Just the weather we ordered! Foto: Cyann Ménard / GFU

Ringmærkningen: Today the wind had settled down again, so we could open all the nets, and form two teacher/trainee teams consisting of Søren + me (Mathilde) on one side, and Théo + Olga on the other. On one of the first rounds Théo saw another Wryneck (Vendehals) in the garden, but it didn't end up in a net - he saw it again late this afternoon though, so maybe tomorrow! However one of my favourite birds, the Yellowhammer (Gulspurv), was singing in the garden this morning, and I was exstatic, when I found it in the net!

One of my favourites - an adult male Yellowhammer (Gulspurv). Foto: Mathilde Sif Eiby / GFU

With 55 birds in total, Olga and I ringed most, and once the guests for the Open House started coming, we luckily also had some birds to show, that Théo ringed in front of the crowd. Even though it was late in the morning, we were able to show a Lesser Whitethroat (Gærdesanger), a Blackcap (Munk). a Dunnock (Jernspurv), and of course some Robins (Rødhals).

Théo showing and explaining the ringing. Foto: Cyann Ménard / GFU

Today's numbers:

Trækket på Odden: Louis was in charge again today, and as he said: "Barnacles (Bramgæs) stole the picture for a few hours, but the Short-eared Owl (Mosehornugle) stole our hearts."

The Short-eared Owl (Mosehornugle) spotted at the tip today. Picture by Louis A Hansen.

Se alle dagens observationer ved Gedser Odde i DOFbasen.

The rest of the day: We had a lovely lunch with all the other volunteers on the sunny terrace, before everyone helped packing down the Open House. Just after everyone left, I suddenly spotted a Striped Field Mouse (Brandmus) right were the lunch tables had been, that was probably looking for leftovers.

The Striped Field Mouse (Brandmus) made an adorable appearance today. Foto: Mathilde Sif EIby / GFU

We also had the pleasure of welcoming Vagn, who brought wine for dinner, and a car, that I borrowed to drive Cyann and Olga for their first Baltic Sea swim (before the wine)! 

Folk på stationen: Cyann Ménard, Mathilde Sif Eiby, Sjoerd van Baal, Théophile Fontaine, Olga Fernandez Enriquez, Louis A Hansen, Søren Mygind, Vagn Lind + all the other amazing volunteers helping out with the Open House