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Birdmigration early morningcountings 15 oct 2001

Weatherconditions 15 - 10 - 2001    07.02 - 09.30 h
Precipitation in min. View Clouds in eighths Sunshine in min. Temperature in oC Wind 
0
1
3/8 - 4/8
55
13-14oC
SSE 1 - 3B

 
Species
N 
   
Cormorant  10 
Grey Heron 3 
White-fronted Goose  1 
Greylag Goose  7 
Merlin  1 
Lapwing  2 
Stock Dove  2 
Woodpigeon  11 
Wood Lark 2 
Skylark  22 
Meadow Pipit 166 
White Wagtail  7 
Dunnock  5 
Fieldfare  28 
Song Thrush 132 
Redwing  393 
Blue Tit  4 
Jackdaw 1 
Starling  372 
Tree Sparrow  35 
Chaffinch 223 
Brambling  26 
Greenfinch  1 
Goldfinch  2 
Siskin  7 
Linnet  25 
Reed Bunting  15 
   
Species
27 
ex.
1503 
Note:
  • I've been birdwatching in Falserbo a couple of days so there were no birdcountings in the Wieden these days.

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    Thousands of Bramblings in the fields (one of the several huges groups we saw in a short time)
    Thousands of Bramblings in the fields northern of Falsterbo; The next day the Swedish birders counted 199.000 migrating Bramblings at Nabben.
    Most impressive at Falsterbo were the huge numbers of migrating Blue Tits, Sparrowhawks, Fieldfares and Redwings, Brambling/Chaffinch, Siskins, the large groups of Woodpigeons; Beautiful Red Kites, Grey Seals, etc...

Local birds and other specialities at the observationpoint in the Wieden:
  • Water Pipits are back; several were staying on the wet grassland.
  • For the first time in all these years there was a calling Nuthatch in the decoy. The nearest breeding place for the Nuthatch is 4 kilometers to the west. Also at the countingpoint "De Vulkaan" at Den Haag, they saw a Nuthatch (Boomklever) today; very scarce there also www.vwgdenhaag.myweb.nl 
  • Bearded Tits were calling from the reedbeds.
  • Other inhabitants; Bullfinch, 2 Jays, a Great Spotted Woodpecker.