Hunter Hill (watchpoint)

Vis Mig this morning 07.45 till 10.45 with early morning mist slowly clearing from the watchpoint. Todays highlight was a Lapland Bunting heard approaching from the west at 08.20, fortunately it came overhead and headed off >SE towards Swales Moor.

621 Meadow Pipits came through >S with 121 in 1st hr, 321 in 2nd hr, 179 in 3rd hr.

Apart from c30 Swallows over Mixenden Res'r 124 came through >S from 9.10

Other movers:
4 Cormorant
1 Greylag Goose
8 B H Gull
4 L B B Gull
4 Woodpigeon
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
9 Skylark
4 alba Wagtail
4 Mistle Thrush
1 Rook
1 Raven
3 Starling
16 Chaffinch
2 Greenfinch
14 Goldfinch
2 Siskin
15 Linnet
Total 839 movers of 20 species in 3 hrs.