Skagen Write-up and Photo Gallery

I have finally sorted through all my photos from my fabulous time volunteering at Skagen Bird Observatory in Denmark and they can be seen below. I also did a write-up for Birdguides, which can be viewed here.

Previous blog posts covered my first few days at the observatory and the relevant photos have since been added. I'd like to thank everyone who made this possible for me and all the people that made my stay in Skagen the best I could have asked for! Also thanks Dante for letting me borrow his lens towards the end.

27th May:

Common Buzzard

28th May:

This Grey Heron had be very confused when I picked it up in the distance. Presumably got oil on it as I believe I saw the same bird on another day and the black had faded.

This Common Buzzard was caught, ringed and satellite tagged

29th May:

Collared Doves

30th May:

Male Yellowhammer

31st May:

Marsh Warbler

2nd June:

Green Sandpiper below:

Marsh Warbler above and below

Lesser Redpolls below:

3rd June:

Black Woodpecker - although looks like a photo that would be used to claim Ivory-billed Woodpecker in America!

Tree Pipit

Male Grey Wagtail below:

White-tailed Eagle, Black Kite and Red Kite

Male 2cy Hawfinch below:

Red Kites

4th June:

Great Northern Diver above and below

Male Red-backed Shrike below:

5th June:

Rufous female Cuckoo above and below

Black-throated Divers above and below

Adult male Honey Buzzard

Pale adult male Honey Buzzard below:

Adult female Honey Buzzard

Another adult female Honey Buzzard

Adult male and adult female Honey Buzzard

Black Kite below:

6th June:

Bittern

This pair of Cranes were flying high within the clouds

Marsh Warbler

8th June:

Male Nightjar below:

One of the many mosquitoes wanted to be in the photo too!

9th June:

Sunrise below:

Spotted Flycatcher

Osprey

Male White Wagtail

10th June:

Male Yellowhammer below:

Dark adult male Honey Buzzard

Adult female Honey Buzzard

Adult Jay below:

12th June:

Female Red-backed Shrike:

Adult female Crossbill:

Juvenile Crested Tits

13th June:

Male Ringed Plover

Immature White-tailed Eagles below:

14th June:

Rosefinch above and below

Adult Honey Buzzards below:

15th June:

Blyth's Reed Warbler below:

Blyth's Reed Warbler (left) with Reed Warbler for comparison:

Blyth's Reed Warbler (right) with Reed Warbler

Paddyfield Warbler below:

17th June:

Adult female Honey Buzzard

19th June:

Immature White-tailed Eagle below:

22nd June:

Adult male Honey Buzzard below:

House Martin in background

Adult Honey Buzzard - some older females can look confusingly like males so I am always cautious with sexing birds unless I can see all features

Immature White-tailed Eagle above and below

Kestrel

23rd June:

Male Yellowhammer

Common Buzzard

Adult Honey Buzzard

House Martin above and below

Barn Swallows above and below

Male House Sparrow

24th June:

Adult female Honey Buzzard:

25th June:

Red-necked Grebes below:

Male Wigeon

Cormorants below:

Black-headed Gull

Adult Mute Swan with cygnet

26th June:

Dark-headed but intermediate body adult female Honey Buzzard above and below

Adult (male?) Honey Buzzrad above and below

Grey Heron above and below

27th June:

Tree Pipit below:

Barn Swallow

Rosefinches below:

28th June:

Bee-eater below:

It began hawking with Swifts and Hirundines

Black Kite

Icterine Warbler below:

1st summer Steppe Eagle above and below

29th June:

Juvenile Goosander below:

30th June:

Immature White-tailed Eagle above and below

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Crested Tit above and below

Huge Ant Colony

Adult male Honey Buzzard below:

Stonechat

Arctic Skua and 2nd summer Long-tailed Skua

2nd summer Long-tailed Skua below:

Regularly mobbed Sandwich Terns

Male Ringed Plover

Ringed Plover chicks above and below

1st July:

Black Redstart above and below

White Wagtail