Another two week trip down to Brantevik via Alvesta. Our first week was mainly chilly, windy wet, but the weather picked up and the next batch of migratory birds started to arrive. I’m especially happy for getting good images of the Nightingale.

Mute swan (Knösvan)

Canada goose (Kanadagås)

Common shelduck (Gravand)

Mallard (Gräsand)

Gadwall (Snatterand)

Tufted duck (Vigg)

Long-tailed duck (Alfågel) – New!

Common goldeneye (Knipa)

Red-breasted merganser (Småskrake)

Common pheasant (Fasan)

Great crested grebe (Skäggdopping)

Great cormorant (Storskarv)

Grey heron (Gråhäger)

Red kite (Röd glada)

Common buzzard (Ormvråk)

Common klestrel (Tornfalk)

Common moorhen (Rörhöna)

Common crane (Trana)

Eurasian oystercatcher (Strandskata)

Little ringed plover (Mindre strandpipare) – New!

Northern lapwing (Tofsvipa)

Common sandpiper (Drillsnäppa)

Black-headed gull (Skrattmås)

European herring gull (Gråtrut)

Sandwich tern (Kentsk tärna)

Eurasian skylark (Sånglärka)

Sand martin (Backsvala)

Barn swallow (Ladusvala)

Common house martin (Hussvala)

White wagtail (Sädesärla)

Western yellow wagtail (Gulärla)

European robin (Rödhake)

Thrush nightingale (Näktergal)

Common redstart (Rödstjärt)

Northern wheatear (Stenskvätta)

2021-05-28: Changed to a correct picture of the Northern wheatear.

Fieldfare (Björktrast)

EUrasian blackcap (Svarthätta)

Lesser whitethroat (Ärtsångare)

Willow warbler (Lövsångare)

Common chiffchaff (Gransångare)

European pied flycatcher (Svartvit flugsnappare)

Red-backed shrike (Törnskata)

2020-05-28: Added

Western jackdaw (Kaja)

Hooded crow (Gråkråka)

Common starling (Stare)

House sparrow (Gråsparv)

Eurasian tree sparrow (Pilfink)

Common chaffinch (Bofink)

Common linnet (Hämpling)

European goldfinch (Steglits)

European greenfinch(Grönfink)

Yellowhammer (Gulsparv)

Indian peafowl (Påfågel)

Domesticated duck (Tamanka)