Hunter Hill - vis mig

Cold Edge/Hunter Hill, 
Friday 14 September 2012
Counting period: 7:30 - 10:00
Weather: wind West5, cloud-cover 4/8, precipitation rain, temperature 12 ℃
Cormorant  2  N
Mallard 1   S
Black-headed Gull 4  S
Common Gull 3  S
Woodpigeon 1  N
Skylark 1 S
Swallow 38 S
Meadow Pipit 49 S
Goldfinch 9 S

Totals: 108 individuals, 9 species, 2:30 hours

Present around the watchpoint: Black-headed Gull 25, Lesser Black-backed Gull 1, Swallow 30, House Martin 40, Wheatear 2, Magpie 2, Jackdaw 2, Rook 1, Carrion Crow 2, Starling 4


Comments: First opportunity to get up to the Hunter Hill watchpoint this back end for Vis Mig. Conditions tricky with a strong gusting wind to F6 and intermittent heavy rain between bright sunshine. Difficult to get out of the wind and hard to pick out any movement though a good numberof local birds in the valley with 2 Wheatears at the watchpoint.

Wheatear