Will it never end? Last night we had 40mm of snow and spring was abruptly cancelled. I got out for a couple of hours after the school run and checked Stora Hult, Grytskären and Ranarpsstrand but it was cold and horrible. Stora Hult early on produced my first linnet of the year, calling as it flew north up the beach. A huge eider flock is starting to gather in this area with 550 off Stora Hult and more off Vejbystrand. Should be worth checking for king's over the next week or so. Other highlights included BK year-ticks; curlew (1) and pintail (1), both at Ranarpsstrand.
With Mrs B struck down with a bug and slightly feverish the rest of the team got out of the house to leave her in peace in the afternoon. We headed over the hill again, picking up a pair of cranes and two mistle thrushes at Ehrenstorp and more mistle thrushes on a walk into Älemossen to look at prospective dragonfly sites for the summer. Last stop of the day was Klarningen where the two tundra swans appear to have been joined by two 2K birds, or is it a new family? Big influx of common gulls (275), black-headed gulls (55) and lesser numbers of equally newly arrived teal (32) and shelduck (3). The whooper swan flock has reduced to 25.
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