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Thursday 3 November 2016

Cliffs: visible migration Thursday 3rd November 2016

Counting period: 06:30 - 09:00
Count type: coastal vismig (landbased birds only)
Weather: wind SW1, cloud-cover 1/8
Observers: Andy Brown and Gary Hibberd

SNSNSN
Wigeon  20  -  Skylark  10  -  Chaffinch  350  -  
Little Egret  2  -  Shore Lark  1  -  Brambling  20  -  
Lapwing  24  -  Starling  6220  -  Greenfinch  8  -  
Snipe  2  -  Blackbird  14  -  redpoll sp.  3  -  
Woodpigeon  287  -  Fieldfare  955  -  Goldfinch  7  -  
Collared Dove  4  -  Redwing  28  -  Siskin  5  -  
Jackdaw  59  -  Grey Wagtail  2  -  Reed Bunting  1  -  
Rook  12  -  Meadow Pipit  58  -  Lapland Bunting  3  -  
Waxwing  223  -  Rock Pipit  6  -    

Totals: 8324 individuals, 26 species, 2:30 hours

Bold = Remarkable observation (scarce or rare species or large number)
Comments: It was a cold start compared with late, clearly some birds responded, none more dramatically than the waxwing. The following flocks passed through: 3, 14, 31, 25, 38, 42, 69 and 1 totalling 223 birds. This could possibly be the largest single movement recorded along the Norfolk coast and is the third largest ever reported in Britain and the thirteenth largest ever reported in Europe via the Trektellen.nl visible migration website.

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