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Birdmigration early morningcountings 29 sep 2001

Weatherconditions 29 - 09 - 2001    07.04 - 09.34 h
Precipitation in min. View Clouds in eighths Sunshine in min. Temperature in oC Wind 
0
0
1/8 - 3/8
120
10-13oC
ESE 2B

 
Species
N 
   
Cormorant  15 
Merlin  1 
Lapwing  7 
Snipe  4 
Black-headed Gull  19 
Skylark  1 
Barn Swallow  31 
Tree Pipit  1 
Meadow Pipit  124 
Blue-headed Wagtail 2 
Grey Wagtail  2 
White Wagtail 21 
Dunnock  5 
Song Thrush  4 
Redwing  29 
Coal Tit  2 
Blue Tit  1 
Great Tit  3 
Starling  85 
Tree Sparrow  5 
Chaffinch  80 
Brambling  5 
Greenfinch  1 
Goldfinch 2 
Siskin  6 
Linnet  17 
Bullfinch  5 
Yellowhammer  1 
Reed Bunting  22 
   
Species
29 
ex.
501 
Note:
  • Good wheather, nice migration although most birds were flying extremely high.
Local birds and other specialities:
  • Several Coal Tits and Goldcrests were present.
  • One juvenile Purple Heron, several Grey Herons, Snipes, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Kingfisher, Goshawk, 110 Widgeons, Stock Doves etc...
  • A Group of 27 Greater Canada Geese arrived and landed about 1 kilometer away from me. After the countings I tried to find them back but they were gone. Riding home on the bycicle, I found a group of 11 birds in the new harbour of Meppel. In the water of the harbour there grows a tropical plant which you see often in gardenponds.

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    Morningsun
    Morningsun (29-sep-2001)
    27 flying Canada Geese 5 Greater Canada Geese
    27 Greater Canada Geese Later I found eleven of them back; here five of them.
    Tropical waterplants in the harbour
    Tropical waterplants Water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) in the harbour. It's sold in shops under the dutch name "Mosselplant".