A few days behind but here is the write up on a quite interesting trip to Hjälstaviken just outside of Stockholm.
Met up with Alan Dalton and we started off at the north of the lake where lots of geese had been gathering the days before. Off to flying start with several new birds for the year, Skylark, Starling, Bean Goose, Greylag Goose and at least 4 White-fronted Goose. We then moved down the road a little to Lingbokullen and checked out the same geese, this time counting 6 White-fronted Goose. A few other birders and Alan managed to catch a Pink-footed Goose as it landed but it soon disappeared and wasn’t re-found, I will have to wait to find one another day.
4 of the 600+ Bean Goose in the area
3 White-fronted Goose - Anser albifrons
We then continued to move down the lake and got several Skylark, 4 Ravens and my first Swedish Rook (seen more than enough of them in the UK but never over here).
Raven - Corvus corax
Whooper Swan - Cygnus cygnus
Other birds seen around were, Blue Tit, Great Tit, White-tailed Eagle, 6 Common Buzzards, 2 Whooper Swans, 1 Goldeneye, Nuthatch, Lapwing, Hooded Crow, Jackdaw, 1 Siskin, 1 Marsh Tit and Nuthatch.
Greylag Goose - Anser anser
Canada Goose - Branta canadensis
Not a very good day for photographs but a good day never the less.
Birding in Stockholm 