Hello! We are Agata and Maciej, we come from Poland, so not that far away, but we already find Denmark quite exotic. Both of us have been fascinated in nature since our childhood and try to connect our future with ornithology. We studied forestry in Warsaw and specialized in zoology. For few past years we attended different bird ringing actions in Poland and wanted to see how bird banding looks in other countries, so we can learn as much as possible and share our new knowledge with various ringers. Therefore, we are glad to have possibility to be here, can admire Gedser's landscapes and may learn something new about ringing. Now we are after our first day, and I (Maciej) already ringed 3 species that I have not ringed before: Firecrest (Rødtoppet Fuglekonge), Brambling (Kvækerfinke) and a Tree Sparrow (Skovspurv)! Although today's morning was really full of work, as many birds got caught in the nets, we are happy and excited, beacuse that's exactly what we were hoping for. We caught 67 birds in total (of which only 4 were already banded) - most in the early morning. The other species that we got today were: wren (Gærdesmutte), a lot of dunnocks (Jernspurv) and goldcrests (Fuglekonge), few robins (Rødhals), blackbirds (Solsort), song thrushes (Sangdrossel), chiffchaff (Gransanger), great tit (Musvit), chaffinch (Bogfinke) and a bullfinch (Dompap). We attach a photo of our little star - a tree sparrow. They are common in our country, but it is really rare to catch them. We hope that tomorrow there will be even more birds and we will do our best to contribute to the station as much as we can! 

Complete list of today's ringing and recaptures:

Gærdesmutte / Wren: 1/0
Jernspurv / Dunnock: 15/0
Rødhals / Robin: 9/2
Solsort / Blackbird: 8/1
Sangdrossel / Song Thrush: 2/0
Gransanger / Chiffchaff: 1/0
Fuglekonge / Goldcrest: 14/0
Rødtoppet Fuglekonge / Firecrest: 7/1
Musvit / Great tit: 1/0
Skovspurv / Tree Sparrow: 1/0
Bogfinke / Chaffinch: 2/0
Kvækerfinke / Brambling: 1/0
Dompap / Bullfinch: 1/0