting, we were glad to have a nice range of species for them to see. The first round had been rather low in numbers but the second included Firecrest, Goldcrest, Chiffchaff and Blackbird.

Although we’d started together Chris completed the 8:00am round alone as I had gone back to the ringing office to ring birds ready for the presentation. It was quite a treat, picking and choosing from the nets as I made my way, lifting a Sparrowhawk from one net and a Coat Tit from another knowing that Chris would be along shortly to clear the nets.

Gert took some birds for the group, then came back to say that Hans had seen a net full of Blue Tits. As I came out to check I could see a large flock dropping into the site, skimming over one of the double height nets, so I swiftly lowered that as it was empty and went to the net I expected to have caught the birds – only ten or so, not too bad so they were extracted and, now joined by Chris we returned to the ringing room.

We’d cleared the birds, with the exception of the Sparrowhawk, before 9:00am and set out for another check of the nets. There was one 12m net with 60 or so tits in it. I began extracting them, non tits first, then birds in reach of another, then the rest while Chris checked around the other nets and brought what we needed to ring at the net. He had another net holding tits but not as many as the first. The group were still being shown around and realising that we had our hands full, Gert and Benny extracted a few birds and left them bagged in the ringing room after doing their ‘show and tell’ presentations.

Great Spotted Woodpecker

We closed slightly after standard having done some interesting species that included a first for Chris. He had never ringed Great Grey Shrike before.

 Juvenile Great Grey Shrike

Totals:  215 (21)

Spurvehøg/ Sparrowhawk – 1
Stor Flagspætte / Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1
Gærdesmutte / Wren –  5
Rødhals / Robin –  10 (12)
Solsort / Blackbird – 2 (1)
Sangdrossel / Song Thrush – 2
Munk / Blackcap - 1
Gransanger / Chiffchaff – 14
Fuglekonge / Goldcrest– 25
Rødtoppet Fuglekonge / Firecrest - 1 
Halemejse / Long-tailed Tit 0 (4)
Sortmejse / Coal Tit – 2
Blåmejse / Blue Tit –  124
Musvit / Great Tit –  19
Stor Tornskade / Great Grey Shrike - 1
Skovspurv / Tree Sparrow – 1 
Bogfinke / Chaffinch – 4
Grønirisk / Greenfinch – 1
Rørspurv / Reed Bunting - 1

To round off the day, a traditional Danish meal cooked by Ole. The name of the dish translates to burning love in English.

The first round was a disappointment. Not even enough to take us into double figures as very little seemed to have roosted in the garden overnight. The second round was a little better, with the Goldcrests making an effort early on but not enough to make up for a low showing from new Chiffchaffs, Wrens, Dunnocks and Robins.

Anders dropped by at around 9am to update the ringing data base – and after that there was a definite improvement with flocks of Long-tailed Tit foraging about the site. There were also small parties of Blue Tits, and some Song Thrushes dropped in too.

Long-tailed Tit

Birds caught as a flock were kept until they could all be released together.

A Nutcracker was seen in the tall trees above the garden, but would not come down to net level. It was a fair day for migration overhead and several Sparrowhawk, Red Kite, Buzzard and Rough-legged Buzzards were watched from the garden.

Rough-legged Buzzard

We continued ringing until 13:30hrs and later went out to see what was happening on the sea.

Eiders with Wigeon, on migration

Totals: 90 (21)

Spurvehøg/ Sparrowhawk – 1
Gærdesmutte / Wren – 1
Jernspurv / Dunnock – 0 (1)
Rødhals / Robin – 8 (10)
Rødstjert / Common Redstart - 1
Solsort / Blackbird – 2
Sangdrossel / Song Thrush – 8
Gransanger / Chiffchaff – 2
Fuglekonge / Goldcrest– 13 (6)
Halemejse / Long-tailed Tit – 22
Sortmejse / Coal Tit – 2
Blåmejse / Blue Tit – 20 (1)
Musvit / Great Tit – 3 (3)
Skovspurv / Tree Sparrow – 2
Bogfinke / Chaffinch – 2
Grønirisk / Greenfinch – 2
Lille Gråsisken / Lesser Redpoll - 1

Another change in wind direction and we hoped there would be more birds on the first round. The result was just twelve and more leaves than anything else. There was a minor flurry of Wrens and of the very few new Robins, quite a lot were adults. We've noticed before how experienced birds sometimes anticipate good conditions a day or two ahead of a larger cohort of prodominantly young birds. Still, we've had no reason to use the communial collecting bags or boxes so far so will wait to see what the next few days brings. With southerly winds forecast, we don't anticipate much improvement in migration through the ringing site for at least a week. However, we always live in hope of birds to make us busy.

Goldcrests outnumbered Robins today and a single Redstart was a bonus.

Totals: 62 (19)

Engpiber / Meadow Pipit – 1
Gærdesmutte / Wren – 10
Jernspurv / Dunnock – 0 (1)
Rødhals / Robin – 15 (12)
Rødstjert / Common Redstart - 1
Solsort / Blackbird – 2 (1)
Sangdrossel / Song Thrush – 4
Gransanger / Chiffchaff – 3
Fuglekonge / Goldcrest– 16 (2)
Blåmejse / Blue Tit – 1 (2)
Musvit / Great Tit – 3 (1)
Skovspurv / Tree Sparrow – 1
Bogfinke / Chaffinch – 2
Kværkefinke / Brambling - 1
Grønirisk / Greenfinch – 2

Efter fundet af døde Knopsvaner (Mute Swans) på stranden var det interessant at kigge på svaner onsdag morgen, når der var pauser i trækket af Ederfugle (Common Eiders). En fugl med influenza har ofte svært ved at holde balancen, og hovedet virrer besynderligt på grund af krampagtige spasmer. Nogle ænder drejer uafladeligt rundt om sig selv på vandet. Den slags havde vi ikke set eller hørt om i de seneste dage op til fundet af de døde svaner, og vi står på Odden hver dag i timevis for at registrerer fugletrækket. Hver dag får vi også spørgsmål om, hvad vi laver, og om folks oplevelser med fugle. Det var to henvendelser fra tyske turister, der gjorde op opmærksomme på de døde svaner, men ingen havde berettet om fugle med mærkelig adfærd, der kunne tyde på fugleinfluenza.

Et par fortalte, at de døde svaner manglede hovederne, og det kunne lyde som angreb af hunde eller ræve, men da vi undersøgte nogle af svanerne, var der ingen, der manglede hovederne, men på nogle af dem var halsen ædt. Det er, hvad krager (Crows) og måger (Gulls) gør.

Nogle af de døde svaner havde ligget der i flere dage, men andre forekom at være døde for ganske nylig, og de var stærkt undervægtige. Derfor syntes vi, at sult og udmattelse var en mere nærliggende dødsårsag end fugleinfluenza. Det kan være, at blæsten har gjort vandet uklart, så svanerne har svært ved at se det ålegræs, de lever af, ligesom en del af ålegræsset kan være revet løs og skyllet væk.

Brystbenet står skarpt på Knopsvanen (Mute Swan) og tyder på, at den er udhungret. Foto: Ole Friis Larsen

Mistanken blev styrket af, at flere Knopsvaner (Mute Swans) på stranden forekom udmattede og tilsyneladende kun modvilligt flyttede sig for strandgæster. Kig også på billedet af Knopsvanen (Mute Swan) på en betonklods ved stranden. Hvor der skulle være masser af brystmuskulatur, ser svanen hulbrystet ud, og brystbenet står skarpt aftegnet. Sådan skal en velnæret svane ikke se ud, og det vil ikke være nogen overraskelse, hvis flere svaner må bukke under i de næste dage.

Bramgåsen (Barnacle Goose) på marken havde masser af mad, men måtte bruge meget energi og tid på selv at holde vagt, fordi den var alene. Foto: Ole Friis Larsen

Bedre så det ud til at gå for en Bramgås, som i nogle dage har gået alene og fourageret i marken, som støder op til vores observationspost. Onsdag formiddag åd den græs i timevis ganske tæt på os, før den fløj ud på vandet for at hvile. Interessant var det dog at se, at det må være en vigtig fordel for gæs at være i store flokke, hvor nogle holder vagt, mens andre kan koncentrere sig om at æde sig mætte. Den enlige Bramgås kiggede nemlig vagtsomt op og rundt, hver eneste gang den havde nippet et græsstrå i sig, fordi ingen andre holdt udkig med fjender. Det måtte simpelthen koste en masse energi. Vi krydser fingre for den.

 Ringing totals:  76 (31)

Engpiber / Meadow Pipit – 2
Gærdesmutte / Wren –  4
Jernspurv / Dunnock – 1 (1)
Rødhals / Robin –  4 (25)
Sangdrossel / SongThrush – 0 (2)
Solsort / Blackbird - 1
Munk / Blackcap – 1
Gransanger / Chiffchaff – 11
Fuglekonge / Goldcrest–  6
Sortmejse / Coal Tit – 1
Blåmejse / Blue Tit - 15
Musvit / Great Tit – 12 (2)
Skovspurv / Tree Sparrow – 1
Bogfinke / Chaffinch – 2
Grønirisk / Greenfinch – 2
Grønsisken / Siskin – 11
Dompap / Bullfinch - 2
 

Not so many birds in the garden today and the session would have been really quiet without the arrival of a large flock of Blue, Great and Coal Tits at around 10am. Leading species today was Blue Tit with 27 ringed.

We received news of the Norwegian Dunnock that we captured just three days go. It was ringed in its first year on the 14^th of September last year at Dividalen FS, Målselv, Troms.

There was also a report of some dead Mute Swans on the beach. Chris and Ole went to investigate, finding that the birds were extremely emaciated and weighing well below their normal body weight. Other birds present showed no indication of sickness. It is believed that the birds may have been migrating, and unable to feed successfully in the windy weather that we have had of late. Much of the seagrass in the shallower water has been torn up and washed onto the beaches while coastal waters are very stirred up and unclear. One of the dead swans had been ringed under the Gdansk, Poland scheme bearing ring number AH9082. People are advised not to approach or touch any dead or sick birds that may be on the beach as there have been concerns of bird flu being present in the area although no signs of the contagion were observed today. The appropriate authorities have been notified.

Totals: 61 (12)

Spurvehøg/ Sparrowhawk – 1
Jernspurv / Dunnock - 1
Rødhals / Robin – 6 (9)
Sangdrossel / SongThrush – 2
Munk / Blackcap – 1
Gransanger / Chiffchaff – 5
Fuglekonge / Goldcrest– 0 (1)
Sortmejse / Coal Tit – 2 (1)
Blåmejse / Blue Tit - 27
Musvit / Great Tit – 16 (1)

En af udfordringerne for DOF’s tre fuglestationer er at få kvalificerede folk til at tælle trækfugle ved Blåvand, Gedser Odde og Skagen. Derfor brugte vi hele weekenden på Gedser Fuglestation på at uddanne nye træktællere til alle tre stationer. Det var et tilbud uden forpligtelser, og vi kan kun håbe, at vi har gjort det så godt, at i hvert fald nogle af dem har fået lyst til at arbejde som frivillig ved vores fuglestationer. Det var samtidig et eksperiment for at finde det rigtige indhold og den bedste form, for vi har ikke prøvet det før.

Fem unge fra DOF Ung og en enkelt fra voksne DOF var med på ideen, og det er vi glade for. De ankom fredag eftermiddag og fik øvelser og undervisning indtil søndag midt på dagen. De fik næsten en hel dag med Klaus Malling Olsen, som underviste i bestemmelse af trækkende lommer, kjover og lappedykkere over store afstande og under vanskelige lysforhold. Den slags udfordringer er hverdagskost for træktællere, og Klaus gjorde det nærmest til en legende let opgave ved at tegne skitser og undervise direkte i felten lørdag formiddag og om eftermiddagen med et foredrag i fuglestationens mødelokale.

Dagen starter altid tidligt på fuglestationerne, også for kursister. Lørdag morgen var de ude for at øve sig i at tælle flokke af Ederfugle (Common Eiders) i måneskin før solopgang. Foto: Ole Friis Larsen

Klaus Malling Olsen underviste både i felten og i fuglestationens mødelokale i fjernbestemmelse under vanskelige forhold af kjover (skuas), lommer (divers) og lappedykkere (grebes). Foto: Ole Friis Larsen

Bo Kayser udsatte kursisterne for fem sekunders-testen, hvor de skulle gætte antal af forskelligt farvede bønner på forskellige baggrunde i løbet af fem sekunder - og helst opnå det samme resultat så tæt på det rigtige antal som muligt. Foto: Ole Friis Larsen

Bedre kunne det ikke være, da kursisterne søndag morgen stillede på odden før solopgang og til deres egen begejstring opdagede, at det, de havde lært, virkede, og fjernkendetegn på lommerne, der fløj forbi, nu næsten sprang i øjnene på dem, og de hurtigt kunne blive enige om, hvad der var Sortstrubede Lommer (Black-throated Divers) og hvad der var Rødstrubede Lommer (Red-throated Divers) blandt formiddagens lommer. Desværre kom der ingen kjover (Skuas) at øve sig på den formiddag.

Fuglestationens egne folk trænede dem i at komme tæt på hinanden i bedømmelsen af, hvor mange Ederfugle, der var i de mange flokke, som trak forbi odden, og i løbet af lørdag formiddag arbejdede de sig meget tæt på hinanden i deres bedømmelser – og deres samlede tal for formiddagens træk af over 6.000 Ederfugle afveg bare fra den egentlige træktællergruppes tal med et par hundrede – selv om kursisterne primært havde skullet koncentrere sig om deres øvelse.

Vi er afhængige af frivillige træktællere på DOF’s tre A-fuglestationer, og derfor var det et vigtigt eksperiment på kurset at se, om vi kan lære forskellige tællere at arbejde på den samme måde og hver for sig nå til det samme resultat som andre, for at tallene fra tællerne kan sammenlignes med hinanden og ses i sammenhæng. I en øvelse senere på dagen fik kursusdeltagerne fem sekunder af gangen til at vurdere forskellige antal af bønner i forskellige farver på mørke, lyse og mønstrede baggrunde. Også her ramte de fleste imponerende tæt på hinanden – og det rigtige tal. Det ser altså ud til, at træktællere sagtens kan lære at bedømme flokke af fugle ensartet, og at vi på fuglestationerne kan finde ud af at give dem de kvalifikationer.

Før kursusdeltagerne blev sendt hjem søndag efter frokost fik de også tips om blogskrivning, som er en del af fuglestationernes formidling, og vi nåede at diskutere intervaltælling af meget store træk af fugle. Det er der ingen faste standarder for, men vi arbejder på at udvikle nogle.

 Frivilligt arbejde ved fuglestationerne skal selvfølgelig være sjovt for deltagerne, men det skal helst også have så høj kvalitet, at deltagerne synes, at det er ulejligheden værd.

Der er ikke meget ved at tælle fugletræk uden sjældenheder i timevis i regn og kulde, hvis der ikke er nogen, der kan bruge resultatet af anstrengelserne til noget.

Og så fik deltagerne i kurset selvfølgelig nydt en masse fugletræk. Ud over Ederfugle (Common Eiders) i tusindvis, var der kjover (skuas) i modlys, Fjeldvåger (Rough-legged Buzzards) og Spurvehøge (Sparrowhawks) som prikker på himlen – fint krydret med en Tyknæbbet Nøddekrige (Thick-billed Nutcracker) helt ude på sydspidsen lørdag morgen og en Sort Ibis (Glossy Ibis) på hastigt sydtræk lige over vores hoveder søndag formiddag. Så var alle glade og orkede heller ikke mere.

A big change in the weather and ringing compared to yesterday. There were fewer birds but a surprise late Barred Warbler. These birds are usually caught here in August.

Juvenile Barred Warbler

Totals: 33 (10)

Gærdesmutte / Wren – 2
Rødhals / Robin – 13 (7)
Solsort / Common Blackbird – 1 (1)
Sangdrossel / SongThrush – 3
Høgesanger / Barred Warbler
Munk / Blackcap – 0 (1)
Gransanger / Chiffchaff – 5
Fuglekonge / Goldcrest– 1
Musvit / Great Tit – 2 (1)
Bogfinke / Chaffinch – 4
Kvækerfinke / Brambling - 1

A much better day for ringing following overnight rain that appeared to have forced  a lot of birds down during the night. Many of the Chiffchaffs and Robins were carrying considerable amounts of fat and would probably have flown straight on had the night remained dry.

Many of our longer stayers appear to have moved on before the rain as there were so few retraps compared to the last few days. We continued to catch into the early afternoon, one round included a mixed group of House Sparrows and Tree Sparrows, all in one of the high nets. The House Sparrows were definitely passing through and carrying a lot of fat,  while the Tree Sparrows had virtually none.  The capture of all 13 birds together certainly indicates that there was some form of interaction while they were sharing the garden.

It seems that this year Blue Tits are very much a consideration due to this being an irruption year and again there were just a few including an adult bird carrying a ring from the Riksmuseum, Stockholm scheme.

Adult Blue Tit, DB28741, wearing a Swedish ring.

We were also pleased to capture a second adult male Ring Ouzel of the year.

Totals: 223 (11)

Gærdesmutte / Wren – 2
Jernsperv / Dunnock – 18
Rødhals / Robin – 96 (7)
Solsort / Common Blackbird – 1
Ringdrossel / Ring Ouzel - 1
Sangdrossel / SongThrush – 10 (1)
Vindrossel / Redwing - 2
Munk / Blackcap – 3 (1)
Gransanger / Chiffchaff – 35 (1)
Fuglekonge / Goldcrest– 18
Blåmejse / Blue Tit – 9   ( 1 control from Sweden)
Musvit / Great Tit – 5
Gråspurv / House Sparrow - 6
Skovspurv / Tree Sparrow - 7
Bogfinke / Chaffinch – 8
Grønirisk / Greenfinch – 1
Grønsisken / Siskin – 1

The forecast looked good and we expected a rise in the number of birds caught. We started with a modest round of twenty or so birds. The second round was better and gave a real impression that birds were on the move, travelling through the garden together, with a small flock of 11 Greenfinch in one net and 7 Great Tits in another. Chris also had some Great Tit, a few Blue Tits and a single Coal Tit. Was this just the vanguard to an advancing horde of Blue Tits? There were a few new Robins and Dunnocks too. As the morning drew on, it was clear that there would be no high numbers of Blue Tits today.

It was a rare day for us with a lot of different birds migrating overhead but less happening at ground level on the ringing site, so there was a chance to watch Red-throated Diver, Curlew and Dunlin pass overhead with the more often noticed Sparrowhawks. The best bird of the day was not captured, but spent some time in the tall trees around the ringing site. The Nutcracker was also seen by those watching at the tip before flying up, gradually gaining altitude until finally out of sight.

Four Firecrests were caught throughout the morning, the last of these being late enough that everyone on the migration counting course were able to see the bird, in the hand, while back at the observatory for lunch.

Another highlight of the day was a Dunnock bearing ring E666324 issued under the Norwegian ringing scheme.

Totals: 76 (38)

Gærdesmutte / Wren – 5 (1)
Jernsperv / Dunnock – 6 (2 and 1 control from Norway)
Rødhals / Robin – 6 (29)
Solsort / Common Blackbird – 0 (1)
Sangdrossel / SongThrush – 1
Munk / Blackcap – 1
Gransanger / Chiffchaff - 12
Røtoppet Fuglekonge / Firecrest – 4
Sortmejse / Coal Tit - 1
Blåmejse / Blue Tit – 6 (1)
Musvit / Great Tit – 19 (2)
Skovspurv / Tree Sparrow - 1
Træløber / Northern Treecreeper – 0 (1)
Bogfinke / Chaffinch – 2
Grønirisk / Greenfinch – 10
Grønsisken / Siskin - 2

On a good migration day we are often frustrated by the sheer number of flocks that scud over the garden making for the tip, before heading out to sea. They are ready to go, merely passing over the observatory on their way south. For these birds, Gedser Observatory garden offers cover and food if it is needed. There is shelter from a sudden shower and protection from predators with places to forage or roost. It’s there for them if they need it.

Other birds just drop in for a brief rest. Yesterday we caught some Dunnocks that had plenty of fat to fuel the flight across the Baltic. These birds appeared to have fed so well before reaching Gedser that there was no desperate need to put on a great deal of weight before making the hop over to Germany. They had dropped in and roosted for the night. We don’t expect to recapture any of these heavy Dunnocks again this autumn as they are sure to leave as soon as weather conditions are favourable.

There are other birds that we see fairly often while they feed up on the berries and insects that the garden can provide. 9CN9376, A European Robin was first captured, and subsequently ringed, in the observatory garden on September 28th. This bird, in its first year, was netted early in the day weighing in at 13.5g with no fat reserves visible. This weight is less than ideal for the bird to embark on the Baltic crossing and the bird must feed up and improve physical condition before continuing its migration south. Two days later on the 30^th, there was an even greater shortfall to make up as the weight had dropped to 12.9g. A drop in weigh could be for a variety of reasons ranging from harsh weather conditions, illness, fatigue or inability to find enough food. Happily, 9CN9376 appeared to be rallying and had gained weight by October 2^nd, then at 13.2g. Most of the Robins that we catch once, and don’t see again are fit for continuing migration with a weight around 17grams or above. We haven’t seen 9CN9376 for a few days now. Most likely the bird has been in the garden long enough now to know where we have our nets and we will never know exactly when it will decide to leave or what weight it will be when the onward journey is resumed.

However the birds use the observatory garden, it is an important ‘last chance oasis’ before setting off, out to sea, on the southwards migration.

Today’s ringing started off slowly and there weren’t many birds in the first few rounds. Then more birds began to move about when the clouds cleared, allowing the sun to warm the garden. The highlight of our morning was an adult Ring Ouzel.

Totals: 42 (33)

Spurvehøg/ Sparrowhawk – 1
Gærdesmutte / Wren – 1 (1)
Jernsperv / Dunnock – 3
Rødhals / Robin – 14 (24)
Ringdrossel / Ring Ouzel – 1
Solsort / Common Blackbird – 2 (2)
Sangdrossel / SongThrush – 7 (1)
Vindrossel / Redwing – 1
Munk / Blackcap – 1 (1)
Fuglekonge / Goldcrest – 0 (2)
Blåmejse / Blue Tit – 5 (2)
Træløber / Northern Treecreeper - 1
Bogfinke / Chaffinch – 2
Grønirisk / Greenfinch – 1
Grønsisken / Siskin - 1
Tornirisk / Linnet - 1

Gedser Odde 06.50-11.50 + ekstratid

Vi stod op igen i dag klokken 05.30 for at gøre klar til en endnu en dag ved odden. Vinden kom fra den vestlige retning, men havde lagt sig gevaldigt siden i går. Vejret var gråt, og det regnede flere gange under obsen. Det blev en god dag med overraskende mange havfugle i det grå vejr - blandt andet blev der talt 3.653 Knortegæs (Brent Geese), 40 Rødstrubede Lommer (Red-throated Diver) og 90 Dværgmåger (Little Gulls).

Mørkbugede Knortegæs (Dark-bellied Brent Geese) og Ederfugle (Common Eiders) passerer Danmarks sydligste punkt på vej fra Østersøen ind i Femerbælt torsdag formiddag. Foto: Ole Friis Larsen

Rovfuglene havde ikke tænkt sig at vise sig i dag, da det kun blev til i alt 14 rovfugle fordelt på 5 arter, en af dem var heldigvis en Lærkefalk (Hobby) og en anden Blå Kærhøg (Hen Harrier). Desuden så vi en Mosehornugle (Short-eared Owl. lavt over marken, før solen stod op. Af andet at bemærke så vi 2.850 Ringduer (Wood Pigeons) trækkende inde over land.

 Dværgmåger (Little Gulls) på træk ved Gedser Odde torsdag. Foto: Ole Friis Larsen

Almindelig Kjove (Arctic Skua) tæt på Gedser Odde torsdag formiddag, så det var til at se den adulte (voksne) fugle forlængede halefjer. Foto: Ole Friis Larsen

Min Praktik 28/9 - 7/10

Min praktik på Gedser Fuglestation er gået rigtig godt. Jeg har lært en masse ting, både ude på odden, hvor jeg har lært flere kendetegn på havfugle, som man ikke havde lært andre steder, fordi man får de fleste fugle rigtig tæt på. Noget, jeg også lærte på odden, er, hvordan jeg nemmere tæller fuglene, når de kommer hurtigt i tætte flokke ude over vandet.

Jeg var også med de to ringmærkere, Denise og Chris, ude og ringmærke i tirsdags, fra morgen til vi lukkede de fleste net klokken ca. 12. Jeg lærte rigtig meget af at gå rundt med to super dygtige ringmærkere en hel dag. Jeg lærte, hvordan du kunne køn- og aldersbestemme, nogle af de fugle der tit går i nettet, som f.eks. Rødhals (Robin) og Blåmejse (Blue Tit).

Men som noget af det vigtigste har jeg mødt nogle mennesker, jeg ikke ville have mødt, hvis ikke jeg var taget herned. DET KAN HELT KLART ANBEFALES!!!

Ringmærkertallene fra i dag:

Totals: 128 (15) 

Spurvehøg/ Sparrowhawk - 3
Gærdesmutte / Wren - 8
Jernsperv / Dunnock - 21
Rødhals / Robin - 23 (12)
Sangdrossel / SongThrush - 18 (1)
Vindrossel / Redwing - 8
Munk / Blackcap - 1
Gransanger / Eurasian Chiffchaff - 13
Fuglekonge / Goldcrest - 2 (1)
Blåmejse / Blue Tit - 16
Musvit / Great Tit - 3 (1)
Skovspurv /Tree Sparrow - 1
Bogfinke / Chaffinch - 8
Kværkefinke / Brambling - 1
Stilits / Goldfinch - 1
Gulspurv / Yellowhammer - 1