Skagen, 25th May 2023

I headed out to World's End for observation due to the strong north westerly wind and was later joined by Dante. We spent the first part of our observation mostly looking north out to sea. We had 101 Red-throated Divers, which is a good total for this time of year, along with 5 Black-throated Divers and 1 Great Northern Diver. Dante kept a count of the Fulmar and Kittiwake numbers on his clickers and got up to 61 and 42 respectively. The sea progressively got quieter and quieter and not much was happening over the land, other than a nice flyover Rosefinch and a couple of Corn Bunting, so Dante decided to go for a walk around before heading back to the observatory. I stayed out longer and was treated to good views of a Merlin perched up on a post, plus at least two Honey Buzzards and 5 Common Buzzards. On my way back to the observatory I had 6 flyby Cranes.

Over at the ringing site for the day Lauren and Michael caught a thunbergi Yellow Wagtail, which is the first caught by the observatory. They also caught a Water Rail.

Sunrise

Barnacle Goose below:

Male Yellowhammer above and below

Merlin