visible migration.

[harrogit]

I am a visible ( land and seawatching enthusiast) posting regularly on trektellen ( see http://www.trektellen.nl/default.asp?site=0&taal=2&land=5) and mostly in E Yorkshire- however I thought this might be of interest from a visiting vis migger posting on our yahoo forum for 02/04/12

> On holiday in parent's cottage at Staithes on North Yorks/ Cleveland border.
>
> Good couple of hours vis this morning. Tried this watchpoint just west of
Staithes on the clifftop last year in Easter holidays with some success. Today
was good - with the best being 4 white-fronted geese N at 0710, great northern
diver NW at 0825 and 2 yellow wagtail. Bizarrely the diver was half a mile
inland when picked up! Very good mipit passage too which was still going strong
when I left.
>
> 0640-0900
> All birds coasting W or NW
> Meadow pipit 807
> Linnet 53
> Pied wagtail 11
> Goldfinch 6
> Cormorant 6
> White-fronted goose 4
> Yellow wagtail 2
> Greenfinch 1
> Great northern diver 1

Cheers


Andy Hanby

[harrogit]

to clarify these aren't my observations but of a birder called mathew Hobbs

[harrogit]

2720 Mipits WNW at Cowbar this am.

One Wheatear on the deck- otherwise not much spring to see!

Two Peregrines and a Merlin were supporting cast.

[IanF]

Small Meadow Pipit movement this morning around 10.00am of three small groups (20 each) over Greenabella Marsh heading west.