Bearded tit!

An early morning session around Torekov produced some good birds. First stop was Påarps mal where wildfowl featured; barnacle goose (2) and shoveler (4) being the best of it. Also here four redshank, which have finally arrived in force throughout BK. The sewage works had a flock of 28 barnacle geese heading over to Hallands Väderö and two more redshank. Motoring on to the rev came next, the windy weather has brought water levels up and very little of this rocky promontary was visible. No sign of any purple sandpipers and very little of interest here. A walk around Flytermossen was more productive though producing three bearded tits (my first at the site and my first BK birds for nearly two years) and a female marsh harrier.

Later on went for a short walk at Knösen with the team, picking up a singing black woodpecker and a single marsh tit. Klarningen was next, highlights here included shelduck (12), wigeon (15), shoveler (7), marsh harrier (male), ruff (1), green sandpiper (1), redshank (6) and lesser black-backed gull (5). On the way home we stopped for Mrs B to get crane for the year, the pair at Ehrenstorp picking around on their recently drained marsh. Be interesting to see if they breed successfully this year...