Had the middle part of the day in the field today. Tried Klarningen hoping for a red-throated pipit but despite flushing quite a few tree and meadow pipits as I walked the northern half there was no result. The sheep pen held a spotted flycatcher that looked, well sheepish I guess. Nearby a dozen whinchat and a few wheatears looked more at home. Water levels continue to rise here and the flooding is making the site attractive to wildfowl again; wigeon (15) and teal (75) on site today. Waders included a total of 21 ruff and three dunlin together with a single Temminck's stint flew through at one point. Snipe numbers remain curiously low with just two recorded.
Raptors were on the menu again with a light passage of buzzards and marsh harriers going on and a nice adult peregrine came through too. Nearby just inside Laholm kommun whilst checking a large lapwing flock I found a fantastic adult male merlin perched up by the road.
Drove over the top to Ljungbyholm, without any birds of note. Ljungbyholm was quieter, still 80 golden plover in site and a female or immature merlin was chasing the only wheatear present all over the place.
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