Ringmærkningen: Det var noget diset, men intet regn at se på radaren og vinden var fin så alt kunne sættes op.

De første 2 runder var stille og rolige, men på 7.30 runden kom mejserne så og nogle net var der godt med fugle i. Runden var så stor at vi løb tør for poser så Sjoerd måtte løbe ind og hente flere. Vi gjorde runden færdig og satte fuglene ned på labbet og så gik vi runde med det samme igen, men der var ikke mange fugle i.

Vi fik så mærket en god del af dem vi havde fra 7.30 runden og gik ud på 8.30 runden og bom så var der væltet en pæn bunke i igen. Det blev dog sidste store runde så vi havde slet ingen problemer med at følge med.

Der var 3 overraskelser med blandt mejserne da 3 af dem havde ring på. Den første var endnu en fugl fra Jespers have på Langeland(den 3 fugl derfra på få dage), og næste fugl var en dansk blåmejse som var ringmærket i oktober på Blåvand fuglestation 2025. Sidste blåmejse havde ring på fra Belgien, så det bliver spændende at se hvor den er fra der nede.

Der kom hele 18 halemejser i nettene i dag. Blandt dem var denne halemejse som er af den sydlige race, den nordlige har hvidt hoved. Flere var dog af blandet race, men denne på billedet herunder er af den sydlige race.

De sidste runder var der kun få fugle på, og sidste runde gav en rørspurv.

Gærdesmutte/Wren 1(0)

Jernspurv/Dunnock 11(0)

Rødhals/Robin 4(1)

Solsort/Blackbird 3(0)

Rødtoppet fuglekonge/Firecrest 0(1)

Halemejse/Long-tailed tit 7(0)

Nordlig halemejse 9(0)

Sydlig halemejse 2(0)

Blåmejse/Blue tit 35(3)

Musvit/Great tit 13(0)

Bogfinke/Chaffinch 2(0)

Rørspurv/Dunnock 2(0)

Total 89(5) 

Trækket på Odden : Alternating between dark clouds and almost warming sun, today’s weather wasn’t quite sure about what to offer us this morning. Nevertheless it didn’t rain at all with almost no wind, so we could enjoy standing outside. From this point of view, we observed large numbers of migrating birds with a total of 2553 individuals, and a great species’ diversity.

While most species are commonly observed every day at the tip, some others were quite unusual. Among them, we identified some Waxwings (Silkehale), whose flight and flock formation can be easily mistaken for Starlings (Stær) ; and one Wood lark (Hedelærke) who can be distinguish from the Skylark (Sanglærke) thanks to its shorter tail. We also heard a Grey Wagtail (Bjergvipstjert) whose call is really similar to the White wagtail’s (Hvidvipstjert) one but with a characteristic disyllabic pattern.

Among the observed birds, we had to pay attention not to count several times the local breeding pair of Greylag geese (Grågås), who seemed to have mistaken the tip for a carrousel, coming back and forth all morning long. The White-tailed Eagles (Havørn) were also quite present, with several individuals being seen during today’s count. Coming from the sea, 3 individuals came together in our direction but only one was close enough to be photographed.

There is some variation in the plumage on White-tailed Eagles, so we can often see whether we have seen an eagle before, or it is a new bird arriving in the area. This eagle is one of two arriving together from the south. The primaries are all worn, the back of the wings is evenly saw-shaped, and the beak is still dark, so it is a one-year-old eagle in its second calendar year. Some young eagles have a very pale row of coverts on the underside of the wings, forming a white line, where it looks more like a row of white spots on other White-tailed Eagles. Photo: Ole Friis Larsen/GFU

As the temperature is definitely getting warmer as the day advances, for the first time of the year we took some time to enjoy the sun out in front of the house this afternoon. Hopefully, soon enough we will even be able to eat lunch outside without feeling spring's coolness in the air.

Celebrating the true arrival of spring at the observatory. On Sunday afternoon, we brought the garden furniture back from the winter storage to the warmest place in front of the house. In the picture, Cyann and Henrik. Photo: Ole Friis Larsen/GFU

Se alle dagens observationer ved Gedser Odde i DOFbasen.

Folk på stationen: Cyann Ménard, Sjoerd van Baal, Henrik Jørgensen, Ole Friis Larsen.