Wednesday, September 01, 2010

Cold Edge/Hunter Hill

Vis Mig at the watchpoint for 2 hrs this morning till 10 am produced 309 moving birds of 12 species (all >S or >SW except 6 L B B Gulls >N)
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
239 Swallow
1 B H gull
7 L B B Gull
14 House martins
2 alba Wagtails
5 Swift
2 Greenfinch
2 Cormorant
2 Linnet
32 Meadow Pipits
2 Woodpigeon

Other birds nearby included 8+ Wheatear, 1 Snipe, 80 Meadow Pipits, 2 Little Owl, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Spotted Flycatcher.

Cold Edge dams area
15 Teal
1 Goosander
2 Kestrel
2 Raven
2 Reed Buntings
2 Whinchat
c60 Linnet
A possible juvenile Hobby gave very brief views at the top end of Ogden Golf course but I was unable to get enough on it to confirm the sighting as it disappeared at speed behind the hill.

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