27th August 2009

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Moving Birds; Meadow Pipit 243 > W, Tree Pipit 6 > SW, Yellow Wagtail 2 > SW and W, Swallow 157 > between S and W, Sand Martin 2 > SE, BH Gull 48 > SW, Snipe 3 W and S, LBB Gull 23 > SW, Reed bunting 1 > W, Linnet 21 > W, Raven 1 > W, Cormorant 7 > S, Goldfinch 6 > W, Ringed Plover 3 > W, Other; alba wagtail 6, Sparrowhawk 3, Goosander 15

DCBarker

Draughton Heights
Field with 38 lapwing, 10 golden plover and 5/6 snipe
Also short burst of mixed group swallows/sand martins going through heading south; good numbers of meadow pipits milling around.

J FLood

Stockbridge -
Sedge Warbler, 6 Bullfinch, Blackcap, Chiffchaff
plus Water Rail heard

S Radcliffe

Glovershaw Area
In fields near Golcar Farm where good number of migrants were feeding. It was difficult to be certain how many Wheatears there were but 12 is a conservative number, and they were together with a family of at least 4 Whinchats

P King