Ringmærkningen: Der var igen i dag koldt med frost flere steder i græsset, men ingen is på pytterne i dag, men da der var en smule mere vind føltes det koldere.

Første runde var stille, men med blå himmel og en smule vind ved jeg af erfaring at det kunne give mejser, og på 7.15 runde kom der så mejser(De fleste af dagens fugle blev fanget der).

Det var dog kun det ene ryk der kom af mejser, så Mathilde kunne hurtigt begynde og ringmærke lidt også. Hun fik blandt andet gulspurv og bogfinke. Hun fik også prøvet hvor besværligt det var at pille en mejse ud af nettet.

Husets lokale gråspurv blev fanget, men det var ikke samme som sidste år da den ikke var ringmærket. Her under kommer et billede af den.

Kort efter middag stod den på frokost ude i solen, og der kom 225 traner over.

Dagens ringmærkning og kontroller/Todays ringing and recaptures:

Rødhals/Robin 1(3)

Solsort/Blackbird 2(1)

Rødtoppet fuglekonge/Firecrest 2(2)

Blåmejse/Blue tit 10(0)

Musvit/Great tit 31(0)

Gråspurv/House sparrow 1(0)

Bogfinke/Chaffinch 2(0)

Gulspurv/Yellowhammer 2(0)

Total 51(6)

Trækket på Odden: Today was only my second day of migration counting at Gedser Fuglestation. Although I spend that last few weeks ringing birds, migrations counting was completely new to me, luckily I’ve been in good company. Ole and Cyann have been great mentors and have been really busy teaching me how to identify the different bird species we see at the point and how to count them accurately. So far, it’s been a fascinating and educational experience.

The conditions at the point this morning were very similar to the conditions yesterday. The morning started off cold with a moderately strong wind from the south/east, later in the morning the sun came out and the sky cleared up.

Despite the similarities in weather, today wasn’t as busy as yesterday in terms of total individual birds counted. In total 2542 birds were counted, which makes today’s total over 700 birds lower than yesterday. The diversity of species, however, was greater today compared to yesterday, with 37 different species having been sighted.

An interesting observation from today is that a lot of flocks were spotted consisting of more than 1 species of bird. On multiple occasions, flocks were seen that were made up of a mix of Eiders (Edderfugl) and Eurasian Wigeons (Pibeand) or Pintails (Spidsand). At one point, even a cormorant (Skarv) found itself in a flock of Eiders.

Flocks of mixed species are common at Gedser Odde. Often two people work together. One counts the total number of the group, while the other look for the number of species. Here are two species of dabbling ducks. In front a male Wigeon (Mareca penelope, Pibeand) with its characteristic white wing mark and pale front of the head, followed by a female and two male Pintails (Anas acuta, Spidsand). Photo: Ole Friis Larsen/GFU

Overall, today was an successful and enjoyable morning out on the point.

Se alle dagens observationer ved Gedser Odde i DOFbasen.

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