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Thursday, 23 March 2017

Cliffs: visible migration Wednesday 22nd March 2017

    Counting period: 06:10 - 08:10
    Weather: wind SSE4, temperature 4 ℃
    Observers: Gary Elton, Andy Brown and Frank Branch

    SNSNSN
    Red Kite  1  -  Carrion Crow  1  -  Chaffinch  2  -  
    Woodpigeon  289  -  Wood Lark  1  -  Greenfinch  9  -  
    Collared Dove  8  -  Starling  95  -  Linnet  43  -  
    Magpie  7  -  Tree Sparrow  7  -  Goldfinch  33  -  
    Jackdaw  9  -  alba wagtail sp.  47  -  Siskin  24  -  
    Rook  23  -  Meadow Pipit  80  -  Reed Bunting  5  -  

    Totals: 684 individuals, 18 species, 2:00 hours

    Bold = Remarkable observation (scarce or rare species or large number)

    Red Kite, Hunstanton Cliffs, 22nd March 2017 - Gary Elton


    Tree Sparrow, Hunstanton Cliffs, 22nd March 2017 - Gary Elton


    Thursday, 16 March 2017

    Cliffs: visible migration 16th March 2017

    Counting period: 06:05 - 08:35
    Weather: wind WSW4, cloud-cover 3/8, temperature 6 ℃
    Observers: Andy Brown & Frank Branch

    SNSNSN
    Woodpigeon  745  -  Fieldfare  228  -  Linnet  145  -  
    Collared Dove  1  -  Redwing  1242  -  redpoll sp.  7  -  
    Magpie  4  -  Tree Sparrow  53  -  Goldfinch  104  -  
    Jackdaw  9  -  alba wagtail sp.  95  -  Siskin  534  -  
    Rook  19  -  Meadow Pipit  79  -  Yellowhammer  1  -  
    Carrion Crow  12  -  Rock Pipit  1  -  Reed Bunting  2  -  
    Blue Tit  3  -  Chaffinch  44  -    
    Starling  224  -  Greenfinch  8  -    

    Totals: 3560 individuals, 22 species, 2:30 hours

    Bold = Remarkable observation (scarce or rare species or large number)

    Wednesday, 15 March 2017

    Cliffs: visible migration Wednesday 15th March


      Counting period: 06:10 - 08:10
      Weather: wind WSW2, cloud-cover 6/8, temperature 8 ℃
      Observers: Gary Elton & Andy Brown

      SNSNSN
      Woodpigeon  687  -  Redwing  363  -  Bullfinch  1  -  
      Collared Dove  3  -  Tree Sparrow  23  -  Greenfinch  1  -  
      Jackdaw  10  -  Grey Wagtail  3  -  Linnet  127  -  
      Rook  3  -  alba wagtail sp.  78  -  redpoll sp.  1  -  
      Carrion Crow  1  -  Meadow Pipit  68  -  Goldfinch  20  -  
      Starling  72  -  Rock Pipit  1  -  Siskin  233  -  
      Blackbird  2  -  Chaffinch  40  -  Reed Bunting  2  -  

      Totals: 1739 individuals, 21 species, 2:00 hours

      Bold = Remarkable observation (scarce or rare species or large number)

      Saturday, 5 November 2016

      Cliffs: visible migration Friday 4th November 2016

      Counting period: 06:35 - 09:10
      Count type: coastal vismig (landbased birds only)
      Weather: wind SW2, cloud-cover 1/8, temperature 7 ℃
      Observers: Andy Brown, Gary Hibberd, Frank Branch and David Hawkins

      SNSNSN
      Pink-footed Goose  340  -  Waxwing  92  -  Richard's Pipit  1  -  
      Red-breasted Merganser  3  -  Skylark  4  -  Meadow Pipit  8  -  
      Little Egret  1  1  Starling  3329  -  Rock Pipit  4  1  
      Lapwing  11  -  Blackbird  16  -  Chaffinch  42  -  
      Snipe  1  -  Fieldfare  32  -  Linnet  1  -  
      Woodpigeon  16  -  Redwing  5  -  Goldfinch  5  -  
      Jackdaw  4  -  Grey Wagtail  1  -    

      Totals: 3918 individuals, 20 species, 2:35 hours

      Bold = Remarkable observation (scarce or rare species or large number)
      Comments: A single flock of 75 Waxwings and a Richard's Pipit make up for poor numbers. The front that passed through in the night was over the North Sea as we counted! 

      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.

      Wednesday, 26 October 2016

      Hunstanton Cliffs vis-mig

        Wednesday 26 October 2016


      Counting period: 07:15 - 09:15
      Count type: coastal vismig (landbased birds only)
      Weather: wind SW2, cloud-cover 8/8
      Observers: Andy Brown, Lee Locke, Gary Hibberd, John Baker, Richard Belter, Frank Branch, Robert Smith, Robin Jolliffe

      SNSNSN
      Little Egret  1  -  Starling  15893  -  Rock Pipit  4  -  
      Lapwing  38  -  Blackbird  3  -  Chaffinch  278  -  
      Mediterranean Gull  1  -  Fieldfare  31  -  Brambling  3  -  
      Woodpigeon  35  -  Redwing  31  -  Greenfinch  61  3  
      Jackdaw  2  -  Song Thrush  1  -  Linnet  5  -  
      Skylark  7  -  Grey Wagtail  1  -  Goldfinch  17  -  
      Shore Lark  1  -  alba wagtail sp.  5  -  Siskin  23  -  
      Swallow  1  -  Meadow Pipit  20  -  Lapland Bunting  5  -  

      Totals: 16470 individuals, 24 species, 2:00 hours

      Bold = Remarkable observation (scarce or rare species or large number)
      Comments: The chaffinch nos were very disapointing, starlings numbers increasing at last. 

      Saturday, 9 April 2016

      Meadow pipits a plenty in the rain

      Hunstanton Cliffs
      Counting period: 06:20 - 08:20
      Count type: coastal vismig (landbased birds only)
      Weather: wind var2, cloud-cover 8/8, precipitation drizzle
      Observers: Gary Hibberd and Robert Smith



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      Little Egret  1  -  House Martin  2  -  Linnet  146  -  
      Lesser Black-backed Gull  2  -  Wheatear  2  -  redpoll sp.  11  -  
      Collared Dove  1  -  flava wagtail sp.  2  -  Goldfinch  22  -  
      Rook  3  -  alba wagtail sp.  9  -  Siskin  144  -  
      Sand Martin  1  -  Meadow Pipit  1378  -    
      Swallow  22  -  Tree Pipit  1  -    

      Totals: 1747 individuals, 16 species, 2:00 hours

      Bold = Remarkable observation (scarce or rare species or large number)
      Comments: Wind direction variable, from SW to SSE. A nice count of meadow pipits which was not witnessed on Scolt Head to the east which was a surprise.

      Thursday, 7 April 2016

      Cliffs, Thursday 7th April 2016

        Thursday 7 April 2016


      Counting period: 06:25 - 07:25
      Weather: wind WSW5, cloud-cover 2/8, temperature 4 ℃
      Observers: Andy Brown

      SNSN
      Collared Dove  2  -  Meadow Pipit  10  -  
      Jackdaw  2  -  Chaffinch  1  -  
      Carrion Crow  1  -  Greenfinch  2  -  
      Swallow  1  -  Linnet  285  -  
      Starling  8  -  Goldfinch  20  -  
      alba wagtail sp.  6  -  Siskin  12  -  

      Totals: 350 individuals, 12 species, 1:00 hours

      Bold = Remarkable observation (scarce or rare species or large number)

      Wednesday, 6 April 2016

      Cliffs, Wednesday 6th April 2016

        Wednesday 6 April 2016


      Counting period: 06:30 - 08:00
      Count type: coastal vismig (landbased birds only)
      Weather: wind WSW2, cloud-cover 8/8
      Observers: Andy Brown, Gary Hibberd, Gary Elton

      SNSNSN
      Common Gull  2  -  Sand Martin  14  -  Meadow Pipit  773  -  
      Herring Gull  16  -  Swallow  21  -  Chaffinch  3  -  
      Lesser Black-backed Gull  2  -  House Martin  10  -  Brambling  1  -  
      Woodpigeon  11  -  Starling  14  -  Linnet  308  -  
      Collared Dove  1  -  Fieldfare  2  -  redpoll sp.  1  -  
      Rook  4  -  flava wagtail sp.  1  -  Goldfinch  56  -  
      Carrion Crow  5  -  alba wagtail sp.  14  -  Siskin  64  -  

      Totals: 1323 individuals, 21 species, 1:30 hours

      Bold = Remarkable observation (scarce or rare species or large number)

      Tuesday, 5 April 2016

      Cliffs, Tuesday 5th April 2016

        Tuesday 5 April 2016


      Counting period: 06:35 - 08:35
      Weather: wind SW3, cloud-cover 2/8, temperature 7 ℃
      Observers: Robert Smith, Frank Branch, Robert and Andy Brown

      SNSNSN
      Woodpigeon  111  -  Swallow  12  -  Linnet  217  -  
      Collared Dove  3  -  Starling  2  -  redpoll sp.  4  -  
      Jay  1  -  flava wagtail sp.  4  -  Goldfinch  109  -  
      Jackdaw  4  -  alba wagtail sp.  6  -  Siskin  49  -  
      Rook  9  -  Meadow Pipit  148  -  Yellowhammer  1  -  
      Blue Tit  1  -  Chaffinch  1  -  Reed Bunting  2  -  
      Sand Martin  9  -  Greenfinch  1  -    

      Totals: 694 individuals, 20 species, 2:00 hours

      Bold = Remarkable observation (scarce or rare species or large number)
      Comments: 2 Sandwich Tern were feeding offshore

      Monday, 4 April 2016

      Cliffs, Monday 4th April 2016

        Monday 4 April 2016


      Counting period: 06:30 - 08:30
      Weather: wind South2, cloud-cover 8/8
      Observers: Andy Brown, Gary Elton, Gary Hibberd, Robert Smith

      SNSNSN
      Woodpigeon  21  -  Wheatear  1  -  Greenfinch  2  -  
      Sand Martin  14  -  Goldcrest  1  -  Goldfinch  27  -  
      Swallow  23  -  Jackdaw  8  -  Siskin  73  -  
      House Martin  2  -  Rook  2  -  Linnet  70  -  
      Meadow Pipit  973  -  Carrion Crow  2  -  redpoll sp.  8  -  
      Grey Wagtail  1  -  Starling  15  -    
      alba wagtail sp.  11  -  Chaffinch  2  -    

      Totals: 1256 individuals, 19 species, 2:00 hours

      Bold = Remarkable observation (scarce or rare species or large number)
      Comments: Wind dropped before end of count as did numbers 

      Friday, 25 March 2016

      The first migration count kicks season off to a good (if late) start

        Thursday 24 March 2016


      Counting period: 05:50 - 09:20
      Count type: coastal vismig (landbased birds only)
      Weather: wind SW2, cloud-cover 8/8
      Observers: Andy Brown, Gary Hibberd and Robert Smith

      SNSNSN
      Cormorant  1  -  Redwing  834  -  Chaffinch  3  -  
      Red Kite  1  -  Great Tit  14  -  Greenfinch  16  -  
      Lapwing  2  -  Magpie  9  -  Goldfinch  57  -  
      Woodpigeon  67  -  Jackdaw  5  -  Siskin  181  -  
      Collared Dove  5  -  Rook  14  -  Linnet  44  -  
      Meadow Pipit  200  -  Starling  22  -  redpoll sp.  1  -  
      alba wagtail sp.  46  -  Tree Sparrow  9  -    

      Totals: 1531 individuals, 20 species, 3:30 hours

      Bold = Remarkable observation (scarce or rare species or large number)
      Comments: The first day of suitable SW winds. 

      Saturday, 21 November 2015

      Hunstanton Cliffs

        Saturday 21 November 2015


      Counting period: 08:30 - 11:30
      Count type: seawatch
      Weather: wind North7
      Observers: Gary Hibberd, Andy Brown, Pete Clements and Robert Smith

      SNSNSN
      Red-throated Diver  -  1  Common Scoter  -  127  skua sp.  63  -  
      Manx Shearwater  -  2  Goldeneye  7  -  Kittiwake  62  4  
      Gannet  4  148  Red-breasted Merganser  8  2  Razorbill  -  2  
      Shelduck  12  -  Pomarine Skua  16  -  Razorbill/Guillemot  5  2  
      Wigeon  126  -  Arctic Skua  2  -  Starling  385  -  
      Teal  8  -  Great Skua  57  6    

      Totals: 1049 individuals, 17 species, 3:00 hours