Sunday birding - 28/02/10

We all went to the beach at Eskilstorpstrand this morning. Snow covered the beach thickly and ice stretched out into the sea for 50 metres. Surprisingly little evidence of the scoter flock which is usually a feature here, just one male velvet bobbing about. Likewise no sign of any scaup either, although 46 tufted duck and a single pochard were present. Birds are moving though, three lapwing flew in from the west as we watched and then the kids feet started chilling down and we moved on.

Later in the day we stopped off to check the track at Klarningen, it was still impassable, but a new shiny windpump has materialised in site in my recent absence. Two small flocks of skylark (14) migrated low north-east in the short time we were here. Driving back over the top, we saw plenty of snowy landscapes but no birds of note.