Had just an hour and a half to bird in the morning and headed for Farhult for a quick session. Plenty of birds here; from the reedbeds the calls of water rail, bearded tit and reed bunting were heard. Out in the bay a huge gathering of 150+ goldeneyes was impressive, and dragged in with them was one fantastic close-in male smew. I do not see enough of these little gems, one of the surprises of living here, I thought I would see more. Other notables out in the bay included at least six Slavonian grebes, single red-necked and great crested grebes, two shelducks and 14 whooper swans.
On the way home stopped very briefly at Sandön and Södra Utmarken. The former site had another reed bunting, seven barnacle geese and a single oystercatcher. The latter had an impressive gathering of thrushes, which I did not have time to get to grips with, but included mistle (12), redwing (40) and fieldfare (30), the true numbers could well have been higher.
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