Appalling weather today, strong winds from the south-west, mist and occasional drizzle. I spent a miserable hour at Ranarpsstrand in the morning, which produced very little, apart from a single redshank and a lesser black-backed gull. On the way home though I stopped off at Lindab for a moorhen (1) year-tick. Nice!
In the afternoon the kids and I had a quick look at Klarningen. We were greeted with a splendid flock of 32 cranes and a single barn swallow - another year-tick and my earliest by a whole week! That was the best of it really, though a flock of 19 eider scudding past were fun. Wigeon numbers have built to 14, teal are stable and three shoveler remain. Waders: oystercatcher (3), curlew (1), redshank (5) and ringed plover (4). More windy weather from the west on the way for the next two days...
Rather nice in Norwich today 23 C, sunny and Magnolia trees in full flower. Weathers set fair through to the end of the weekend at least.
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