Hastings Country Park Nature Reserve
27th September 2008, SaturdayEarly morning overhead migration produced counts of 580 siskin, 400 swallow, 300 meadow pipit, 150 goldfinch, 5 tree pipits and a yellow wagtail east. There was an obvious fall of goldcrests with 50 counted. Other grounded migrants included a redwing at Ecclesbourne Meadow and grasshopper warbler at Warren Glen. Also 4 raven reported.
During late morning and early afternoon a count of 16 common buzzards was made using cliff generated thermals and moving east.
Reported by Alan Parker, Andrew grace and Tim Inskipp on wildhastings.
