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Early Migration From Gibraltar (1 Viewer)
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lou salomon
the birdonist
not only for you.
Mike Montier
Well-known member
Black kite, I agree. Can we have some here please?
Simon Wates
Well-known member
If you get "poniente" winds you are likely to get some thousands of these guys at the moment over Gibraltar.
Oldbirder Ray
Well-known member
Well worth keeping an eye on Gibraltar birds site which keeps a record of what is coming through and the wind conditions. Also a summary of when Raptors and soaring migrants came through for previous Springs and Autumns.
www.gonhs.org/records.htm
worth a look.
Black Kite for me too.
Ray
chris butterworth
aka The Person Named Above
Black Kite for me as well. There are some early migrants knocking about further north. We've had a couple of reports of Whimbrel on the Wirral over the last week.
Chris
Chris
MJB
Well-known member
I'll second that with enthusiasm. GONHS deserve unstinting support, as do their SEO colleagues in nearby Spain, for the effort put in to monitor migration. It may still be possible to stay at the Jews Gate observatory - if so, you have to book through GONHS.
MJB
GONHS and SEO deserve all the support they get but lets just hope that the guys monitoring migration show some empathy towards visiting birders. I've been on many a raptor migration watch throughout the middle east and always helped birdwatchers with info. Many of my friends have asked european raptor counters in their quiet times for info only to be met with rudeness and disdain.
Lets hope that the spring and autumn counters can show some some understanding this year.
John.
