A lovely, cool, misty, autumnal morning after yesterday afternoon’s and evening’s torrential downpours; it was busy in the nets at Rysjön but there wasn’t too much of note in amongst good numbers of Willow Warblers and Reed Warblers with the exception of two more Red-backed Shrikes and the re-trap Savi’s Warbler once again.
Other birds seen included 2 Little Grebes finally on the lake (they have been reported almost everyday for weeks now but I couldn’t get a sniff!) along with the reappearing Smew (haven’t seen it for ten days now), 2 Slavonian Grebes, a Bittern, 3 Great White Egrets and a juvenile White-tailed Eagle.
It inevitably turned into a very warm, sunny and humid afternoon and a very productive walk round the reserve had many highlights with a notable influx of waders (due to the rain) on Löten and Hammarmaden as totals comprised 51 Ruff, 2 Curlew Sandpipers (the first lovely, peachy juveniles of the autumn), 21 Dunlin, 2 Spotted Redshanks, 2 Greenshank, 25+ Wood Sandpipers, 7 Ringed Plover, a Curlew and a Common Sandpiper.
Other birds through the afternoon included some good raptors with 2 Honey Buzzards (one over the house and one over Löten), a Peregrine over the house and at least 2 Hobbies and some good migrant totals including 8 Whinchats, 4 Spotted Flycatchers, 20+ Willow Warblers, a Goldcrest (actually a Kvismaren tick!) and a few Blackcaps and Garden Warblers.
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