April 3rd - visible migration at Hunstanton Cliffs

Counting period: 06:15 - 08:45 Weather: wind SSE3, cloud-cover 8/8, precipitation rain, temperature 5 ℃ Observers: Andy Brown S N S N S N Egyptian Goose    1    -    Grey Wagtail    4    -    Greenfinch    16    -    Lapwing    2    -    alba wagtail sp.    172    -    Goldfinch    50    -    Mediterranean Gull    2    -    Jackdaw    14    -    Siskin    2    -    Lesser Black-backed Gull    6    -    Rook    1    -    Linnet    46    -    Woodpigeon    6    -    Carrion Crow    1    -    redpoll sp.    3    -    Meadow Pipit    2667    -    Starling    24    -    Yellowhammer    1    -    Rock Pipit    1    -    Chaffinch    20    -    Reed Bunting    6    -    Totals: 3045 individuals, 21 species, 2:30 hours Bold = Remarkable observation (scarce or rare species or large number) Comments: The highest Meadow Pipit count since April 2009 and the highest alba Wagtail count since March 2002: both were the 3rd highest counts since we began counting in the mid 1990s. The few albas which landed were Pieds.