12-10-13 CANT SEE THE WOOD FOR THE PIGEONS!

From the very moment the alarm clock sounded on the morning of the 12th it was clear that no  nets were going to get unfurled as the Fuglestation and surrounding garden was getting hammered by east-north east winds!

Sometimes you have to take the Rough with the Smooth!

Although precipitation was not forecast, matter was definitely falling from the sky. On closer inspection and on wiping the sleep from our eyes it was clear that this matter was feathered and it was falling on each and every corner of Gedser!

A Vis-Miggers Nightmare, photo by Louis Hansen.

 Due to the shear volume of birds, Team GFU split up and covered the ground & sky Louis couldn't manage, despite his incredible efforts! 

VIS-MIGGERS of Gedser, Louis, Susanne and Hugh with their eyes to skies! Photo Magda Ewa Chudzinska

The following birds were observed on another memorable day here in Heaven:

Caspian Gull                                      1  first-winter           

Marsh Harrier                                     1            

Hen Harrier                                         2             

Black/Red-throated Diver                3          

Red-throated Diver                           1            

Jackdaw                                              28             

Shoveler                                              2            

Woodlark                                            1           

Greenfinch                                          135

Linnet                                                  510

Kittiwake                                             1              

Tufted Duck                                       20          

Red-/Parrot billed Crossbill              40               

Parrot Crossbill                                 1            

Great Grey Shrike                               2

Little Gull                                             62

A little beauty! Photo by Louis Hansen.

Rider of the Storm, photo by Louis Hansen.

Tree pipit                                             1    

Common Cranes                                 1040      

Bean Geese                                          12          

Greylag  Geese                                    7             

Skylark                                                  17

Redpoll sp.                                            5             

Fieldfare                                                20

Pintail                                                    27          

Reed Bunting                                       17

Red necked Grebe                               1            

Redwing                                                9             

Arctic Skua                                           2            

Barn Swallow                                       15

Siskin                                                    105

Goldfinch                                              370

Grey geese sp.                                     43          

Mistle Thrush                                     120         

Brent Geese                                         85          

Starling                                                 1105

Kestrel                                                  4

Rough-legged Buzzard                     166

Long-tailed Duck                                6             

Sparrowhawk                                      170

Red Kite                                               43          

Chaffinch/Brambling                         12370

Golden eye                                          13          

Stock Dove                                         205

Wood Pigeon                                     16150

A view from the kitchen window! Woodpigeons & Thrushes leaving Denmark, Photo by Magda Ewa Chudzinska

Sometimes you could sit on the doorstep and the flocks would stream past for over 2 minutes at a time!, Photo by Magda Ewa Chudzinska

Velvet Scoter                                      43          

Mallard                                                24          

Red-breasted Merganser                 367        

Common Pochard                              3             

Canada Goose                                    2             

Teal                                                      57         

Black-throated Diver                        9            

Goosander                                         7

Gadwall                                               8             

Merlin                                                 9             

Common Scoter                                394        

Greater Scaup                                   164        

Wigeon                                              270        

Barnacles                                           292       

Tufted Duck/Greater Scaup            101        

Eider                                                   28560   

Yellow-browed Warbler                   2             

A HUGE thankyou from everyone at GFU for all of the hard work and great company Magda and Susanne provided during their stay! THEY WILL BE MISSED, Photo Hans Lind

 Many Thanks, Hugh, Jack and Rael