Another day with an appalling morning, but a calm and pleasant afternoon. A rain-laden southerly wind greeted me at 0730 at Glimminge plantering. I walked north to Dagshög, counting the numerous shelduck, oystercatchers, lapwings and starlings. Wigeon numbers are still low but are starting to build at last with at least 50 on the walk. Ringed plovers were scattered along the shore - five in total. Highlights were few but I especially enjoyed the flock of 15 (probably fabalis) bean geese that headed east over my head at Rammsjöstrand. Meadow pipits have gone from being non-existent to holding territories in just two days. Nature is wonderful.
Walking back south it was apparent that a few reed buntings had dropped out along the coast and I found a rather subdued jay in the woods at Glimminge plantering, leftover from last autumns invasion no doubt. Driving home I stopped to check the whooper swan (22) flock at Öllöv and was pleased to find six taiga bean geese resting in the field as well.
In the afternoon we all went out and fed the ducks at Båstad, offshore in the calm conditions were scaup (30) and long-tailed duck (4). Three coot were in the mouth of the harbour and there were a scattering of oystercatcher and shelduck as you would expect. As we drove out the first migrating sparrowhawk of the year appear over town. News of two tundra swans yesterday at Klarningen, sent us off there next and we basked in the weak sun up the tower and scoped about. A big flock of 38 whooper swans did indeed contain the two tundras (thanks Jan!). I had the right idea yesterday, I just went at the wrong time of day. Also here four reed buntings.
On the way home checked out the whooper swan flock at Eskilstorp (35). Another productive day.
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