A quiet sunny day with strong wind

Observation : 

Today, during the migration count under the sunshine, we spotted a nice variety of birds!
Various ducks: eiders [ederfugl], a northern pintail [spidsand], red-breasted mergansers toppet skallesluger], and of course the lovely common scoters [sortand] and velvet scoters [fløjsand], as well as waders: 2 curlews [storspove], 1 bar-tailed godwit [lille kobbersneppe].
Over Horn’s Reef, three sandwich terns [splitterne] were also spotted, as well as a gannet!
The migration season is beginning slowly but surely.

Morgan joined me during the migration count and we were able to count the resting birds on the beach together… he was well camouflaged in the dunes, blending perfectly into the landscape – here’s a little photo to prove it :)

Morgan among the dunes counting the resting birds, by Clara

Todays observations can be seen here.

Ringing :

The nets stayed closed today due to too heavy wind.


At the station:  Clara Delahaye, Hanelie Sidhu and Morgan Jarmer