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Birdmigration early morningcountings 7 oct 1999

Weatherconditions 7 - 10 - 1999    07.17 - 09.47 h
Precipitation in min. View Clouds in eighths Sunshine in min. Temperature in oC Wind 
0
0
7/8 - 4/8
25
7-9oC
SW 1-2B

 
 
Species                  .
          N 
   
Cormorant  30 
Greylag Goose  42 
Widgeon  8 
Mallard  10 
Pochard Duck  1 
Sparrowhawk  1 
Lapwing  12 
Dunlin  1 
Snipe 30 
Spotted Redshank  1 
Stock Dove  38 
Woodpigeon  12 
Skylark  128 
Swallow  8 
Meadow Pipit  943 
Grey Wagtail 2 
White Wagtail  15 
Dunnock  4 
Blackbird  2 
Fieldfare  6 
Song Thrush 39
Redwing  85 
Mistle Thrush  2 
Great Tit  2 
Starling  111 
Tree Sparrow  38 
Chaffinch  1085 
Brambling  53 
Greenfinch  3 
Goldfinch 1 
Siskin  100 
Linnet  6 
Reed Bunting  22 
   
Species
33 
ex.
2841
Note:
  • Very good migration this morning. To much to write it down so I used my memo-recorder today. There was also a lot of hunting going on, it seemed like war ! !

  • Because of the good migration, I stayed an other two and a half hour. For the results of the late morningcountings today, click here. 
Local birds and other specialities:
  • A group of 16 Egyptian Geese, the Ruddy Shelduck and more than 120 Widgeons, one Pintail and a couple of Shovelers were present.

  • In the decoy; Kingfisher, Goshawk, 3 Great Spotted - and 1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecher.
    For the first time since 1994 I saw a Magpie at the observationpoint during the late morningcountings. The bird flew very high, to WSW and I didn't see him going down; probably a migrant??