Gedser Fuglestation - 10 September 2015

At 5am it was calm and extremely dark after rain in the night. Nets were opened in good time and we awaited our first birds from Gedser. The first couple of rounds confirmed that the Robins (Rødhals) were most numerous around the station nets. We caught 33 new and 5 retrapped birds.

We began to familiarise ourselves with the Danish names, correct rings for different species (Dunnock, Wren, Blackcap, Garden Warbler and Greenfinch all have rings that differ to equivalent UK rings) and the station nets and protocols.

We caught some rather nice birds with highlights being some Redstarts (Rødstjert) and a juvenile Kestrel (Tårnfalk).

 2k+ Male Redstart

 1k Kestrel

We also caught an adult Lesser Whitethroat (Gærdesanger) showing lots of moult.

 Lesser Whitethroat in primary and tail moult.

2k+ Lesser Whitethroat

It became windier as the morning progressed so we went down to the tip, after lunch, for some seawatching.

 This building marks the spot of the most southerly point of Denmark and Scandanavia.

Among the birds on the sea were 100s of male Eiders heading west.

We set some nets in an open area near the house, in spite of so very windy conditions, then furled in preparation of calm days and migrating wagtails, pipits and hirundines.

Totals - 100 (28)

Kestrel - 1

Tree Pipit - 1

Wren - 1

Dunnock - 6 (1)

Robin - 33 (5)

Redstart- 3

Blackbird - 0 (1)

Song Thrush - 1
Lesser Whitethroat - 13 (10)

Whitethroat - 2 (2)

Garden Warbler - 2

Blackcap - 12 (5)

Chiffchaff - 16 (2)

Willow Warbler - 6

Great Tit - 0 (2)

Tree Sparrow - 1

Chaffinch - 1

Greenfinch - 1