NWT Holme Dunes
A slightly earlier 30 minute watch (0705-0735hrs) produced a little more in the way of movement today. The light westerly breeze and high but dense cloud were the weather conditions. Totals of considered migrants were as follows;
Ringed Plover - one very high to the south-west
Woodpigeon - 30 west
Jackdaw - five west, three west
Rook - three east
Pied Wagtail - two west
Meadow Pipit - 27 west
Chaffinch - one west
Greenfinch - four west
Linnet - 8 west
Goldfinch - five west
Siskin - 8 west
Later it was also clear from a friend that a good number of redwing passed west today. As usual with this species they tend to track along the back edge of the marshes, often along the line of the A149, a flock of 400 passed over Redwell Marsh at around 0800hrs. As is usual in the Spring this passage would barely be noticed on the most northern coastal strip, as was also the case today.
Tomorrow looks reasonably certain to provide North-West Norfolk with a few birds on the move and some new returning summer migrants. Get out there early though, the first two hours of the day are often the best for largest numbers, though hirundines do pass throughout the day in season.
Sites to witness this spectacle are Snettisham Coastal Park (on coastal seawall), Hunstanton Cliffs (cliff top), Gore Point at NWT Holme Dunes (from public footpath) or RSPB Titchwell (at the northern end of the main path). Remember to set your alarm clocks dawn is at 0535 hrs!
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