Ringmærkningen: Til morgen valgte vi at sætte alle nettene op som sædvanlig, men vi var godt klar over, at vi måske kom til at lukke enkelte net senere, da vinden var sprunget om i VSV og der var lidt vel rigeligt af den. Kl. 7 sløjfede vi så 5 af nettene, men det ændrede nu ikke meget på dagens fangst-tal. Vi oplevede én af de dage vi med et godmodigt blink i øjet kalder "Blåvands-tal", nemlig når det kniber med at nå op på hele 2 cifre.

Der skete bare ingenting i stationshaven, så vi skiftedes til at tage runderne og da Hans og jeg havde lavet al data-tjek i går, blev det mest til kaffedrikning og røverhistorier om ringmærkningen i "gamle dage", samt lidt reklame for Ringmærkerforeningen, som vi mener alle danske ringmærkere bør være medlem af.

En Gærdesanger (Lesser whitethroat) faldt lidt ud over det sædvanlige ved at være partielt leucistisk (med spredte hvide fjer rundt om i fjerdragten)

Dagens fangst-tal:

Trækket på Odden : After some discussion with me, myself and I, I decided to set today’s observation post close to the bushes despite the strong west-coming wind, as I wanted to be sure to be able to see any raptors coming from inland. Protected by the bushes and accompanied by the Common Whitethroat (Tornsanger), I was ready for any birds the wind would send my way. The birds in question were mostly Barn Swallows (Landsvale), House Martins (Bysvale) and Sand Martins (Digesvale) today. They seemed to enjoy the wind a lot, flying over the waves or close to the cliffs. I was sure that one would bump into me eventually, and one actually nearly flew into my scope ! It made me really happy to see them everywhere, and their acrobatic flight kept me busy when no other birds were to be seen.

As I saw two birds landing on the branches next to the building, I first thought of two linnets (as they usually behave like that). One of them turned out to be the Common Whitethroat (Gærdesanger), acting like it owns the place (as usual), while the other was a species I haven't seen this year yet : a Whinchat (Bynkefugl) ! Picture by Cyann Ménard/GFU.

With such few birds, I took the time to enjoy the nice sightings of the morning. Alongside with the Common Whitethroat, I had a glimpse of my first Whinchat (Bynkefugl) this year, which only lingered long enough for a photo. After one last long and quiet hour, I had the surprise to see a Black Kite (Sort Glente) flying south, just in front of a female-type Marsh Harrier (Rørhøg). As they were flying almost together, it was the perfect occasion to look precisely at the details and all of their differences, so I will be able to explain it perfectly to the next person who wants to learn more about raptors !

Se alle dagens observationer ved Gedser Odde i DOFbasen.

Folk på stationen: Cyann Ménard, Mathilde Sif Eiby, Olga Fernandez Enriquez, Louis A Hansen, Mads Elley, Hans Lind, Vagn Lind