"For now we are young let us lay in the sun and count every beautiful thing we can see" Neutral Milk Hotel.

Saturday 2 April 2016

Cliffs, Saturday 2nd April 2016

    Saturday 2 April 2016


Counting period: 06:30 - 09:00
Count type: coastal vismig (landbased birds only)
Weather: wind SSE3, cloud-cover 8/8
Observers: Andy Brown, Gary Elton, Gary Hibberd and Robert Smith

SNSNSN
Marsh Harrier  1  -  alba wagtail sp.  18  -  Goldfinch  29  -  
Curlew  9  -  Fieldfare  5  -  Siskin  476  -  
Woodpigeon  127  -  Rook  2  -  Linnet  73  -  
Collared Dove  5  -  Starling  4  -  redpoll sp.  3  -  
Sand Martin  21  -  Chaffinch  6  -  Reed Bunting  5  -  
Swallow  17  -  Brambling  2  -    
Meadow Pipit  540  -  Greenfinch  2  -    

Totals: 1345 individuals, 19 species, 2:30 hours

Bold = Remarkable observation (scarce or rare species or large number)
Comments: A nice strong SW wind overnight displaced a few birds our way. Best meadow pipit day of the year so far and siskins picked up as the morning went on. The marsh harrier flying into The Wash had green wing tags but these were unreadable. A female Black Redstart was present - possibly yesterday's bird -and both Wheatear and Chiffchaff were on the cliff top. 

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