The garden was busy this morning with a few migrants about, a spotted flycatcher (1K), a willow warbler and a blackcap all present during a frenzied window-cleaning session. Also trapped a robin in the conservatory!
Spent four hours out today, checking Ripagården, Torekov and Glimminge. Ripagården was quiet with some stuff moving - osprey (1), marsh harrier (1), curlew (4) and a few flyover tree pipits and yellow wagtails. Walking back through the wood I pished in a tit flock that contained marsh tit (1) and a surprise crested tit (my first at the site) but no migrants.
I do not know if I have ever seen Torekov rev quieter, this fine, calm weather is just perfect for migration and everything is bugging out. Evidence of migrants here too with willow warbler, lesser whitethroat and whitethroat on the beach and the first rock pipits (3) of the season. Next up was Påarps Mal, a big flock of 450 golden plover was roosting, six winter-plumaged black guillemots were offshore and the dark phase Arctic skua of yesterday gave another performance, chasing a Sandwich tern out of sight to the north.
A quick check of Glimminge produced the only greenshank of the day and just one ringed plover. Waders have vanished, seemingly overnight.
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